Type:
Hotel, residents, regulation
Year:
2019
Status:
Completed
Location:
Lørenskog
Contact persons:
Fatima Farran
Client:
Olav Thon AS
Area:
Ca. 18.000 m²
Located next to the SNØ indoor ski resort in Lørenskog, Thon Hotel Snø is a hotel and conference centre with approximately 320 rooms. The building’s immediate relationship to the ski hall has been a defining premise for both its architectural concept and material expression.
The hotel is conceived as a natural extension of the ski hall’s distinctive form. Its fragmented volumes, pitched gables and stepped massing draw inspiration from the surrounding mountain landscape, creating a strong dialogue with the neighbouring building while establishing a clear identity of its own.
The architectural concept is inspired by the image of a mountainside supporting a glacier. This idea informs both the building’s form and its material character. Clad in dark metal panels, the façade reinforces the hotel’s robust expression while responding to both the ski hall and the surrounding landscape. The material palette has been chosen for its durability, low maintenance requirements and suitability for a building located in such close proximity to the ski hall.
The building comprises nine storeys above ground and a total gross floor area of approximately 18,000 m².
Photographer: Niklas Hart