This is sandnes !

shORT abOuT sandnes

sandnes is a city and municipality in Rogaland county, norway. it is part of the region of Jæren. [...]sandnes was separated from høyland as a municipality of its own in 1860, and gained city status the same year. On 1 January 1965, the rural municipalities of høyland and høle, as well as parts of hetland, were merged with sandnes.[...]The city is named after an old farm (“sandnæs” 1723), since the city was built on its ground. The first element is sand which means “sand” or “sandy beach”, the last element is nes which means “headland”.[...] The coat-of-arms was granted on 21 april 1972. The arms show a piece of pottery, as pottery was one of the main industries in the late 18th century. The symbol is a leirgauk, which in english would be a ceramic cuckoo-bird (leir(e)= clay/ceramic and gauk/gjøk = cuckoo-bird). The ceramic sandnes-cuckoo (norwegian: sandnesgauker) is an ocarina or simple flute which was made by the potteries in sandnes and used to advertise their products. Later it also became a nickname for people from sandnes.[...] The city of sandnes is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of stavanger, and these two cities have expanded so as to form a conurba-tion. The municipality of sola is located to the west, Klepp and Time to the south, and Gjesdal and Forsand to the east. The fjord Gandsfjorden is situated north-south and ends in the centre of sandnes. The interna-tional airport of stavanger is situated in sola.sandnes’s districts are austrått, Figgjo, Ganddal, hana (includes aspervi-ka and dale), høle, Lura, Malmheim, Riska, sandved, soma, stangeland, sviland, and Trones.The landscape of the sandnes and stavanger region is quite flat. On the long west coast there are several beaches and further inland the land is raised to form low plains with some small peaks rising up to 400 to 500 metres (1,300 to 1,600 ft) above sea level. From stavanger and sandnes it is approximately one hour by car to alpine and skiing resorts.

*about sandnes from wikipedia.

in sandnes there are some easily accessible small mountain peaks, such as dalsnuten and Lifjell, with a view over the sandnes/stavanger area. The renowned Lysefjord is also easily accessible by car or boat.[...] sandnes hosts a large array of retail shops of most kinds and is used by the neighbouring municipalities appreciating the service and wide range of selections. sandnes is known as norway’s bicycle city, mainly due to the fact that the bicycle manufacturer Øglænd dbs was situated here for decades. The city offers a variety of routes for everyday riders and tourists. since 1996 a public bicycle rental programme has been in operation in the city.The city has a vibrant industrial base, mainly in the Ganddal area in the south and the Lura and Forus area in the north towards the stavanger boundary. There is significant activity related to oil exploration in the north sea and also some iT related companies. in this suburban region between sandnes and stavanger, malls and department stores have also been established. among these malls is one of norway’s biggest malls, Kvadrat meaning “square” (although it is not square shaped anymore as it has expanded several times since it opened in 1984).around 30% of the population is employed in stavanger (Q4 2004).[5]sandnes was formerly known as the pottery town of norway - due to the important ceramics industry based on the extensive occurrence of clay in the surroundings.[...] The primary football team (sandnes ulf) currently plays in the high-est division of norwegian professional football.sandnes is the only city in norway which is a member of the World health Organisation’s network of healthy Cities.sandnes and its neighbor city stavanger was chosen along with Liverpool, united Kingdom, to be a european Capital of Culture for 2008.higher education facilities include Forus upper secondary school and Lundehaugen upper secondary school. in 2010 Forus and Lundehaugen were no longer upper secondary schools, Lundehaugen is now high school. Most of Forus and Lundehaugen merged into a new school named Vågen.

*This wallpainting is located in the mainstreet in sandnes; Langgata. The artist Jørund aase Falkenberg made this artpiece in 2010, and it is about sandnes and the city’s lack of identity. Represented by the sandnesgauk

(the symbol of sandnes); sandnes’ identity is a void in a fireworks of colors.

sandnes, a city with no identity ? *

Finding an identity (by asking questions)

sandnes is a city with an unclear identity. Throughout the city’s history the city has been” branded” in numerous ways, without gaining a posi-tion. as citizens of sandnes it is important to not only see our preconceptions, and find the proof that confirms them, but to realize the potential that lies within a city that is ready for a clear vision!by talking to a local architect the phrase “sandnes is the city for the lost opportunities” came up, and in a way, this is an accurate description of today’s situation. sandnes is on the edge of a new development, and now is the time to make the rights that in the past has been done wrong.

On the way of finding this “new identity” for sandnes we need to map what is already here today. how do the people of sandnes view their city? What possibilities do they see, and where are the potential? What do they consider to be the city centre, and what do they use it for? What do they like and dislike in sandnes, and what do they think is the identity of the city?We decided that we wanted to involve with the citizens of sandnes, and so we made a questionnaire.

The questionnaire was not used as a quantitative research tool, but more as a tool for conversation. We reached out to shop owner, children, to people that has moved from or moved to the city, family members, relatives and friends, and the col-leagues of them, and in this way reached people on several levels of the society in sandnes.

by reaching out to the citizens of sandnes with the questionnaire, people started to talk with us, and they added their specific opinions and ideas, and not just a straight answer, to our questions. at the same time as getting the individual opinions about the city, a pat-tern of “similar” answers started to appear on the questions that we had asked them.

*sandnesgauk is the name of a clayinstrument, that used to be made in sandnes. The city was built on industry, brickworks factories amongst other, and this instrument was a biproduck of

theis industry. it became the symbol of the city, and is figurated in the city’s coat of arms. a sandnesgauk is also the name of a citizen of sandnes.

sandnesgauk*

everybody, in some way, disliked “Ruten” (the train station), yet it was also one of the places that people used the most, and even some looked on as a symbol of sandnes. There were also some question everybody had different answers too, as with the question of sandnes identity.The city was called ”the brickwork city”, “the bicycle city”, “the cultural city”, “the athletic city”, ”the city for the outdoors”, ”the merchants city” amongst others, in addition to those finding the city’s identity as confu-sion, unclear, chaotic or indecisive.

every single answer is collected into a big “map”, presenting the places people use and don’t use, like and dislike. it shows us the places and buildings that people consider being sandnes. We want to present these different places and buildings, piece by piece. Together they equally make the identity of sandnes, a bit more clear.

*a questionaire made by eivor davidsen & espen Vik, 6th of february 2012.

Finding the identity of a place by asking questions*

*based on a questionaire made by eivor davidsen & espen Vik, 6th of february 2012.

The answer to our questions*

BYGG/STED Like Dislike Symbolize Favorite Most important Use the most Could be better SUMKulturhuset 22 26 2 19 17 86Vitenfabrikken 8 1 5 1 1 16Lanternen 1 6 7Sandnes indre havn 3 2 4 2 2 7 20Gamle Konfeksjonsfabrikken 8 12 20GamlaVærket 4 8 1 2 15Charles&De 2 1 3 6Vågen 33 5 2 6 1 25 3 42Elvegaten 11 1 3 1 5Ruten 2 17 6 2 5 16 20 68Siloene 2 1 3Sandnes brygge 7 3 5 2 12 29Sandvedparken 11 1 2 7 1 5 27Strandgata 1 3 1 3 8Rema 1000 4 4 8Tinghuset 4 2 6Rådhuset 4 1 1 1 7Kulturmøllå 4 2 6Pottemaker Simonsen 1 2 1 4Maxi 2 1 18 1 22Langgata 14 2 9 6 4 30 7 72Folkets hus 3 3Jernbanen 1 1 5 8 15KinoKino 5 1 1 1 8Gand VGS. 6 2 8Vågen VGS 14 5 12 7 12 50Havannasenteret 4 3 9 16Residence 2 3 2 3 10Villa Rosa 1 1 4 6Storånå 1 1 7 9Blokkene i indre vågen 2 2 4Gamla torget 2 2Ugland 2 2Dalsnuten/melsheia/turområder 2 1 2 5

SUM 109 78 89 40 44 161 94

*selected comments from the questionaires.

Is Sandnes a city with a clear identity ?

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“no, the city centre is messy with a lot of ugly areas.”

“Well, they are trying. but it is hard to know if we are the “green city”, “the bicycle city”, “the gateway to Jæren”.....”

“nO! The city is to messy, and there is no clear city centre.”

“a very cultural city.”

“sandnesgauk”

“no, it’s not clear enough. sandnes was the “bicycle-city”but has lost it. We need to find our identity.”

“no, it is very divided, the only thing it is famous for is “sandnesgauken”, and what is that, really?”

“Yes. it is the bicycle city, and it is the athletics city.”

“no. Tries to compete with stavanger instead of working together. Little brother- complex”.

“Cultural city!”

“no. sandnes doesn’t focus on one spesific thing, its maore all over the place. That makes the identity indefinable.”

Do Sandnes have a clear identity?

Could Sandnes become a university city?

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Could Sandnes be a university city ?

selected comments*

“Yes! because sandnes is a growing city with many people moving in.The city has the possibility and the space to build a university.”

“Yes. The city has lots of space, and it might give the city a better nightlife.”

“no, we already have uis.”

“Yes, but it is a bit strange”

“Yes, why not! it is the last thing missing on education in sandnes, and it would bring wore young adults to the city. it will give the city more life, more nightlife and more cafe’s.”

“Yes! it is a central locations in the region, and the county.”

“Yes.it would bring more life to the city.The location is strategic for the region,with the railroad.”

“no, the city is not good enough for a student enviroment, there is to little to do in sandnes.”

“no, stavanger is “that” city.”

“no. uis is already in stavanger, and two universities so close is probably not good? Maybe an art school instead, that would be awesome!”

Do Sandnes have a clear identity?

Could Sandnes become a university city?

*based on the answers in the questionaire about places used the most in sandnes centre.

The intensity of the city centre*

This diagram shows the more intense areas of the city centre, and gives a good view of which parts of the city that is used the most.

The darker areas are the ones used the most, and then the intensity decreases as the spaces are brighter grey. the areas without colour,

are the ones that were not mentioned at all.

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* based on our questionaire of people and conversations with different actors, in sandnes.

Potential hotspots in sandnes

These parts of the city centre are all potential hotspots in sandnes. They are all places that does not fully use their social, economical,

functional and/or aesthetic potential.

as these sites are all part of the inner city, they have the potential of becoming a part of a vibrant, urban enviroment.

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important connectors in the city centre

between the potential hotspots, we find some crucial points of connection.

These areas are important since they tie the city centre together, and should be viewed as important connectors in the developement of

the city centre .

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The site

The potential hotspots at the inner bay of sandnes, are at the current situation in the threshold of a major shift. The last resonance of the

city’s industrial history is about to move out, and the land is ready for a new purpose and a new use.

The two hotspot and the adjacent connector will be the site for a new masterplan of the city centre of sandnes.

The masterplan will evolve around the injection of a university, and the positive influence this will have on the surrounding enviroments.

The grey area, will be the focus point of the plan, as the site for the university.

This area will be the more detailed part of the overall masterplan.

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a MaP OF sandnes*

sandnes centre by citizen of sandnes

*Map of sandnes based on the answers o fthe questionaires.

a short presentation of the elements in our map of sandnes.

*based on the answers of a questionaire made by eivor davidsen and espen Vik, sandnes, February 2012.

The elements of sandnes*

The elements of sandnes, are the places that were mentioned in our questionaire. it shows the places pople use the most, what they like and

dislike in sandnes, and what areas they think is not functioning, or not working as well as they could.

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Gamle Konfeksjonsfabrikken

Gamle Konfeksjonsfabrikken, is the name of the old sewing factory in the inner harbour area of sandnes. The Factory is also the birthplace of the

popular, norwegian, fashion chain Cubus.

it was in 1966, that Jonas Øglænd startet to intruduce the chain concept into the old clothing factory, by testing a number of different brands like

Pioner and Ø-klær before ending up with the name Cubus.at one point the chain was so popular that their jeans boogie Jeans was

the second most sold jeans in norway, right behind Levis.

Today the factory has closed, and the building is withour any program. The surronding buildings are of a temporary character and the hole area is

a fairly neglected part of the city centre.

siloene*

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siloene

siloene is the large silos placed quite central in sandnes, right in the mid-dle of the harbour. The silos was built in 1977, with a height of 40 meters

(and lift trucks for almost 50 meters). The silo was erected without permission, and was only in use for around

13 years. since the early 1990’s the building has been un-used and without any program.

There has been several attempts on finding new programs for the silos, both student housing, hotel, artcentre, and the new townhall amongst

others. so far noting has been decided.

Vitenfabrikken*

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Vitenfabrikken

Vitenfabrikken is a knowlegde centre for kids and youths, and was buildt in sandnes in 2008. The architects of the buildings are the Oslo based

office askim Lanto. a part of the areas history is the old mill that is located at this spot very spot, and was in use from 1912 to 1988. The mill is now integrated in the new building, with the machenery from the mill intact as it was in 1988.

The history of the site also includes the old bicycle factory, that at its peek was the largest bicycle factory in the nordic contries. Most of this building is now torn down, in order to give space for the new building.

Tinghuset*

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Tinghuset

Tinghuset is the courthouse of the city and the region, and was buildt in sandnes in 2006, just when the citys court was merged

with the regions court. The architects of the buildings are the scandinavian office Link signatur.

The site of the building is right in the centre of the city, and is located where the old post office used to be.

Today the courthouse is filled with the court administration and seven courtrooms, but also commerce on the groundfloor, and a highschool

offering bachelors in social and healthcare.

storånå*

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storånå

storåna is a river in sandnes, and is about 4.5 kilometers long and has a fall of 18.5 meters, going from stokkeland water in the south to the

Gandsfjord in the city centre.

in the danish period, the river was so clean that it produced fresh water pearls. in the 1850’s the river was used for industrial use, first for

farming, and mills, then, in the late 1800’s, for wood and furniture-industry. The industry was clean and the river was the supplyer of

sandnes city’s drinking water untill the 1950’s, when sewage from the areas was disposed into the river.

The part of the river running through the city centre is no partly in pipes under ground, with a samll area partly opened again. in the muncipality

plan it is stated that the river should be completely opened again.

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sandvedparken

sandvedparken is a 800 m long park in sandnes. The park follows the river storåna, on its way from sandved in the south till the city centre of

sandnes.The part was established in the early 1900’s by “sandved hagebruks skole”, a horticultural school, when they filled a part of their property

with a park. The municipality leased the park from 1932, but it is now the owner of the realestate.

in 1996 the park was named “Green park of the year” by norwegian Construction Gardeners.

Vågen VGs*

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Vågen VGs

Vågen VGs is a high school in the citycentre of sandnes, located in mid-dle of the harbour area. The school opened in 2010 and houses around

850 students of creative arts, and also “sandnes kulturskole” an evening based educational institution in music and dance. The school is designed

by Link arkitecture, a scandinavian office for architecture.

The new high school offers education withing the fields of media and communication, music, dance and drama,design and crafts &

specialization in design. The combination of disciplines such as design, media and music, dance and drama, makes the new school unique in an

international context. The building hosts exhibitions, concerts and performances.

Ruten*

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Ruten

Ruten is the unofficial name of the main bus and train station in sandnes. it is located at the heart of the city, in between the harbour area

and the mainstreet Langgata.Originally, this area was a part of the fjord. but in 1935 the area was

landfilled. The area was a park and a plaza in the heart of the city next to the main trainstation. Later the park was rearranged as a parking lot, and when the railroad was rised in 1955 the main station was moved out from

the city centre. Ruten has in the recent years been dominated by a more negative

athmosphere, and was at one point the second most “dangerous place” in norway, right after Oslo s, the mainstation in Oslo.

now the main station is yes again in the city centre, and it is desided that the area, once again,

should be used as a park in the middle of the city centre.

ugland*

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ugland

ugland is a crane vessel, owned by the company ugland from Grimstad in the south of norway.

The boat is parked at the bay in sandnes for shorter and longer periods of the year, and has beein a part of the citys skyline for decades.

The boat has a 60 meter high crane, and can lift over 600 tons.

sandnes brygge*

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sandnes brygge

sandnes brygge is the home of the city’s stand-up and concertstage right at the harbour in sandnes. it has been named as one of the best stand-up stages in norway, and in addition to live shows, it is also a

diningplace.The building also houses the municipalities developer company.

Originally, the building was used as a warehouse for the harbour industry, but has later been a nigthclub, but it now houses a cafe,stage and office.

Rådhuset*

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Rådhuset

Rådhuset is the townhall in sandnes, it was buildt in 1961, and designed by the architects Gustav hellland and endre aarreberg. in 1984 the build-

ing needed an extention and endre aarreberg designed this addition.The building is located in the outskirts of the city centre.

Resently the location of the townhall has been discussed as beeing to uncentral, and there has been proposed ceveral new locations for the

townhall. The harbour has been one of the proposed sites for this new townhall.

Residence*

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Residence

Residence is the name of a hotle in the midle of the city centre of sandnes, in Julie eges gate. it is located in the old factories of “sandnes

ullvare” the local wool industry in sandnes. in 1988 the factories was renovated and one part became a shoppingcentre, and the other a hotel.

an addition to the hotel, it also houses the cinema in sandnes, some resturants and a nightclub. The area of Residence is at night time

dominated by the nightclubs in the street.

Rema 1000*

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Rema 1000

The Rema 1000 building houses, as the name says, a Rema 1000 supermarket. in addition to this there some offices here. The building is

located in the north part of the city centre, right next to the new courthouse.

The surronding area is dominated by larger buildings for private companies, and a parkinglot for the busses at Ruten (the main bus and

train station), and not that much commerce or public functions.

Pottemaker simonsen*

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Pottemaker simonsen

Pottemaker simonsen, is the name of a pottery shop located in the northern part of Langgata in sandnes.

The Ceramist stein e. simonsen is the eleventh generation in sandnes of this discipline, that dates back to the 1600’s. he therefore represents

the longest uninterrupted potteritradisjon in norway. The pottery shop in Langgata is his workshop, where he makes and exhibits his selfproduced

pottery, like large barrels and jars. he also makes “sandnesgauken”, a musical instrument, made in the

old traditional way, with clay from sandnes. now his daughter Ruth has taken over the family industri, with “sandnes gauken” as her spesiality.

The shop has been located in “langgata” since the early 1900’s, and is one of the oldest continiously runned shops in sandnes.

Kulturmøllå*

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Kulturmøllå

Kulturmøllå is the name of a mill located in the outskirts on the city cen-tre in sandnes, next to the townhall.

The mill was used for farming in the , but was in the 90’s turned into a culturalhouse for youths in sandnes, and was therefore called “the cultural mill”. “Møllå” was a concert area a cafe for youths, and it also housed office spaced for many political youth organisations and in the

courtyard of the building a legal graffittiwall was put up.

now the youthhouse is closed, and moved to the north end of Langgata(the mainstreet) and the building has decayed.

Lanternen*

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Lanternen

Lanternen is one of the new additions in Langata, the mainstreet in sandnes. it is an open construction, made by massive wood, with a glass

roof, and functiones as a roof for the old market place in the street.The building was a part of the architectural project “norwegian wood”, inviting architects to design inovative designs with wood as the main material. This was a regional project in the occation of stavanger and

sandnes beeing chosen as the european cultural capital of 2008.

The building is designed as a collaboration between the norwegian based office atelier Oslo and the french office aWP from Paris.

Langgata*

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Langgata

Langgata the mainstreet in the center of sandnes, ranging from the Oalsgata to strandgata. The street was built in 1847 as part of a new

highway between Lura (north) and sandved (south). The street is 1 km long, and half of the street is for pedestrian only.

The city’s first plan was made in 1858 with a city structure based on a grid, made out of “long streets” and “cross streets”. in 1974 a larger part of the street was zoned for pedestrian in the daytime, and in 1978 the

scheme was extended to be valid around the clock.

Langgata is the longest pedestrian street in norway and is the centre of commerce in sandnes.

Kulturhuset*

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Kulturhuset

sandnes Kulturhus is a cultural house, and the cultural center of sandnes. The building opened on new Year’s eve 1999 and is located at

Mauritz Kartevold Place in the harbor. Kulturhuset was originally an old spinningfactory”Kamgarnspinneriet”. Today only the factory pipe exist of the old building, as a testament of

sandnes industrial history.The new building was designed by architect Knut hoem and Ole Tonning.

Kulturhuset contains two halls, conference rooms, library, restaurant and the marina. in addition, a foyer of 400 m² is used for concerts, parties

and exhibitions.

The train station*

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The train station

The trainstation in sandnes is located at the heart of the city centre and is called “Ruten” by the citizens.

The railway runs straight trough the city, with langata on the west and the harbour at the east. The train connects the whole region, with

stavanger in nord and egersund (and bryne) in the south.

in 1955, it was decided that the railroad shoud be lifted up, one floor above the city.Many solutions was discussed, where a light steel struc-

ture was prefered, since it would appear the least disturbing to the urban life. but this alternative was to expensive and a concrete wall, with nine

openings, was made to support the railway.

it has later been proposed to open the structure up more, with ceveral new openings to reconnect the west with the east.

“Gamla torget”*

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“Gamla torget”

Gamla torget is the old city square in sandnes centre, and is located in the north end of Langgata. The square used to be surrounded by the old townhall, the firestation, “folketshus” an assembly hous for the workers

and their organisations, and the local bank. This made the square a natural place for gatherings. and it is at this square that the late king

håkon Vii held his speak in 1946, as one of his many visit’s to sandnes.

Today the public insttutions has moved away from the city centre, and part of the square was turned in to a parking lot.

The life at the square is not like it used to be. still, every year, the lighting of the city’s christmas tree is done here.

The municipality of sandnes has decides that the square once again should be made a square and has decided to design some sort of park,

with a focus on children as the main users.

Kinokino -The old Cinema*

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Kinokino -The old Cinema

The old theatre was made in 1941 by the architects Gustav helland, and sverre brandsberg dahl. The building originally included the town hall, a

distribution station for the electricity company, a public library, and a movie theatre.

The different programs have moved out of the building as the years have gone by, and the last one was the cinema that moved out in 2004.

Today the building contains a complex of art galleries and ateliers, and a cafe & chocolaterie.

Gamlaværket*

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Gamlaværket

Gamlaværket is a restaurant and hotel which is situated in Langata at the property of the former “Raugstadgården”, a building from 1890.

The hotel & Restaurant is named after the first pottery factory in sandnes and has evolved a concept around sandnes’ industrial history.

The building has never had anything to do with the production of pottery, but it was workplace for a blacksmith, shops and housing. The building was renovated and the hotel/restaurant opened in 1994. The renovation was part of a strategy from the municipality, and was to rehabilitate the

old buildings in the shopping street, to its original state.

The resturant is a grunder of the norwegian food concept “Jærkjøkkenet”,a cuisine buildt on the local farming and cooking traditions.

dalsnuten*

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dalsnuten

dalsnuten is a popular hiking track nearby the centre of sandnes. With its 323 meter it is a easy walk for almost everyone.

From the top you have a view towards west over the whole city and furthe north, stavanger.

Charles & de*

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Charles & de

Charles & de was established in 2005 by Charles Tjessem from sandnes. he won the bocuse d’Or in 2003 and has been the leader of the national

team of chefs in norway. The restaurant has become very popular, and is one of the places in

sandnes where most of the customers is not just from the city, but from other parts odf the region, and of norway.

The building, which is called aasebygget, was built in 1936 and was designed by eilert smith. it is seen as one of the best examples of the

modernist architecture in sandnes.

The kitches houses some of the best chefs in norway, and in 2011 Christian andré Pettersen, a young chef at the resturant, won the norwe-

gian chef championship.

The harbour flats*

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The harbour flats

The apartment buildings in the inner harbor started its construction in 2007 and are still expending in the east today.

The area was inhabited by various industries among other Øglænd system that moved out in 1998,

and Felleskjøpet who produced grain feed.

The apartments have been criticised by the citizens of sandnes because it privatizes the harbor front.

Vågen 33*

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Vågen 33

Vågen 33 is a shopping mall established in 1988. The buildings belonged to the wool factory, sandnes ullvarefabrikk that was established in 1889 and built the factory buildings in Vågen, by the

harbor. The wool factory was increasing in production and workers until the

factory was damaged in a fire in 1978. after the fire the factory moved out from the city centre and built a new

production building there.

Vågen 33 is today not just a shopping mall, the building complex also houses the city’s movie theatre, and night clubs, resturants and a hotel.

sandnes havn*

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sandnes havn

The harbor activity started around 1800 and was mostly based on herring fishing until 1875 when the first port comission was established.

The harbour activity was increasing together with the industry by the sea and in 1960 a huge filling was done to expand the harbour area and to be

able to have bigger ships and oil rigs by the port.

Today there is a development to move the harbor activities out of the inner harbour, and replace it with housing offices and public programs. There is also plans for a bridge over the fjord that will lower the sailing

height in the inner harbor.

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elvegata 11

elvegata 11 is an extension of the existing shopping mall, Vågen 33 in sandnes. The complex are also housing offices and public welfare ser-

vices, and appartments.

The site was earlier inhabited by Jonas Øglænd a/s bicycle factory, pro-ducing the dbs bike. The existing strcuctures was demolished in 2004

when the construction of the new building began.

The designers of the building is Link signatur.

Villa Rosa*

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Villa Rosa

Villa Rosa is one of many independent niche stores in Langgata, the main shopping street in sandnes.

The type of stores that has been in the street has varied over the years, but in tle last years there has been a focus on concept stores that you

don’t find in a shopping mall. This has shown to be a good way of existing together with the

big shopping malls outside of the city centre.

strandgata*

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strandgata

strandgata is the first city centre of sandnes and the area where the first industry was established, like the brick-stone factory “sandnes Teglværk”

in 1784, and the furniture factory Mikelsen Møbelfabrikk (1868-1968).

With the decline of the industy in the 60’s and 70’s, strandgata as a housing area also declined in quality.

The remaining industry occupy most of the area towards the sea, and the housing area is squeezed between factories,

the railroad and heavy traffic going towards stavanger.

Gand VGs*

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Gand VGs

Gand VGs is a high-school in sandnes built in 1962 by the architects Tonning & Øglænd. The school has 1100 students today and have many

aditional buildings in the nearby area because of the increase of students at the school.

The main building is looked upon has a very nice example of the 60’s concrete architecture in norway but the additional buildings have a

temporary character both in use and apperance. The school is planning a renovation and expansion at the site of the original school, so that all the

students could be gathered in the samearea.

The highschool provides education within the field of; building and construction, design and crafts, electrical, health and social care,

technical and industrial production, sports and physical education and service and transport. it is the largest high school in sandnes.

havanna senteret*

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havanna senteret

havannasenteret is a shopping mall and appartment complex , established in 1987. it is located in the old buildings of the foundry

“sandnes aducerverk”. The foundry was established in 1942 and was expanding rapidly after the 2nd World War.

in 1974 it had over 500 workers and moved out from the city centre because of lack of space. it was closed down in 1986.

havannasentert is now about to make a big renovation and the shopping mall will be renovated with an addition of several “luxury” appartment,

and is to be completed in 2012.

MaXi*

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MaXi

The shopping mall is situated in the old buildings of “Graveren”, a brick-stone factory.

The factory was established in 1852 and became a large factory with ceveral production houses. it was one of seven brick-stone factories in

sandnes in the late 1800’s.

The last brick-stone was made in 1994 and in 1997 the shopping mall was opened after a renovation of the old factory.