Norwegian practice A-lab won the open international ideas competition on climate efficient urban development on Furuset area in Oslo. The project goal is to condense the suburb Furuset i Groruddalen outside Oslo with 2,500 new homes and 1,500 new workspaces, and to reduce CO2 emissions by 50…

A collaborative design effort by A-lab (Oslo, Norway) and SEA (Copenhagen, Denmark) has been announced the winner of the competition for a new urban development on Skien Brygge in Norway. The project comprises the transformation of a former harbor area into a new urban community.…

Norwegian practice a-lab has been awarded first prize in the competition for two border stations between Norway and Russia. The six existing border stations shall be merged into two bigger stations with a complex program. The challenge has been to design a building where work and private life…

In 2003, MVRDV (NL) / a-lab (NO) / Dark architects (NO), won the competition for Oslo’s new waterfront development along Bjørvika with the design of the “BJØRVIKA BARCODE” for Oslo S Utvikling (OSU). a-lab has built the first building…

Oslo-based a-lab have been commissioned to design the new Oslo office for the Norwegian oil company StatoilHydro. a-lab’s proposal was chosen from 40 different competition entries. The office building will be modern, flexible and environmentally friendly, and it will be ready for occupation in autumn 2012. …