Møllendal West - From Pilot Project to Regional Implementation

Team Point of View

The premise of this proposal is the conviction that the current housing shortage and concomitant rise in house prices is in part caused by a lack of innovation within the housing sector in Norway. The municipality, commercial developers and local co-operative housing associations are unable to meet the actual housing demand. We would like to investigate the potential of a societal housing model, which would to some extent relive the pressure on these actors whilst at the same time be present as a non-profit alternative in a competitive and commercial housing market.

Jury Point of View

The project gains distinction with its proposal on developing a non-profit housing strategy in Bergen that challenges the traditional property development in Norway. The urban scheme suggests a density somewhere between the city and suburbia by mixing two typologies. While neither the typology nor the urban plan is remarkable, the project is seen as a strong comment on how to build a neighbourhood in a fast growing city. In this sense, the proposal is complimentary to the winning project that pinpoints important aspects to consider for the city when developing Grønneviksøren as a pilot project.