Ulstein Arena

In Ulsteinvik, situated on Norway’s west coast, a multipurpose stadium with spectacular façades is now under construction. A close collaboration between the architect and SG has resulted in a 7.5 m tall glass façade for the swimming pool, supported by vertical glass fins. This creates a continuous glass skin that gives the impression of the façade being comprised of a single piece of glass. From inside the building, visitors are afforded a spectacular view of the fjord, unobstructed by pillars or girders.

SG is also designing and supplying a suspended façade to front the indoor climbing gym and standing no less than 13 m tall. This façade is supported horizontally by HSS steel profiles and vertically by thin stainless steel tie rods. This design provides a light, floating appearance as there is no need for the sturdy pillars normally associated with this type of façade.

In such relatively complicated projects as this, early collaboration between the architect, the principal, and the contractor is extremely important to realizing the architect’s vision.

The purpose of preliminary studies in projects such as this one is to answer the following questions: Can it be realized? How can we realize it? What will it cost?

In short, minimize the risks and verify the design.

Visualization: Lund & Slaatto

Project: Ulstein Arena

Architect: Lund+Slaatto Arkitekter / Niels Tveit

Commissioned by: Ulstein Municipality

Construction: 2016-2017

System: Glass fins, suspended façade, SG-Link, Pre Design