Nord-Odal Library, Bank and Housing is a proposal by Reiulf Ramstada for Sand Municipality designed in 2016. It is located in Sand Norway in an urban setting. Its scale is medium. Key materials are glass and wood. MIR collaborated as visualizer. Concepts such as platform origami and opening are explored.
The new building for a bank, library and housing in Sand will become an important social meeting place for the community in Nord-Odal municipality. The project was developed with a special concern for different user groups’ well-being, with an emphasis on functionality and flexible organization. With a strong interest in understanding the project site and its context topography, location and orientation, the proposal offers well-thought exterior and interior spaces in accordance to the sunlight and wind conditions as well as a good integration and connections to its surroundings. The new bank, library and housing building is planned on a long-term thinking in relation to both human and financial resources. The architecture aims at shaping the optimal framework for a modern and flexible building, where the design is in a close dialogue with logistic aspects for the benefit of residents, visitors and employees.