The site wasn’t just developed. It was woven into the city—stitch by stitch, block by block, conversation by conversation. Would you like a version set in a different location (e.g., a small town or a suburban renewal project) or focused on a specific type of housing (student boliger, senior living, etc.)?
Construction began the following spring. When the first residents moved in two years later, the old brick factory had been repurposed into the workshop. The square—named “Kari’s Plass” after the librarian who insisted on a bench facing west—was full of children and coffee drinkers. bolig og eiendomsutvikling
So Ella did something unusual. She invited Kari and three other neighbors into the design process. Together with Nansen’s project leader, Tomas, they spent three Saturday mornings in a community center, sketching on tracing paper. “What do you actually need?” Ella asked. The site wasn’t just developed