Making the Plus

Vestre AS

ISBN 10: 3775754237 / ISBN 13: 9783775754231

Published by Hatje Cantz, DE, 2024

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Manufacturing a green future Industrial production is considered one of the biggest sources of pollution in the world. In 2020, Norwegian furniture manufacturer Vestre decided to prove that a different future is possible. Together with architects from the Danish Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), Vestre drew up plans for a green factory deep in the Norwegian forests: Making The Plus not only takes you through the construction process of the "world's most sustainable furniture factory," documented by renowned photographer Einar Aslaksen. It also broadens our view on how architecture, industry, nature, and the public space have to be completely intertwined moving toward a sustainable future.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Making the Plus
• Publisher: Hatje Cantz, DE
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3775754237
• ISBN 13: 9783775754231
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 840 grams

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Synopsis

A photographic account of the creation of Vestre and BIG’s widely heralded green factory in Norway

Factories are virtually synonymous with pollution. In 2021, the Norwegian furniture manufacturer Vestre decided to demonstrate that alternative models are possible. With the acclaimed Danish architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), they devised plans for a green factory deep in the Norwegian forests. With the aim of achieving BREEAM certification and also to create a public space, a challenging yet exciting journey toward building "the world’s most sustainable factory" began. The result is The Plus―a building that has been unanimously heralded in the architectural press.
Making The Plus leads readers through the construction process of this extraordinary building, which from its inception was documented by the renowned photographer Einar Aslaksen. The book also shows how architecture, industry and public space can be approached as a single entity toward a sustainable future.