Horten Harborfront defying all odds
There is no such thing as a silvermedal in architectural competitions, yet Knoppskyter’s notoriety has exceeded all expectations of any runner-up. During a hailstorm of articles after the announcement of the winner, Knoppskyter was strangely enough still mentioned as a contender even though it lost. The politicians in Horten and the harbormaster Espen Eliassen wants to bring the team behind Knoppskyter back to the fore, and applauds the entry for giving the city another dimension in business development. The conceptual proposal was hailed as among the best within the competition, and Horten are currently discussing alternate locations for realisation. Not bad at all!
Odd Rune Nærsnes of Horten Industripark, developer in the Knoppskyter team (NSW, SLA & Tin under the moniker Gattaka.. the hell?), calls it a necessity for the greater good of Horten. “It’s not the typical harbor development, but it’s the future!”
