The Arctic University Museum of Norway will contain a mix of cultural artefacts and natural history archives owned by University of Tromsø.
Henning Larsen's priority for the new building's layout was for it to have a strong link to the city's centre in a bid to attract visitors, and ensure it is an accessible part of the city at all hours.
To achieve this, a pathway will cut down through the centre of the museum that connects to the main town, two smaller paths will then branch off perpendicularly to this central passage, creating a link to the nearby neighbourhoods.
In plan, this landscaping divides the museum into four distinct volumes that resemble a four-leaf clover, and also reduces the visual impact of the museum so it complements the scale of its surroundings.
Once complete, it will measure 19,700 square metres and cascade down its sloping site beside the university's existing store for the collections.
