DOGA

The DOGA building
DOGA is housed in a former industrial building along Akerselva in Oslo, with a history that dates back to 1898. DOGA offer flexible rooms and venues for both large and small design and architecture-related activities. DOGA owns two old industrial buildings along Akerselva that originally housed the transformer station for Ankertorget square. The building is currently listed on the Cultural Heritage Management Office’s ‘yellow’ list (municipal cultural monuments).From electricity to design and architecture.

The transformer station provided power for Oslo’s trams and outdoor lighting and the oldest part of the building is the old machine room. The machine room was built from 1898–1900 and updated from 1912–1913 and boasts a classic style with large steel industrial windows and patterned masonry work designed to harmonise with the nearest neighbour, Jakob Church. Nowadays, the machine room is the Hallen room, where history has been well preserved.The substation from 1948 features a functionalist style with patterned brickwork and a very high conservation value.

The renovation into the current space was carried out by Aspelin Ramm from 2003–2005 for use as a venue that can serve as an exhibition and meeting space for design and architecture. The architects responsible for the design were Jensen & Skodvin. In addition to DOGA, the property also houses offices, retail space and apartments.The buildings were awarded the Statens Byggeskikkpris (National Architecture Prize) in 2006, Cityprisen in 2007 and Olavsrosa (quality seal) in 2008. 

TRAVEL TO VENUE

Getting to Oslo from Gardermoen Airport:

• Flytoget Airport Express Train will take you from the airport terminal to Oslo Central Station in approximately 20 minutes. The walk from Oslo Central Station is a short 15 min walk away. 
• The airport express bus Flybussen takes approximately 1 hour, with departures every 30 minutes throughout the day from the entrance of the airport terminal Oslo Central Station.  
• If you are driving, either your own personal car or arriving by taxi, the journey will take approximately 45 minutes, depending on traffic. If you are arriving by car, the parking facility Vulcan P-Hus is directly connected to Vulcan hotel, providing secure indoor parking in the center of Oslo. The prices is 270 NOK per 24 hours, og 36 NOK per hour.