Reg.Nr. 83-N/03

SAS Hotel Royal Bryggen, Bergen

Complete reconstruction of the timber constructions after the fire in 1955 and the intervention of the Central Office of Historic Monuments in 1978. Reconstruction of the original timber constructed houses, part of the wharf waterfront, and add of new buildings behind to form a ...
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Project details

Title:SAS Hotel Royal Bryggen, Bergen
Entr. year: 1983
Result:Diploma
Country: Norway
Town: Bergen
Category type: architectural heritage
Notes:*Project included new buildings in protected area
Building type/ Project type: residential building
Former use:Wharfbuildings
Actual use:Hotel, shops
Built: Middle Ages
Architect / Proj.leader: Oivind Maurseth MNAL, Architect
The Jury's citation: "For the admirable combination of reconstruction of mediaeval wharfbuildings with an harmonious new hotel, which has served as an example elsewhere"

Description:
Complete reconstruction of the timber constructions after the fire in 1955 and the intervention of the Central Office of Historic Monuments in 1978. Reconstruction of the original timber constructed houses, part of the wharf waterfront, and add of new buildings behind to form a new hotel. The whole new buildings were adapted to the same height, the same roof angle, the same roof tiling as the old parts, highlighting the traditional elements of the wharf front.