Bar and Restaurant

Oslo, Norway

Building Type
Bar / Restaurant in existing building complex
Project Scope
Full Contract
Client
Bar og Restaurant AS
Size
230 m²
Status
Completed 1998
Project Team
K.Jarmund, E.Sandbæk, O.Helle, S.Emhjellen, L.Meiner
Photo
J.Havran

The restaurant is situated in “Majorstuhuset”, a neoclassical building from 1934. In 1997 the former greengrocer was reconstructed into a restaurant space. With the reconstruction, the restaurant is opened onto the street by the use of double height windows, which can be opened to allow sidewalk dining in the summer. Internally the space is exploited giving the main restaurant area a double volume. A defining characteristic of the space is the curved bar and mezzanine floor above, which decrease the volume’s height to a more intimate level. The floor is Norwegian slate and the walls have oak veneer paneling in addition to a plastered finish painted in white, grey and coral red. The fixtures are stainless steel and glass and the furniture is by Philippe Starck.

Kristin Jarmund
—Arkitekter
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