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Bostder vid vattnet Hinna Brygge i Stavanger Nytt huvudkontor fr Brochem Metall nra Poznan Dockhuset i Trondheim pumpar numera ut kultur
Pre Wonen bygger nytt kontorshus Nederlnderna Koppar skapar atmosfr p Bodega Cafe - Poznan Nytt Teaterhus i Kpenhamn
Med hjlp av koppar frndrades karaktren p GN Store Nords nya Huvudkontor Alf Folmer besker arkitekten Einar Jarmund i Oslo
Futuristisk design p nybyggd villa i Madrid Koppar priset 2007. Vi presenterar de nominerade byggnaderna Flj med p takvandring i Stockholm och
upptck ett landskap av koppartak Koppar p bde tak och fasader till privat villa i Munich Vackra fasader p industribyggnad i Norge
Hur ldras verksoxiderad koppar. Vi rapporterar frn ett terbesk i Innsbruck
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Koppar i tiden
Vlkommen till en ny utgva av Koppar
Forum! Vi r mnga som associera me-
tallen koppar till vissa specifka hndel-
ser eller upplevelser i livet. Fr somliga
framkallar tankar kring koppar kanske
synintryck frn vackra arkitektoniska
skapelser, andra talar om att koppar ska-
par magi...
Nr arkitekt Alf Folmer i sin artikel
berttar om mtet med arkitekten Ei-
nar Jamund, och frgar honom om hans
personliga frhllande till koppar, r
det frst en bild av ett kopparmynt frn
barndomen som vxer fram. Senare i li-
vet skulle koppar komma att utgra en
viktig del i skapandeprocessen p det arkitektkontor som Einar
Jarmund idag driver i samarbete med ngra kolleger.
Vi gr ocks tv nedslag p norska vstkusten och besker
nya projekt dr koppar visat sig vara den rtta budbraren till
det slutliga uttrycket.
I Kpenhamn i Danmark behver man inte leta lnge fr att
hitta kopparprojekt i vrldsklass, Arkitekt Henry Foss ger oss
sin bild av de nya Skdespelarhuset.
Inom kort kommer juryn fr rets Copper Award i Europa
att meddela vem som blir rets lyckliga vinnare. Vi ger er hela
den heta listan med de nominerade projekten till rets Copper
Award. Hr kan vi nog alla fnna inspiration och hmta ider !
Vi besker som vanligt spnnande projekt runt om i Europa. Vi
hoppas ge vra lsare en mix av intryck frn bde stora som sm
projekt, alla med ett gemensamt, koppar gav byggnaderna dess ka-
raktr och uttryck.
Vi frsker ocks (som de festa andra) att hitta signaler och teck-
en p de trender som i framtiden kommer att forma och smycka
vra byggnader.
Det r ju lite av ett mysterium hur trender uppstr, kommer smy-
gande och helt pltsligt omger oss i bde arkitektur och mode.
Catwalken r ju en osviklig trendbarometer fr modeknnare, och
i dessa kretsar talas just nu mycket om att hantverksmssiga vl
genomarbetade detaljer r viktiga ingredienser samt att materialen
br utstrla kvalitet och sknhet, nr jag sedan ocks fr hra att
den mrkrda kopparfrgen nu verkar vara ngot som mnga mo-
deskapare satsar p s kan man ju kanske gissa att ven koppar som
byggmaterial nu allt klarare trder ut p arkitekturens egen Cat-
walk. Den som lever fr se.
Till sist tackar jag fr alla positiva kommentarer ver tidningen
som vi mottagit frn vra lsare. Ocks stort tack till alla er som
bidragit med bilder och berttelser om hur koppar anvnds i stort
och smtt. Fortstt grna att skriva till oss!
Trevlig lsning
Lennart Engstrm, redaktr
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INNEHll
4 Bostder vid vattnet Hinna Brygge i Stavanger
5 Nytt huvudkontor fr Brochem Metall nra Poznan
8 Dockhuset i Trondheim pumpar numera ut kultur
10 Pre Wonen bygger nytt kontorshus Nederlnderna
13 Koppar skapar atmosfr p Bodega Cafe - Poznan
14 Nytt Teaterhus i Kpenhamn
16 Med hjlp av koppar frndrades karaktren p GN Store Nords
nya Huvudkontor
18 Alf Folmer besker arkitekten Einar Jarmund i Oslo
24 Futuristisk design p nybyggd villa i Madrid
27 Koppar priset 2007. Vi presenterar de nominerade byggnaderna
35 Flj med p takvandring i Stockholm och upptck ett landskap av koppartak
36 Koppar p bde tak och fasader till privat villa i Munich
38 Vackra fasader p industribyggnad i Norge
40 Hur ldras verksoxiderad koppar. Vi rapporterar frn ett terbesk
i Innsbruck
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Bo i Stavanger med havsutsikt,
sjbod och btplats
Kommer man inseglande utifrn havet fr att angra Stavanger i
Norge fr numera utkiken i mast toppen ropa Land i sikte nr han
ser de nya 12 vningar hga byggnaderna invid hamninloppet. Nr
man brjade planera fr det nya exploateringsomrdet Hinna Park i
Stavanger sattes ambitionsnivn hgt, hr vill man skapa Nordens
mest spnnande kontor och bostadsomrde. Kulturell mngfald och
att vrna om regionala vrden var viktiga parametrar i planeringen.
Centralt inom omrdet ligger Stadion Parken, en centrumbebyg-
gelse med stort utbud av handel och service. Trafk systemet byggs
ocks ut med tta buss och tgfrbindelser fr att underltta kom-
munikationerna. Viking Stadion, den lokala idrottsanlggningen,
ligger ocks inom nromrde. Stadsplanen r fokuserad p att skra
balansen mellan bebyggelse, grnomrden och vriga gemensam-
hetsomrden.
Hinna Brygge r namnet p ett av de nya bostadsprojekten med en
belgenhet p den yttersta tomten som grnsar ut mot hamninloppet
och drmed ett landmrke som markerar brjan p Stavangers nya
stadsdel. Byggherre r Kruse Bolig och greid Eiendom. Byggnader-
na r placerade p ett brygg-plan ut i hamnomrdet med vatten p tre
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sidor och med btplatser vid bryggan till de boende i fastigheten.
Det r arkitekterna Hans Jrgen Moe och Ingar Svinterud p
arkitektkontoret Brandsberg-Dahl i Stavanger, som ansvarat fr
formgivning och planering. Nedre etage, brygg-planet, fungerar
som entr med gemensamhets utrymmen och sjbodar till alla
som har btplatser vid bryggan. Angringen till byggnaden sker
i anslutning till den allmnna bilfria strandpromenaden. Parke-
ringsplatser fnns i en av grann fastigheterna.
Projektet bestr av tv byggnader, som r spegelvnda och
vridna i frhllande till varandra fr att ge optimal utsikt till
alla lgenheterna i bda byggnaderna. Det som var viktigt fr
oss nr det gller fasaderna var att ge tvilling husen olika ut-
tryck, berttar Ingar Svinterud, och fortstter: Modulerna p
fasad kassetterna i de bda byggnaderna r identiskt lika, men vi
valde olika material. Den ena byggnaden har fasader i patinerad
koppar, Nordic Green, och den andra byggnaden kommer att
f fasader i patinerad zink. Skillnaderna i material p fasaderna
ger en mngfald i det arkitektoniska uttrycket fr omrdet och
skapar ocks en exklusiv prgel t byggnadskropparna.
Vi har ltit fasadkassetterna frstrka det horisontella, dr
banden med en skuggfog i varje vningsplan ger ett fnt spel
t fasaden och blir en kontrast till de framtrdande vertikala
fnsterpartierna. Fnsterpartierna r utformade och place-
rade mycket fr att ge ett liv och en rytm t fasaden.
Den frsta byggnaden, med den patinerade kopparfasaden,
blev frdigstlld under vren 2007 och tvillinghuset berk-
nas vara infyttningsklart till hsten. Trots det relativt hga
prislget fr att kpa en bostad i Hinna Brygge s har fr-
sljningen av lgenheterna gtt som en dans. Vi slde samt-
liga lgenheter inom loppet av 14 dagar, berttar den lokale
mklaren. Men det r kanske inte s mrkligt, vem skulle inte
vilja bo i ett hus med patinerade kopparfasader, sjkontakt,
sjbod och bten direkt utanfr?
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ager- och kontorsbyggnaden fr Brochem Metal r ett exempel p
ett utfrande dr olika sorters fasadmaterial har anvnts p utvalda
byggnader i komplexet.
Fasaderna p komplexets lagerbyggnad har kltts med gr, stlbelagda la-
minerade paneler, medan kontorsbyggnadens fasad r kldd med gulbeige
strukturrappning och frpatinerad kopparplt, vilket ger byggnaden en re-
presentativ karaktr.
Fasadelement av kopparplt konstruerades avsiktligt med hjlp av olika
installationstekniker. Syftet med en sdan design var att demonstrera fr
blivande kunder och gra dem bekanta med de olika mjligheterna av kop-
parbekldning av fasader. Delar av fasaden r kldd med prefabricerad kop-
parsingel, lagd p diagonalen.
Bekldningen av brande konstruktioner installerades genom att man an-
vnde en speciell teknik, dr kopparband virats i spiralform runt pelarna.
Delar av fasaden ovanfr pelarna och ett mindre tak ver balkongen klddes
bda med stende vinkelfalsteknik. Installationen av kopparfasaden krvde
stor yrkesskicklighet, noggrannhet och precision av fasadentreprenren, vil-
ket bevisar fr kunderna att fretaget innehar hg yrkeskunskap och stor
potential inom fasadkonstruktion.
Huvudkontor fr Brochem Metal,
belget p Szkolna St, Robakowo, nra Pozna
En kombinerad lager- och kontorsbyggnad fr Brochem
Metal, som kan fungera som fretagets varumrke, r
ett exempel p ett projekt dr fera olika tekniker fr
fasadbekldning har anvnts fr att demonstrera fre-
tagets stora potential att utfra olika metallkonstruk-
tioner.
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Arkitektur: Mgr in. arch. Katarzyna Pucek
Byggnadsdesign: CONSTRUCTA PLUS, Poznan
Entreprenr: CONSTRUCTA PLUS, Poznan
Fasadbekldnad: BROCHEM METAL, Poznan
Koppar / produkt:
Produkt: TECU

Patina
Tillverkare:
KM Europa Metal AG, Osnabrck, Tyskland
Kvantitet: 500 m
2
Adress: Robakowo, ul. Szkolna
Avslutat: 2006
Byggherre: BROCHEM METAL Sp. z o.o.
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Pumphus i frvandling
Staden Trondheim, belgen vid Nidel-
vens mynning p det norska vstlandet,
har i alla tider varit starkt frknippat
med skeppsbyggnad och fske. Under de
senaste ren har dock de gamla varv och
industribyggnaderna ftt lmna plats fr
en helt ny stadsdel med bde bostder
och kontor, mnga utformade i ett futu-
ristisk modernt formsprk.
Mitt i detta nya hamnomrde ligger
Dockhuset. I den tidigare industriepoken,
representerade Dockhuset pulsdern
i sjlva varvsverksamheten. Hrifrn
pumpades vatten in och ut i dockorna i
stadens vid den tidpunkten strsta ar-
betsplats, Trondheims Mekaniska Verk-
stad (TMV). Men 1983 lades verksamhe-
ten ned vid TMV och pumparna tystnade
och arbetet i Dockhuset avstannade fr
gott.
Efter mnga slumrande r och ett be-
gynnande frfall har dock byggnaden nu
ter ftt liv.
Efter ett starkt engagemang och sam-
arbete mellan NTNU (Universitetet),
nringslivet och musikmiljn i Trond-
heim, beslutades om en nysatsning p
det gamla Dockhuset, byggnaden skulle
frvandlas till landets modernaste kon-
sertscen, och inte bara en scen, utan
ocks en bas fr kammarmusiken och
jassmusiken i hela Trondheim.
Arkitekterna Svein Skibnes och Go
Brandstadmoen fck uppdraget att trans-
formera byggnaden till den nya funktio-
nen. Det stllde hga krav p bde akus-
tik och arkitektoniska lsningar. Hr
handlade det om att frska integrera
delar av den gamla tegelbyggnaden med
all sin historia, till en tillbyggnad som
mter dagens krav p funktion och stan-
dard. Lsningen blev till slut en tillbygg-
nad av den gamla tegelbyggnaden i bda
ndar.
Nr det gllde materialval till tillbyggna-
den som skulle anslutas till den gamla
tegelfasaden fll slutligen valet p verk-
spatinerad koppar, Nordic Green, som
ger en mjuk och naturlig vergng till
tegelytan. Ett helt nytt bandtckt koppar
tak ingick ocks i frvandlingsakten. En
del av golvet i entrplanet bestr av glas
dr man fortfarande kan se ned i det
gamla maskinrummet med sina pumpar
och kopplingar. Pltslageriarbetena ut-
frdes av Bakco A/S i Trondheim.
Nu r ter Dockhuset en viktig del i det
dagliga livet i Trondheim. Efter en yttre
och inre frvandling r byggnaden nu
omvandlad till en pumpstation fr kul-
tur.
Lennart Engstrm
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Interiren av Bodega Caf,
ydowska Street, Pozna
Bodega Caf r ett utmrkt exempel
p hur viktigt materialvalet r nr man
vill skapa den rtta atmosfren p ett
stlle. Innervggarna p cafet klddes
med oregelbundna fabrikstillverkade
kassetter av kopparplten TECU

Oxid.
Drefter slipades kassetternas kanter fr
att ta bort lagret av oxidation. Resultatet
Just som arkitekten avsett, harmonierar den glnsande guldbruna nyan-
sen p de froxiderade panelerna som klr innervggarna p Bodega Caf
p ett unikt stt med frgen p kaffet som serveras hr. Cafets interir
tycks vara fylld av aromen och smaken av brygden.
blev att ljuset refekteras p ett utskt stt
i panelerna, vilket bidrar till interirens
atmosfr av vrme. Panelerna blev dess-
utom optiskt sett tredimensionella.
Det br understrykas att man med en-
kelhet och funktion i interiren tillsam-
mans med ett frstklassigt bygghantverk
har skapat en unik knsla av vrme och
harmoni p Bodega Caf. Tack vare detta
knns den moderna stilen inte vervldi-
gande, och allt man i vrigt har att nska
r att f sig serverad nnu en kopp kafe.
Interir design: mgr in. arch. Ewelina Jankowska, Poznan
Interir konstruktion: BROCHEM METAL, Poznan
Koppar / produkt Produkt: TECU

Oxid
Tillverkare: KM Europa Metal AG, Osnabrck, Tyskland
Kvantitet: 50 m
2
Adress: Pozna, ul. ydowska
Arbetet avslutat: 2005 Byggherre: Privat
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Pr Wonen bostadsfretag gjorde en bestll-
ning p en byggnad fr sina interna adminis-
trativa aktiviteter, men ven med potentialen
att hysa andra hyresgster. Byggnaden ligger
bredvid motorvgens infartsled och r om-
given av vgar p tre sidor, ngot som ter-
speglas i huskroppen som vetter mot fera
olika hll, med en kompakt, rundad form och
kopparkldd fasad. Interiren r arrangerad
omkring ett centralt atrium, dr vertikala
och horisontella kommunikationsvgar myn-
nar. Fasaden har ett rytmiskt mnster av ge-
nerst tilltagna fnster. Tillsammans med
atriet slpper tv stora ppningar i fasaden
in tillrckligt med dagsljus.
Pr Wonens bestllning gllde en bygg-
nadsdesign som var lmplig fr olika
kontor och afrsverksamheter och,
frutom fastighetsbolaget sjlvt, kunde
hysa ven andra fretag eller organisa-
tioner. Byggnaden har ett framtrdande
lge vid en livligt trafkerad knutpunkt
nra Velserbroek, och r vl synlig frn
fera olika hll. Den omges p tre sidor av
pfartsvgar till motorvgen och sjlva
motorvgen, och kan ns fr leveranser
frn den frde sidan via en lokal vg.
Till skillnad frn mnga andra centralt
belgna byggnader har Pr Wonens kon-
tor drfr ingen fram- eller baksida; den
vetter t alla hll.
Haarlem kontorsbyggnad
vlkomnar frn alla hll
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Med inspiration frn det linjesystem de omgivande
vgarna utgr har man gett byggnaden en rundad
design. Den understryks av fasadens kopparhlje
med rader av fnster frn golv till tak. Frn en v-
ning till nsta har grupperingen av fnsterraderna
i fasadlsningen anordnats i sicksack. Fnstrens
detaljer visar terhllsamhet de r innefattade i
aluminium och har en kopparlist. Rytmen i fasa-
den avbryts av ett par tvvningshga ppningar:
entrns foaj och konferensrummet, vl synliga i
fasaden tack vare den omgivande vita rappningen.
ppningarna lter nnu mer dagsljus strmma in
i byggnaden.
Den rikliga frekomsten av naturligt ljus i bygg-
naden skapar en behaglig arbetsmilj. Hjrtat av
byggnaden r ett generst tilltaget atrium med
ett glastak. Atriet r en rymlig central punkt dr
mnniskor cirkulerar och mts. Det r idealiskt
fr alla sorts representativa funktioner, som pre-
sentationer, utstllningar och sammantrden.
Atriet r omgivet av vningar med kontorsrum
med tak i standardhjd, som kan arrangeras som
traditionella kontorsrum eller som kontorsland-
skap. En cirkel av kontorsmoduler delar atriet
frn vrig kontorsyta, och bildar p s stt en
akustisk bufert.
Arkitekt: KCAP, Rotterdam, Nederlnderna.
Website www.kcap.eu
Kopparbekldnad: Ridder Metals, Hoorn, Nederlnderna.
Website www.riddersystems.com
Material anvnt: omkring 1300 m
2
0,7 mm tjock slt
kopparplt
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Teaterhuset i Kpenhamn
Av Henry Voss, Arkitekt MAA
By Henry Voss, Architect MAA
Nu har man kommit s lngt med den
Kungliga Teaterns nya byggnad att man
brjar f en knsla fr formatet. Det r
inte ngot litet hus!
Det bestr i princip av tv ldformade
huskroppar, en utstrckt lg med en
mindre och hgre ovanp.
Man kanske fr en uppfattning om
byggnadens storlek nr man stter ihop
begreppet utstrckt med det faktum
att med lg menas i hjd med ett
femvningshus. Den nedre delen fram-
trder i mrkt tegel med ett omgrdande
band av fnster. Den vre delen r en slu-
ten lda kldd med koppar och gott och
vl sex vningar hg.
Byggnaden r det tredje stora fagg-
skeppet i hamninloppet som har till
uppgift att skdliggra nationens hga
kulturella niv, och liksom de tv vri-
ga, Kungliga Biblioteket och Operan,
har den funktioner som inte p minsta
stt krver att den ligger vid vattnet. De
har alla tre till uppgift att ge beskan-
de insikt, inte utsikt. Egentligen hade de
kunnat fungera i en kllarlokal, bara det
fanns elektrisk belysning.
Det intressanta med dessa kollosala
byggnader r deras samspel med omgiv-
ningen. Biblioteket r ytterligare en
del i ett omrde med stora, sluttande
former. Operahuset ligger p en med
ryggen mot sina nrmaste grannar, som
r lngstrckta byggnader. Teaterhuset
dremot ligger i jmnhjd med bebyggel-
se av normalstorlek och uppfattas p nra
hll som mycket bastant. Det saknar n-
nu det stora promenaddck som ska hn-
ga ut ver vattnet och bilda huvudentr,
och gra det mjligt fr beskande att ta
sig runt byggnaden.
Innan teaterhuset byggdes skrevs i en arti-
kel om dcket eller rampen som balan-
serar p grnsen mellan land och vatten
och ger publiken en behaglig knsla av
oskerhet. Innan den r byggd kan man
inte vara helt sker p hur byggnaden
kommer att uppfattas i stadsbilden.
Rampen kommer att vrida sig runt hr-
net mot Sankt Annas Plats i den bredd
utanfr fasadens linje som byggnaden
kan bra, och det r synd, eftersom det
gr det svrare att forma den praktb-
ro fr all slags stadstrafk som fr lnge
sedan borde ha byggts i frlngningen
av platsen och leda ver till Christian-
sholm, och drifrn vidare till Holmen
och Dokn. Det r ett uttryck fr ofen-
ligt administrativt vansinne att man inte
har srjt fr en ordentlig vgfrbindelse
till civilisationen innan man brjade
anvnda Holmen fr institutioner som
tusentals mnniskor mste ha tillgng
till.
Man mste ver vattnet eller ge sig ut
p det i en frja fr att uppfatta teater-
huset som helhet. Det r ingen dlig syn.
Det har bde styrka och elegans. Teater-
husets kopparlda str som en mrk och
mktig siluett mot himlen. Nr den r-
gar eller om den rgar, fr de lodrta
ytorna kommer att trfas av surt regn
frn alla vindriktningar, men det ele-
ganta rutmnstret med markerade sam-
lingar hjlper kommer den lngsamt
att se strre ut, eftersom en ljus form r
mer framtrdande n en mrk (damer-
nas lilla svarta r inte mindre n andra
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Teaterhuset sett frn Operahuset p Dokn,
och i bljorna framfr det frjan som utgr
frbindelsen med fastlandet.
Foto: Dennis Wraamann
klnningar men svart slankar). Men den
ger ocks ett lttare intryck fr en ljus
form kamofueras av himlens skiftningar.
Fr tillfllet ser ldan s vldig ut att Mar-
morkyrkans kupol frminskas, men det
kommer att ndra sig, inte minst fr att
scentornet, trots fltindelningen, r fritt
frn detaljer, medan kupolen den stor-
magade matronan som en frfattare kr-
leksfullt har kallat den har bde ribbor
och vindskupor.
Teatrar trivs i mrkret. Det mest karakte-
ristiska med byggnaden r att den r mrk
i dagsljus men strlar p kvllen med sitt
lysande band av fnster och det stora il-
luminerade promenaddcket som speglar
sig i havet
Historien kan som i ett skdespel ha
ett lyckligt slut.
Marmorkyrkans kupol i grn
koppar, scentornet i brunt sett
frn kajen vid Gammel Dok
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Old coin inspired the use
of copper in architecture
By Alf Folmer, architect SAR/MSA Photo Alf Folmer
I
visit the architect frm Einar Jarmund/Partners on Hausmansgata 6
in Oslo. Te partners are Hkon Vigsns (45) and Alessandra Kos-
berg. Te frm has 14 employees. At the time for my visit the two part-
ners are away on travel.
Jarmund shows me the spacious ofce on the seventh foor. On one
wall there is a large photo showing the frms biggest copper project, the
8,500 m
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research facility on Svalbard. Te project has the day before
been sent to the European Architectural Awards the day before to parti-
cipate in the international contest for the most important architectural
project where copper has been used.
one of norways most prominent
architects, einar Jarmund (4),
remembers when
he as a young
boy played a
game where
a copper coin
was thrown
against a wall.
the player whose
coin landed closest
to the wall won the other play-
ers coins. i especially liked the
fve-re coin with the picture of
a moose. When i rubbed it the
moose began to shine and the
copper came to life. it was magic.
since then i have strong feelings
for the material and i have fre-
quently used in my work, says
Jarmund.
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a new, bold architecture
Recently, a special exhibition at La Ga-
leria d`Archtecture in Paris closed. It
displayed the frms projects that have
received the most attention. Te bold
architecture, that has given the frm
international status and made it one of
Norways foremost architect frms, recei-
ved much attention.
I have studied the exhibition catalogue
carefully and reviewed all projects. I no-
tice a wealth of design ideas and expres-
sions. From pointed to round, square,
crystal cut, slanted rooms and carved-
out volumes. No one project is similar to
the other. Tis is exciting!
I ask Jarmund: You are three partners.
When you are commissioned for an as-
signment, how do you begin your work
and what brings you to the frst out-
line?
We discuss the project back and forth
and the one who feels strongest for the
project will begin sketching. After that
we continue the discussion within the
group. We analyze the assignment and
try to look at problems from diferent
angles.
Jarmund points out that the partners
have their own individual form language
and personal opinions, and they must
objectively try to convince their collea-
gues objectively. Te continuing discus-
sions are often very productive and the
result is good architecture.

transferring history
I am of the opinion that each project
should be built upon a historical founda-
tion, which will be transferred to present
time and given todays form language.
To illustrate his words, Jarmund proudly
shows photos of the plan
for the Norwegian Defen-
ce Ministry headquarters,
built at Akershus fortress in
Oslo that originates from
the 17th century. Here, the
grounds are permeated by
history and tell of Norways
proud medieval inheritance
that is classifed as Norways
national treasure.
Jarmund tells me that the
project has been one of
the frms most interesting
and complicated tasks. Te
huge, old brick buildings
had to be linked with buil-
dings of modern design.
Tis was a difcult task, especially due
to the involvement of the military, anti-
quaries, archaeologists, industry, bureau-
crats and others. Many diferent interests
and two diferent worlds then and now,
openness and seclusion; it all had to work
together. Jarmund gets excited: Te
starting point was architectural simpli-
city and few materials. Brick dominates
in the existing buildings. Tus, a brick
building was necessary in order to link
the buildings together. We decided on
brown brick, copper and glass. Copper
was the obvious choice, as it harmonizes
perfectly with brick and is maintenance-
free. Glass was the natural material to
achieve openness.
Jarmund suggests that I visit the Nor-
wegian Defence Ministrys headquar-
ters. Tis is a strictly military area with
high surveillance. He phones the mili-
tary headquarters and arranges for me to
meet Even Enge at the headquarter gates
at 10 a.m. the following day.

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architecture and crimi-
nology the same thing
We continue our discussion about archi-
tecture and diferent trends over time.
Swedish architects Jarmund admires the
most are Gunnar Asplund and Peter Cel-
sing. Celsing for the openness in glass
and copper of the Cultural Building in
Stockholm and for the seclusion of the
Bank of Sweden in black stone and cop-
per.
I ask Jarmund if he has a particular ar-
chitectural philosophy. It is a constant
searching for truth. I try to create ar-
chitecture in the same way as an author
of detective novels solves a complicated
murder case. It has to do with collecting
bits and pieces, research and analyze to
solve a murder (architecture). When the
mystery is solved all the pieces are in pla-
ce, and you have a good detective story
or good architecture. I admire detective-
novel author Henning Mankel and work
almost in the same way.
tactile copper
We talk about copper. As a young boy
I collected fve-re copper coins and
liked to feel the structure of the surface.
Te moose on the coin began to come
to life. Since then I have a special liking
to for copper. Jarmund proudly tells of
the copper facades on Svalbard. He sug-
gests that I take a look at a new detached
house built in copper outside Oslo.
Our conversation moves on to the new
architect college in Oslo (OAH), which
was designed by his frm. An old work-
shop and laboratory building for the
electricity board has been rebuilt and ex-
tended to become an ultra-modern faci-
lity for training architects and designers.
He wants me to look at this facility as
well, which makes three projects for me
to see the following day.

Einar Jarmund constantly seeks new ways to express his architecture
The Copper House.
The Architect College
Svalbard project clad in copper
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Military offce and invisible
bunker
At ten oclock the following day Im waiting
outside the entrance of the Norwegian De-
fence Ministry. Inside, the countrys mili-
tary secrets are hidden. Te guard building
is new and looks like a modern detached
house or tank. Even Enge shows up and
gives an order to the guards, and I squeeze
through the narrow, rotating iron gate. We
walk over to the main entrance, a fve-me-
ter-high, compact double door of copper.
Te facility is impressive. Old buildings are
linked to modern transparent buildings of
glass and copper.
What we cant see is the heavy technical
security devices in the building. Tey are
hidden in strong concrete constructions,
built to withstand sabotage and explosions,
all hidden behind a wall of glass; an invi-
sible bunker and architectural magic.
Closely followed by Enge I begin taking
pictures. Te facility is an outstanding
combination of new and old, brick, copper
and glass. A group of military ofcers with
gold on their shirt shoulder straps come out
to smoke a cigarette. When I have fnished
taking pictures of the details in the facility
interior I thank Enge and squeeze back out
through the narrow gate.
photographing prohibited
As I walk around looking at the facility
from the outside, a uniformed man co-
mes up to me and says in a stern
voice: Photographing is prohi-
bited in this area. He asks
for my name, age and add-
ress, and what my business
is there, notebook and pen
ready. I show him my papers and refer to
commander Enge at the Defence Minis-
try. Te ofcer suddenly salutes me and
says: Ten there is no problem, you may
continue taking pictures.
I resume taking photos of the secret mi-
litary facility. In my own and architectu-
ral writers opinion, the Norwegian De-
fence Ministry is an example of modern
Norwegian architecture at its very best;
outstanding modern architecture, woven
into old architecture in a historical mi-
lieu. Te facility expresses seclusion and
openness, past, present and future, all at
the same time in an organic entity. Ins-
tead of being made into a museum, the
history of Akershus fortress is activated
and brought to life thanks to the out-
standing architecture.
The Architect College
From the old school building a glassed-in corridor leads to the headquarters. The corner notch in the brick building softens the transition from brick to glass and copper.
The offce entrance in an old building. The entrance
opens up to a new building in glass and copper
The guard building contrasts sharply with the
other buildings.
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the copper house
Te copper house is called Bjrnsen/Sund and
the location is Asker outside Oslo. Te house
is not visible from the road, as it is situated on
the inside of another building on an airy and
idyllic lot.
It is like entering another world and time. Te
copper house is like a closed sculpture with nar-
row openings for windows. Te architectural
style can be classifed as neo-functionalism.
When the house was newly built the copper
was reddish-brown and shiny, airy and light,
and refected the surroundings and the sky. To-
day, the building has a dull brown patina that
gives it weight and a down-to-earth feeling. Te
facades are entirely clad with one-storey-high
copper strips. Pronounced vertical seams give
the faade a nice structure. Copper, wood and
simplicity make the house timeless.
In contrast, the new neighbouring house is built
in Tyrolean style that belongs in the Alps and
a diferent time; an architectural culture shock
unheard of. Life is full of surprises.
the architect college
I have time to visit Maridalsvgen 39. Te old
front door opens up to a modern building. Tis
is OAH, Oslo Arkitekt Hgskola (Oslo Archi-
tect College), designed by Jarmunds frm.
Te place buzzes with life. Future architects and
designers carrying models and drawings disap-
pear into the diferent departments. Students
stand in groups engaged in lively discussions.
On the ground foor the graduating classes are
exhibiting their fnal projects. Tere are models,
drawings and photos of projects that astonish
the initiated. Te works show the architecture
of tomorrow, projects that are based not only on
technique and function, but also on sociology,
life quality and philosophy. Te proposals have
titles like Te added room in the city, In the
middle and outside and Diferences, spaces
and meetings.

The external staircase leads to
the terrace on the upper foor.
The Copper House. Two neighbouring worlds. The copper house in
a neo-functional style. Storey-high copper where the seams give
a nice, vertical structure that tightens up the building.
The narrow windows give the impression
of seclusion.
The Architect College designed by Jarmund/Vigsns
arkitekter, linked to an old industrial brick building
that contains workshops and exercise rooms.
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the architects of tomorrow
I peek into the study hall where students draw, build models
and create virtual rooms on their PCs. In another part of the
college the foor is flled with models, the result of an exercise
assignment of a detached house. Several students work on
their models that soon will be reviewed. I ask if anyone plans
to use copper. Yes, there is one model in copper colour that
stands out in the collection.
It is time for the review in the nearby lecture hall. The students
bring their models and show plans, sketches, perspective
and images digitally on a big screen. One by one the students
present and motivate their proposal. Teachers and students
ask questions and make comments. The room is flled with
creativity and enthusiasm.
I have to leave for a meeting. After that I will take a plane to
Stockholm. I am sad to leave the elite of tomorrows archi-
tects, many of them with an awareness for copper.
Erik Morset, future architect with a strong affnty for copper.
Review of the assignment with discussion, analysis and debate.
Unusually advanced detached-house project.
This house could be given copper facades.
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internationally reputed contemporary
spanish architecture hides a lot of less
well known yet really notable smaller
works of art besides public buildings
advertised widely such as the Musac.
sometimes it is worth giving up a little
of our snobbism and search around a
bit in Moneo or calatrava in the portfo-
lios of smaller studios.
CASA CLIP
a futuristic solution from the Spanish
Text: Erika Nyry
Photos: Jordn Sanz Tena
Architect: Bernalte & Len
Property owner: Private
Address of building: Madrid
Constructed: 2007
It gives unrealistic view when walked around.
The house having the logo-like
form does not wish the merge
with the detached houses of
the dusty little town.
The unusual building massively protrudes from
its usual green belt surroundings.
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Text: Erika Nyry
Photos: Jordn Sanz Tena
Architect: Bernalte & Len
Property owner: Private
Address of building: Madrid
Constructed: 2007
Te young architect couple, Bernalte Patn
and Jose Luis Len Rubio coming from the
Castilla la Mancha region, Don Quixotes
home scattered with windmills, have
already proved their talent several times.
Tey attract the attention of the professio-
nals and the skilled with their simple but
excellent solutions. Tey have won a number
of national and international awards with
their buildings of slight signifcance. Teir
architectural concept is always very strong,
they do not get lost in the details.
Recently several buildings designed by them
have been featured in Hungarian professional
magazines (OCTOGON, ALAPRAJZ), like
a small thermal bath, a detached house, an
extension to a vineyard building, all of them
from the town of Ciudad Real some 2 hours
from the capital, from the site of the archi-
tects.
Tis notable detached house is their frst implemented work in Madrid
followed by several other orders inspired by the success.
Tey designed the house for a person having a leading post in the me-
dia for whom it was taken for granted that his home should follow the
latest trends thus matching his exhilarated lifestyle.
Te unrealistic mass formation of the house born as the solution shows
a sort of potential view of the future
The copper tape turning from outside above the kitchen island in
one space with the living room draws the line of the gallery where
the study corner is placed in a belvedere-like position.
From the intermittent foor of the study a ram-like terrace leads to
the bedroom block forming secondary mass, repeating the lower
tape spiral as a faade forming element.
The bathroom placed in the last loop
has been constructed like a hoisted
crystal box by the lighting lane below it.
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Te designer concept was inspired by the busy
lifestyle of the customer. Te owners attitude
of being in one place with one foot and in
another with the other inspired the basic idea
of the concept method partly refecting air-
planes high industrial design and partly their
ethereal features.
Te bigger part of the house has been im-
plemented by being hoisted from the ground
with a console construction. Viewed from the
street you can see a wound metal tape. Te
block playing essential role in the structure
made of raw concrete is made with blade
walls but it hides a passage way. It provides an
aesthetically neutral and homogenous back-
ground for the main premise protruding like
a contemporary artistic relief with exclusive
copper plates and special glass panels letting
light through but hindering transparency, the
contour of which thus has become a faade
forming element in an extraordinary way.
Te residence having this novel look enti-
rely meets the demands for functionally as the
layout of the premises follows a logical system.
Te adjoining of the diferent foors provides
for favourable living circumstances.
Te construction materials once applied in
an industrial medium rightly justify through
this example the advantages hidden in the
widescale use of them, which may ensure that
today nothing can limit your imagination.
It should be pointed out that in architectural
solutions the formation limits of all construc-
tion materials are being expanded, whether it
be metal, concrete, glass or wood itself.
When development leads to the 3D way
of thinking of computer designs concepts
already exist that are simply impossible to
implement using traditional methods like
designs drawn in 2 dimensions or to be built
from bricks.
Future leads to architecture with amorp-
hous sculptural features represented by Zaha
Hadid and Frank O. Gehry
The relief tilted on its back, builds on similar principle, the console
guest room above the garage forms the other side of the scales.
Cross section with soft curves
In lack of references, the mass construction of the building that is unusual fro
detached houses rather makes the viewer have the impression of an exclusive and
representative public building.
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aWards shortList announced
In the last issue of Copper Forum we
announced a major Awards programme
focusing on architectural projects
around Europe using copper in all its
forms. With judging now complete,
architect and consultant to the Euro-
pean Copper in Architecture Campaign
Chris Hodson reviews projects shortlis-
ted by the judges, ahead of the announ-
cement of winners in September.
Te Copper in Architecture Awards is
a design-led competition that started in
the UK but has developed to include re-
cognition of the best recently completed
buildings in the UK. While this is only
the second time that a European award
has been included, it has developed fast
not just in terms of the increasing
number of entries but particularly with
the quality of projects submitted. So,
the judging panel of leading architects
faced a major challenge in choosing bet-
ween so many excellent buildings. But
eventually six entries were shortlisted
from the 31 European entries and these
are discussed here in no particular order.
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european aWards
A
new theatre in Vicar, almeria by
Carbajal + Solinas Verd Arquitec-
tos takes a typically Spanish, lively ap-
proach to cladding fat surfaces, using a
combination of brass, bronze and plain
copper strips. The building consists of
a series of rectangular masses with
either a horizontal or vertical, regular
cladding pattern. The entire building is
raised on a plinth to generate a series
of public spaces - maximising combi-
nations of light and shade where the
copper cladding theme is continued.
The classical reference continues with
a great portico framing the entrance.
For the judges, it was the innovative use
of different surfaces introducing new
colour combinations to copper cladding
that distinguished this building. In the
strong Spanish sun-light the effect is
simply stunning.
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I
n the north of Norway, very different climatic conditions infuenced the
design of Jarmund/Vigsns AS Architects Svalbard Science Centre.
An addition to an existing university and research facility, it is the larg-
est building in Longyearbyen and Spitzbergen. At frst, the long, low, fac-
eted profle of the building seems arbitrary or perhaps a response to
the angular faces of the surrounding mountains. But the geometry is also
driven by practical considerations surrounding the fows of wind and snow
through the site. A limited palette of materials essentially timber and
copper - has been used inside and out, with copper handrails and recep-
tion desk mirroring the exterior cladding.
With a complex programme and such a challenging environment to
accommodate, architectural design could easily have taken
second place but this is a beautiful building set against
the mountainous arctic snowscape.
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A
nother example of high quality architectural design
in an unexpected situation is the skive chp station in
Denmark. The frst of its kind in the world, this is a full-
scale pilot project for the new biomass technology and will
therefore attract visitors and have a symbolic role. The plant
is located on a ridge along a main road and is highly visible in
the urban landscape from the fjord, the town and the nearby
residential areas. The buildings designers C. F. Mller Archi-
tects wanted to use simple shapes and distinctive details to
signal power station shorn of the usual familiar building
features such as doors, windows or storey divisions. The
judges saw this project as an exemplary utility building de-
signed with a real architectural response, superb quality and
careful detailing, while still retaining a functional aesthetic.
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I
n complete contrast, Lands Architettures une Bote Moire project a mod-
est scale copper box in the Swiss countryside - provides a working, living and
contemplation space. Rich combinations of copper cladding and perforated screens
some sliding to suit the occupiers needs play a major role in realising the archi-
tects intentions of achieving: pure matter from outside, surprising light in the land-
scape inside. Presence and transparencies. Landscape is the dominating element,
the voice inspiring the architecture. This intriguing building sits like a jewel in its
dramatic mountainous setting.
kitchen/living
void
north west south
bathroom
technical room
bedroom
east
cellar
"Une Pice Moire"
A working space, a space to live, to think. A green field. A spring wave. Woods. Mountains. Copper as primary matter. Plastic, ductile, malleable. Architecture as a reassuring presence. A rhythmic code to trace the shell containing the emotions. Pure matter from outside, surprising light in the landscape inside. Presence and transparences.
Landscape is the dominating element, the voice inspiring the architecture. The small laboratory liberates itself from the creases of the land, pure matter for the world to shape. Time imprints the copper film, leaving traces of the forces left by the eruption of form. In-formation. The code tells the story of existence of the object.
Its the play on the matter, on its vibration, on its perception. Eyes stare and search. The heart finds and uncovers. In an instant inside and outside. Space closing and opening with the rhythm on the seasons.
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C
opper combined with transparency
and light is also a central theme of
Wandel Hoefer Lorch Architektens new
Jewish centre in Munich. The synagogue
is the central building of a balanced group,
and consists of a closed, rusticated stone
base with a light steel and glass lantern
rising from the centre, cloaked in a veil of
woven bronze mesh. The choice of materi-
als has symbolic relevance informed by
Jewish culture but is also very effective
architecturally. This deceptively simple
elegance particularly impressed the judges
and the buildings beauty is apparent both
during the day and at night.
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Simplicity and clarity are also characteristics of KuMu, the new main
building of the art Museum of estonia in tallinn, despite a complexity
of requirements to be met. To reduce the impact of this large build-
ing, its designers Vapaavuori Architects set it into the hillside setting.
A curved wall unifes the plan, enclosing a courtyard externally and
dividing functions internally, while clarifying the route through.
The main facade materials are limestone, glass and pre-patinated
copper all treated with simplicity to highlight the geometric
form. Unlike several other shortlisted projects, copper is
used here in a straightforward way but still recognised by
the judges as an essential component in a beautiful
composition. This is an elegant solution to a
complex programme refecting cultural and
national infuences.
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Judging the aWards
Tese shortlisted projects give an insight into the huge varie-
ty of design potential of copper. For this reason, the Copper
in Architecture Awards take a fexible approach to seeking
out the very best in contemporary architecture where copper
forms an essential part of the design, whether as cladding,
roofng or other architectural elements. Awards projects
are not restricted just to copper sheet but can include other
forms such as perforated or expanded sheets, woven wire
mesh and metal alloys that predominantly consist of copper,
such as bronze or brass.
Te growing popularity and status of the Awards is not just
refected in the quantity and quality of projects entered
but also in the judging panel of leading architects. Tis
years panel was chaired by the editor of Te Architectu-
ral Review magazine, Paul Finch, and included regular
contributors Gordon Talbot (Ian Ritchie Architects), Craig
Casci (Hamiltons) and Laurence Bain (Bain and Bevington
Architects). We were also delighted to be joined for the frst
time by Ken Shuttleworth (Make Architects) and the win-
ner of the last European Award Kari Jarvinen (Kari Jarvinen
Ja Merja Nieminen) from Finland.
Kari Jarvinens Laajasalo
Church, Helsinki: Winner of
the 2005 European Award
Full details of the winners of the Copper in Architecture Awards
from both the European and UK categories will be published
following an announcement and presentation in September.
Copper in Architecture is part of the European Copper in Archi-
tecture Campaign and full details of the Awards can be found
on the www.copperconcept.org website which also contains
numerous project references from around Europe.
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T
he university of plymouths roland Levinsky Building
is a multi-use facility for the Arts Faculty in a prominent
location. Designed by concept architect Henning Larsens
Tegnestue with executive architect BDP, this
distinctive building uses copper cladding
wrapped continuously up facades and
over the roof. The sculptural qualities
of this landmark building make the
most of a diffcult plan form.
uK aWards 3
Judging the aWards
Separately from the European category, the Copper in Architecture Awards
continue with awards for the best UK projects. Tis year, fve very diferent
buildings were shortlisted by the judges from the 43 entries received.
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A
sculptural approach has also been taken
by Allies and Morrison Architects with
the new peter harrison planetarium at the
royal observatory in greenwich. Here, a
tilted bronze cone over the planetarium is
aligned with the north star at 51.5degrees.
Acid solutions were applied to build up the
surface of the bronze to give rich reds and
browns, fnished with a hot-applied patination
of green splashes resonant of nebulae seen
in images from outer space. The fnal waxed
fnish gives a matt lustre to this beautiful
surface.
National Maritme Museum, London
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B
ronze also plays an important role
in the collection a new museum
on an historic site in Lincoln - designed
by Panter Hudspith Architects. Window
frames, box window cladding, external
doors and canopies are built of bronze to
symbolise human inhabitation of the rough
forms signifed by rugged stone walls.
The judges particularly enjoyed this cool,
relaxed juxtaposition of materials.
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K
eith Williams Architects design for the unicorn theatre
for Children in London incorporates a random length strip
rain-screen system using pre-oxidised copper of differing widths
to give a laminar, striated and massive quality to the main faade.
The strip copper is carried into the interior of the building to cel-
ebrate the presence of the main theatre hovering above the foyer.
The beautifully executed copper skin gives a particular grandeur
to the buildings entrance.
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F
inally, a new public swimming pool in
formby designed by Feilden Clegg Bra-
dley Architects takes the form of two linked
volumes. The dominant form - clad in oak
and roofed in copper - sits next to a lower,
longer copper box. The copper volume is cut
away on the east side to reveal the Douglas
fr and slate interior. This is an elegant, un-
derstated low-rise building making the most
of a limited palette of natural materials.
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House concept
Te three-storey villa near the Nymphenburg Park in Munich
stands at the northern end of a large garden. Te space follows
a continuous line of foor, wall, ceiling and roof areas, opening
in the ground foor on to the south garden; sheltering the
privacy of middle-foor sleeping areas with bathrooms over-
looking the rich vegetation on the northern side of the house
and folding into a tent roof over the top foor. Te side views
provide an open space concept. You can follow the line, broken
Dwelling house
in Munich
Ulf Rssler
Architects: Allmann Sattler Wappner Architekten GmbH
Project leader: Architect Ulf Rssler
Client: Family Krajak
Construction period: October 2005 to August 2006
by staircases and cores, across the stone basis, the northern
back wall of the intimate living areas, over ceilings and the
southern bedroom wall up to the roof framework cut open to
the south. For this line we choose a material that works equally
well as roof covering as on faades and lends itself to complex
joints into various structural elements. It was soon obvious,
that the material should be a metal skin.
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Material choices
Copper has been used in landmark buildings in the neigh-
bourhood, including Jesuit convent by Paul Schneider-Elsleben
and Holy Trinity Church by Josef Wiedemann.
Copper as a high-quality and durable building material inte-
rested us, but it was only the prepatinated Living 1 and 2 made
by the Finnish company Luvata that convinced us and the
house owners about the aesthetic performance of the material.
Te craftsmanship of the copper sheet line creates a contrast
with the precision-made glass faades. Te dark bronze alu-
minium faade coated with eloxal shade E6/C34 takes on the
darkness of copper.
Te sheets provide a textile-like appearance, resembling a
wrinkled carpet. Te surface structure of the prepatinated
Living 1, mottled with black among green copper sulphate
points combine to provide an attractively vague green shade,
enlivened by the refection of light. Varying degrees of expo-
sure to sunshine and rain will give diferent parts of the faade
a diferent shade over the years. Copper elements should not
be too conspicuous the patination renders the material a
subdued shade which blends in the large building with the
natural backdrop.
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experience the beautiful copper
roofs of stockholm from above
At the beginning of June 2007 an oppor-
tunity arose to climb up to the roof of the
old Parliament House on Stockholms
Riddarholmen. An event organiser Up-
plev Mer Stockholm takes groups on a
guided tour up around the house where
the 360 degree view over Stockholm
from 43 metres height is breathtaking.
Many beautiful green copper roofs are
particularly prominent on signifcant
buildings including Stockholm, church-
es like the nearby Riddarholm church
and Town Hall. This observation angle
gives an excellent opportunity to see
the formability of copper and the bril-
liant sheet metal work on Riddarholm
church roof and decorations.
The old parts of Stockholm are domi-
nated by copper roofs. Sweden has
had a long tradition of using copper as
building material since the 13th centu-
ry. Many of the visible roofs have been
installed to follow King Carl X Gustavs
declaration to use copper as roof ma-
terial to increase fre safety of the city.
The copper roofs have an incredible du-
rability that lasts for centuries and be-
come simply more beautiful over time.
It is easy to understand seeing these
craggy structures among the rooftops
how important it is that the roof is vir-
tually maintenance free during its long
lifetime. Copper is also totally recycla-
ble, a true sustainable material for the
future.
We want to breathe new life and in-
crease interest in the fantastic history
of the city, its roofs, buildings and archi-
tectural details that are easily missed
from the ground, says Anders Stjern-
berg from Upplev Mer Stockholm, the
father of the idea.
European Copper Institute and Scan-
dinavian Copper Development Associa-
tion are supporting these events togeth-
er with Pltslageriernas Riksfrbund.
Special tours with Rolf Svensson as
guide, a recognized specialist in sheet
metal architecture and history, will be
laid on for architects and students by
agreement in connection with informa-
tion events on copper in architecture.
For more information, please contact
SCDA, Pia Voutilainen +358 9 421 2403
or + 46 21 19 87 38 or scda.info@outo-
kumpu.com.
for more information, please contact scda,
pia Voutilainen +38 42 2403 or
+46 2 87 38 or scda.info@outokumpu.com.
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EIGHT YEARS LATER
the aging of pre-oxidised copper in an alpine climate.
Klaus Docter
Eight years ago, in 1999, one of the big-
gest Nordic Brown projects was carried
out a few kilometres outside Innsbruck
in Austria. Te development consisted
of seven residential buildings, covered
by Luvata Nordic Brown copper.
Nordic Brown has a factory-oxidised
brown surface on both sides, similar to a
naturally developed oxide after years of
weathering outdoors.
We have now re-visited this interesting
residential complex that was designed by
architects Baumschlager & Eberle.
Te facades of the seven residential
buildings are covered with 7,000 m
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pre-oxidised foldable cassettes. When
built in 1999, the surface of the pre-
oxidised copper was quite even. When
inspecting the buildings on our re-visit,
we fnd that the alpine climate in
Innsbruck, with snow, sun and strong
winds, has only to a fairly small degree
afected the surface colour. It turns out
that some of the change was caused by a
few of the residents, in their attempts to
clean the facades. Te more important
changes are due to the infuence of rain
as a catalyst.
We now take a look at the diferent
external walls. Tere has been only a
slight change of colour on the south-
and west-side facades; it looks like a thin
grey veil on the brown surface. Te east-
side surface, however, shows a green veil,
in particular in some of the areas on the
lower foors. Tis is the beginning of the
natural patination. Te most interesting
changes can be found on the northern side
of the buildings, where the facades are be-
ginning to turn an aubergine-brown hue.
What we can see clearly from this develop-
ment is that pre-oxidised copper is a living
material that beautifully fnds its balance
in nature and exists in harmony with the
surroundings, a timeless and ageless ma-
terial that responds only favourably to the
harsh elements.
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An entire industrial building clad in
copper. Tis is not only unusual, but
also exciting and promising. At the same
time, I take extra pleasure in the fact
that it is the architects that are bringing
this trend forward. It promises many
more interesting projects in the future.
Tese are the words of Rune Hansen
at Leif Hansen A/S, senior manager
of Kristiansand Sheet Metal Works.
Te construction of an extraordinary
industrial building has recently been
completed, and there is hope that more
projects of this kind will follow. Hansen
is pleased that the architects are experi-
menting with metal cladding to a higher
degree, which results in both craftsman-
like challenges and beautiful buildings.
Te reactions have been exclusively
positive.
Our clients are very positive to this
solution, and we are presently planning
another building with copper cladding
in the near future. In fact, this is begin-
ning to become a trend, says Hansen.
By Jrn Wad
industrial building in copper garb
Copper
Architect Odd Klev d.y. did not hesitate
when he and the builder, proprietor
of a sheet metal works, decided to use
copper cladding when the industrial
building was to be built in Jbekk out-
side Mandal.
It is the frst time we have clad an
entire industrial building with cop-
per, but the result is outstanding, says
Rune Hansen himself. Te cost ended
at approximately 6-700,000 for the
metal works, with about 6,700 m2 strip
covering and close to 200 metres of
gutters and down pipes. Te installa-
tion was both challenging and exciting,
especially due to the comparatively large
area of copper cladding. Brown copper
was used consistently, and the proprietor
and the architect are already discussing
the possibility of a new project with
similar design.
Te entire building is clad using
single lock welt and angled seam with
hidden attachments, says Rune Han-
sen. As the executor of the installation,
he found it to be a very positive expe-
rience to work exclusively in copper. He
has never before had a similar assign-
ment and does not know about any in
the area. But this may change now.
When we started the building
construction there were already rumours
that it would be something out of the
ordinary, and a lot of people have travel-
led here to take a look at the result. Tey
have followed the patination, and as far
as I know the opinions have been enti-
rely positive, says Hansen. Te reason
the architect chose only copper was that
it adds quality to the building and gives
a patina that no other building material
can achieve. In addition, the architect
has created a horizontal impression,
which gives the building a compact and
exciting appearance.
Clients and business associates have followed the patination
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New clients
the proprietor himself is extremely
pleased, not only with the successful
construction of a beautiful and func-
tional building, but also with all the
positive response from both existing
clients and other interested parties.
this shows that the building with its
copper cladding itself has contributed
to securing new customers. that cop-
per sells, is something that both pro-
prietor, architect and, not the least,
the craftsmen agree on. and when
customers and other associates join
those who have expressed positive
opinions, there is good reason to put
on a big smile, says hansen.
Clients and business associates have followed the patination
The project has been both
exciting and challenging,
says Rune Hansen, master
metal sheet worker and sen-
ior manager of Kristiansand
Sheet Metal Works.
Copper-clad industrial
buildings are becoming a
trend, according to some
sheet metal workers in
Norway.
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