www.ohv.oslo.no/haveiendom   NEW OSLO PUBLIC LIBRARY (DEICHMAN LIBRARY) Submission: 11 January 2009 Restricted Plan and Design Competition HAV Eiendom AS invites teams to submit requests for qualification, for the New Oslo Public library Design Competition in Björvika, Oslo. The building programme includes 25000m2 for the main library, together with 45000m2 of property area which will be dedicated to additional programmes. It is important to highlight the urban design requirements in relation to the location of the competition site, and how a specific architectural layout could resolve the relationship between the Opera and the surrounding open public space. Competitors will be requested to propose urban design strategies that integrate the library’s organisation and programmatic requirements with the building immediate context. Proposals for the library building should deliver a strong architectural concept with the right internal layout for the institution’s optimal operation; the overall objective is to establish a unique set of relationships between the Library, the City and the Fjord. This invitation is open to international teams and the competition languages are Scandinavian and English. The competition phase starts 2 October 2008 and ends 11 January 2009. This Plan and Design Competition complies with the Norwegian Public Procurement Act and all the competition information is officially announced at Doffin/TED. Prequalification: A total of 20 teams will participate in the competition: 10 architectural teams will be selected through the prequalification process, and another 10 will be directly invited by HAV Eiendom. The client will publish a brief with the prequalification rules on its own website August 15, 2008. All requests for qualification should present an architectural statement with a description that illustrates, with text and images, the architect motivation to participate; the client is looking for teams which can deliver compelling proposals that could engage and stimulate the inhabitants of Oslo. The RFQ document should be delivered in printed version A4 and in PDF format in a CD-rom. (max document size 10 pages, including illustrations) RFQ submittals should be delivered by midday 15 September 2008. Prequalified teams will be announced 29 September 2008.   Delivery address: HAV Eiendom AS Paulsenkaia 0150 Oslo Additional information is available at www.ohv.oslo.no/haveiendom from 15 August 2008