Innoasis / Helen & Hard

Innoasis is an office building with a strong history transformed into a modern work environment. In 1978, Sverdrupsgate 27 was built as the headquarters of the newly established Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. The building had a rational plan and a clear and legible industrial building system made up of concrete columns and DT rib elements. This existing load-bearing system has been preserved and made visible in the new interior. The main transformational change was to turn the old backyard into a covered atrium which forms a new strong spatial center. A wooden structure has been implanted here creating new galleries for circulation, informal meeting places, and integrated green plants in the balustrades. This structure also holds the glass roof over the atrium. It consists of a framework of glulam beams and round, natural tree columns of spruce which hold the curved cut CLT floor elements.