A skier jumps off a white modern structure against a clear blue sky, with architecture by MOXON Architects.

Nye Holmenkollbakken

Oslo, Norway

2007

Client Oslo Kommune

Buildings · Culture & Leisure · Infrastructure · Viewpoints

This proposal for the Nye Holmenkollbakken celebrates the courageous and exhilarating act of the ski jump. The legible form of the proposal is an enhancement of that of the previously existing jump and was envisaged as a major new landmark on the Oslo skyline.

Ski jump over snow-covered forest landscape, clear sky, minimalist scene, architecture by MOXON Architects.

Abstract line drawings of evolving architectural structures, arranged from simple to complex, architecture by MOXON Architects.

A sketch of a pathway leading to a viewing platform on a hilltop, with trees and birds in the background, architecture by MOXON Architects.

Futuristic snowy mountain station with sleek white architecture, overlooking pine trees, designed by MOXON Architects.

The dynamic, fluid configuration of the jump, fabricated from a lacquered timber monocoque, appears like a sheet of ice growing from the hillside. The sweeping form celebrates the grace and movement of the jump while, practically, the shell form provide shelters from cross winds.

Slatted timber elements contrast the smooth surfaces of the jump, evoking the embedded relationship that traditional Norwegian architecture takes with the surrounding landscape. Furthermore the use of timber gives the new jump a tangible human scale when experienced at close quarters.