Mjøstårnet – башня у озера

Mjøstårnet is an 18-storey timber building, which is currently under construction. Ground works were started in April 2017. Installation of timber structures started in September 2017, and the building will be structurally topped out in June 2018. The building will be completed and opened in March 2019. The net area is 11300 m2, and there will be offices, hotel, apartments, restaurant and a roof terrace. Next to the tower there will be a large indoor swimming arena, see Figure 1. “Mjøstårnet” is Norwegian and means “The tower of lake Mjøsa”.

INTRODUCTION

The initiative to build Mjøstårnet comes from Arthur Buchardt. His vision is that the project will be a symbol of the green shift, and a proof that tall buildings can be built using local resources, local suppliers and sustainable wooden materials.

The building site is in the small town of Brumunddal, about 140 km north of Oslo. It is about an hour’s drive from OSL Airport. The building is next to highway E6 and faces lake Mjøsa – Norway’s largest lake.

The building owner is AB Invest. This is a property developing company owned by Arthur and Anders Buchardt (father and son). The Norwegian contractor HENT builds Mjøstårnet for AB Invest as a turnkey contract. Moelven Limtre is HENT’s subcontractor for structural timber components. Sweco does engineering for HENT and structural timber design for Moelven Limtre. Voll Arkitekter were hired as HENT’s architects.

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Text: RUNE ABRAHAMSEN