This document summarizes a micro-urbanism project conducted by students from the Bergen School of Architecture in Voss, Norway in October 2007. The students investigated public spaces in Voss, including the old town square called the allmenning and nearby backstreets. One group focused their intervention on a tree located at the intersection of the allmenning and a backstreet. They explored the relationship between official streets and backstreets in Voss and how activities in the backstreets contribute to social interaction. The document includes sketches of the city and public spaces in Voss.

1. 28.OKT - 10.NOV 2007 400meterkunst
rosiner i voss pølsa å
chi jonas zlatan marit bard laura siri fergus naeem chiang thuy

2. thanks to :
400meterkunst
voss vandrarheim
avhalds kaféen voss
voss kommune oppmålingsavdelinga
MICRO URBANISM VOSS
BERGEN SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE OKTOBER 2007

6. 3 ON THE WAY Laura-Thuy-Zlatan BAS 07

8. 3 ON THE WAY

12. Street with bricks and lights
Voss 2007
Marit Kornberg, Bård I. Møller,
Siri Nicolaisen, Fergus Sørli
Bergen Arkitektskole

13. M-Zone investigations at Voss
We have chosen a tree in the old
almenning as our intervention point
at Voss.
The four trees in the old square gives
a strong direction, pointing to the cul-
tural landscape, an allmenning room.
Macro sketch VOSS This tree is located in the crosspoint
City following the terrain between the allmenning and our ‘new
Earlier: Allmenning from mountain to field found’ backstreet.
Dialectic Streets
The official street and the backstreet are a re-
flection of each other, and the use is mutually
dependent. Still there seems to be a difference
in valuation.
We found that the activities that takes place in
the backstreet also plays a part in the social
interactions in Voss.

17. The lights in the backstreet
The freight ramp - used as
bench for workers and skating
installation for youth The fountain in the
allmenning,
reminder of the old
public space
Lights leading
to the next room
where other
students are
working
The stairs - hang out
space for youth

26. BERGEN SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE 2007
CROSS COURSE MICRO-URBANISM in VOSS