Typology: Transformation / Bistro / Housing
Location: Kirkegata 32, Levanger, Norway
Date: May 2022 (2 weeks)
Academic work at NTNU, Arkitektur 4, Transformasjon
Keywords: reuse, rehabilitation, detailing, color, multiuse
Can a building tell a story? KG32 is a transformation project that brings to life the layered history of an original Swiss-style house from 1897. Over decades, it has undergone significant changes, particularly in the 1960s, evolving into a patchwork of logs, steel, concrete, and brick. Now transformed into a bistro, family residence, an apartment and a small studio.
The key interventions include a new addition that rests atop an old extension, folding over the original slate roof. Through rationality and delicacy, building components have been strengthened, relocated, and reused, with a focus on minimizing waste. This approach has imbued the building with a unique character, and a collage of history making its poetry.
