Mellomveien 34 A og B (Mellomveien 34 A and B)
Description
Mellomveien 34, 9007 Tromsø
Mellomveien 34A and B in Tromsø city centre were built to provide homes for nurses working at the then nearby regional hospital. The neighbourhood now consists of a mixture of offices (mainly for the county council)
Tromsø Centre for Contemporary Art (Tromsø Kunstforening)
parking areas and further housing. Mellomveien 34A and B were built in 1955 and designed by the architects C. Thunes arkitektkontor. The property is owned by Troms County Council.
Built on a slope the buildings consist of four and six distinct sections, each with two bedsits per floor with a continuous central corridor running the length of each floor. Both 34A and B have the same structure and detailing with vertical wooden cladding and pitched roofs with metal sheeting, though the color of the external walls alternates between the sections.
Built on a slope the buildings consist of four and six distinct sections, each with two bedsits per floor with a continuous central corridor running the length of each floor. Both 34A and B have the same structure and detailing with vertical wooden cladding and pitched roofs with metal sheeting, though the color of the external walls alternates between the sections.
Year of construction
1955
Architect
C. Thune Larsens arkitektkontor
Building Type
House
bedsit
block of flats
studio flats
Construction System / Materials
Wood
Literature
Evensen, Birgit: Fra Sykehusloftet til MH-bygget - Sykepleierutdanningens historie i Tromsø, Tromsø 2003
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