Snøhetta designs controversial black crystalline U.F.O for Norwegian artist

2018-02-06T14:55:00-05:00

Snohetta and Mr. Melgaard aim to use burned wood for the house’s exterior, and tentative plans for its interior include movable walls and a room that combines an eating area and a swimming pool. Martin Brunner, one of the Snohetta architects who worked on the project, also explained that the firm had tested a prototype for an item of inflatable furniture to be included in the house, which he described as a “sex pillow.”

In 2011, the Norwegian artist, Bjarne Melgaard, reached out to property developers Olav and Frederik Selvaag with the idea of making a sculpture that would double as a house and atelier. The three got the international architecture studio Snøhetta involved, resulting in the design of a black crystalline U.F.O. propped up by several sculptures of woodland animals.

Archinect readers have already taken to our forum to share their thoughts on the project. Take a look at some of the comments below!

-As the house is located next to Edvard Munch's old studio, randomised appropriately shared his surprise with the artist's most famous work:

-archanonymous asked "What the hell is up with Snohetta lately? AT&T, this, mad underwater restaurant???"—to which, Positive Pete proposed: "they joined the illoominatee?". And Koww responded: "I hadn't originally connected the underwater restaurant to the other two projects which both deal with history, but maybe there's an overall thread of an archi...

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Snøhetta designs controversial black crystalline U.F.O for Norwegian artist