The National Monument at Akershus, honoring those who have served in international operations for Norway, will soon be opened. A 100 m long bench in Norwegian volcanic stone will surround the memorial garden which is a transformation of an existing grove of 15 linden trees planted in the 1990’s. Inside the garden are three elements in machined bronze: A wall with the names of those who have lost their lives, a torch with an eternal fire and a plaque.

March 18th we will give a keynote lecture about the work of manthey kula at The Berlage, TU Delft.

The Archipelago project, part of the Frac collection, is now exhibited at the Frac Centre-Val de Loire.

The exhibition is open until 09.05.2021

The setting of the stones for the guest dock has started: Stone inside form-work surrounded by water. The lowest layer of the large anorthosite blocks is set 1,1 m below water-level.

Ditches for the foundations established, top layer ready to be removed. The linden trees have very shallow roots. Close to the trunks existing grass is saved to protect the trees. Exposed roots were covered instantly.

The bronze parts of the monument; the eternal fire, the wall of names and the information plaque, are made of standard machined elements that are bolted and welded together. The details of the torch for the eternal fire require special attention.

This is manthey kula’s fourth nomination to the Mies van der Rohe Award, this time together with LCLA. Photo above shows the pavillion before the arrival of books and public. More than 300 000 people visited the fair. (Photo: Luis Callejas)

The Ernst Strassacker foundry has been casting bronze since 1919. The labor intensive work with the columns includes high tech digital production, heavy industrial processes and precision craftsmanship.

Large blocks of Norwegian Anortositt are waiting to be cut and bush hammered. The slabs are up to 1,8 x 2,3 m.

The arches were transported by helicopter and joined on site. The foundation of the house consists of four stainless steel brackets placed with precision and bolted to the bedrock.

Inspecting the area behind the memorial with regards to loose rocks and security measures. Inside you see how the drinking water of Tyrifjorden is secured against dirt from the building site with a double filter-curtain.

Finally on site work for the National Memorial at Utøyakaia can begin.

The Virginia series - four houses based on female literary characters - was made between 1997-2001. he series include four large models in scale 1:20 and twenty-three large pencil drawings: House for a Young Woman, House for a Mother and a Child, House for a Housewife and House for a Widow. Pine wood, mdf, veneer, sepia ink, plaster and acrylic.

Beate Hølmebakk interviewed about the Postludes exhibition in April 2020.

The four jigs of plywood were tested and measured on site in order to have the final brackets of stainless steel positioned correctly on the bedrock.

Seventeen 50 cm deep holes of 40 mm diameter make up the foundation for the house which will span 29 meters. Later on stainless steel rods are anchored in the holes and welded to brackets designed individually to meet the terrain.

Study trip for architectural inspiration.

Solo exhibition showing paperworks developed from working drawings of the office’s projects.

We are happy to be among the chosen contributors to the celebration of the Danish Landscape Magazine’s 100 years anniversary. Our project is 40 fictive landscape images produced from areal photos of Norway’s main land nature reserves.