Skateboarding was banned in Norway on 1 September 1978, with the intention of preventing serious accidents. This did not discourage the skateboarders, and the skateboarding scene grew steadily. When the ban was lifted in 1989 the interest exploded. Skateboarders went from being lawbreakers to celebrities and youth idols. In January 2017, 28 years after the ban was lifted, Oslo finally got its own custom-built venue for the today a well-established sport. Oslo Skatehall stands now as the best custom-designed skatepark, and one of the largest of its kind in northern Europe. 

© Finn Ståle Felberg

Architects: Dark Arkitekter

Location: Stavangergata 28, 0467 Oslo, Norway

Architect In Charge: Dark Arkitekter
Area: 2.3 m2

Project Year: 2017

Photographs: Finn Ståle Felberg, Lars Gartå

Landscape: Rambøll/Landskapsfabrikken

Interior Skateboard Elements: Glifberg+Lykke / IOU Ramps

Contractor: Varden Entreprenør AS

© Lars Gartå

From the architect. Skateboarding was banned in Norway on 1 September 1978, with the intention of preventing serious accidents. This did not discourage the skateboarders, and the skateboarding scene grew steadily. When the ban was lifted in 1989 the interest exploded. Skateboarders went from being lawbreakers to celebrities and youth idols. In January 2017, 28 years after...