DNB Solheimsviken

The Norwegian street artist DOLK’s nine meter high wall piece «TOY» greets employees and guests walking from the reception area on the ground floor towards the meeting centre and canteen on the first floor.

The tall lobby outside the auditorium functions as an extension of the art corridor, and connects the ground and first floors. The pictures by the artist Svein Strand were originally commissioned for the old bank building in Kirkegata 18 in Oslo. The titles of the twelve works (oil on canvas) are unknown, and there is no specific date for the works that were painted over a 10-year period. The artist frequently uses indoor motifs with elements of interiors and still life. The paintings are richly coloured and convey dreamlike impressions of figures and rooms.

The reception area with the art work series by the artist Irma Salo Jæger. 

The social areas are placed centrally on all floors, acoustically separated from work areas and with access to each floor’s common meeting rooms. Variation in use of furniture allows for different activities.

An upgraded meeting centre, with access to terrace and sea-view, is located on the fourth floor.

The work areas have various furnishing alternatives. The 10% which are dedicated to reading and concentrated work are placed in more secluded and quiet zones.

The art corridor can be glimpsed from the canteen’s self-service area.