Voldsløkka school and cultural station in southern Norway is a 2000 pupil facility which combines solar and earth energy, environmentally friendly building materials, energy-efficient buildings and a completely unique outdoor area into a European model project.
The project blends modern school facilities with cultural spaces like performance areas for music and dance. With a strong focus on energy efficiency, the building features solar panels and innovative design solutions that allow it to generate more energy than it consumes. It’s not just about energy efficiency, though—the design emphasizes flexibility and shared spaces, catering to both students and the surrounding community.
Voldsløkka School and Cultural area in Oslo is the Norwegian demonstration project of the Horizon 2020 project ARV. The project includes the construction of a secondary school for 810 students and the renovation of an adjacent historical cement factory to be used as a cultural area.
The new school is to be built as the first plus energy school in Oslo, with a surplus of on-site produced energy achieved by 1 556 m2 of façade-and-roof-installed photovoltaic panels.
The set of demonstration actions that are undertaken in the ARV project covers resource efficient renovation processes, optimal operation of district energy, and citizens engagement in building and social sustainability to form future Citizen Energy Communities.
The Voldsløkka project is designed by a collaboration between Spinn Arkitekter, Kontur Arkitekter and Østengen & Bergo Landskaparkitekter. The main building contractor is Veidekke. Client is Oslo Oslobygg KF.
