Sogn & Fjordane Art Museum in Førde by C.F. Møller Architects
The Sogn & Fjordane Art Museum stands in Førde, Norway. Recently completed by the Danish practice C.F. Møller Architects, the 3,000 m² museum is organised over four levels of exhibition space.
Førde is a small town of 12,000 inhabitants lying at the heart of a fjord (a glacial valley). It is just a short distance from Jostedalsbreen, the largest glacier in mainland Europe. The surrounding landscape is strongly shaped by its relief, but is also heavily wooded.
The singularity of the site led the architects to conceive the museum as a crystalline block that has broken away from the glacier and slid down to the town. The façade is marked by fissures, as if created by contact with the rock. At night, these sharp lines light up and set the museum apart from the neighbouring buildings.
The visit proceeds upwards, with the four exhibition levels served by a central staircase of triangular plan. The roof is open to the public and offers views of the mountains.
Gallery
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- © C.F. Møller Architects
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