NTNU Unified campus
NTNU UNIFIED CAMPUS
The project aims to consolidate much of NTNU’s activities in Trondheim on and around the Gløshaugen campus.
The Ministry of Education and Research is the commissioning authority, and Statsbygg is the construction client. NTNU is the owner, manager, and user of the buildings.
This is the largest development project under the Unit for campus development (formerly known as Campus Development) and is divided into seven sub-projects:
- Economy and Innovation (P1)
- Materials Science (P2)
- Logistics Centre (P3)
- Music (P4)
- Main Building (Hovedbygningen) (P5)
- Humanities and Social Sciences (P6)
- Infrastructure og Landscape (P0)
Each of these sub-projects has a building programme that forms the basis for further development and implementation.
Project Coherence
n addition to the individual sub-projects, NTNU’s unified campus includes several cross-cutting processes. These are designed to ensure cohesion and continuity across the various parts of the project.
The lateral processes evolve over time. Active focus areas in the current phase include:
- Statsbygg’s standard room catalogue
- Benefit realisation and conformity assessments
- Workplace design handbook
- Relocation handbook
- Statsbyggs standardromskatalog
- Gevinstrealisering og samsvarsvurderinger
- Håndbok for arbeidsplassutforming
- Håndbok for flytting
Benefit realisation plan for NTNU Unified Campus
The benefit realisation plan (In Norwegian only) is a tool used to plan and manage the project to ensure that the goals of NTNU’s unified campus are achieved.
Workplace design handbook
The workplace design handbook (In Norwegian only) was completed in 2024. It outlines how workplace design should be carried out at NTNU, with the necessary participation and co-determination in accordance with applicable laws and agreements. The handbook applies to all workplace design at NTNU, both within and outside the unified campus project.
Relocation handbook
The relocation handbook is currently under development and is scheduled for completion in 2025. It will serve as a tool to ensure predictability and accountability in relocation processes. The handbook describes the process, tasks, and roles involved. The primary audience is leaders, employees, union representatives, and students involved in relocations at NTNU. It will also help external stakeholders understand NTNU’s needs during such processes.
Art project by KORO
Through 2031, KORO will carry out an extensive and process-based public art programme at NTNU in Trondheim. With three art spaces on the Gløshaugen campus, the programme will engage in dialogue with artists, students, and academic communities.
Timeline Sub-projects NTNU Unified Campus
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Function categories
Shared learning area
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Learning spaces
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Hubs
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Special areas
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Workspace areas
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The illustration shows the initial allocation of the building programme’s net area, distributed by function categories across the floors in the six sub-projects.
Goals
Flexibility
NTNU’s buildings must be designed for diverse use and prepared for future needs. The buildings must offer flexibility to accommodate future changes, such as the reorganisation of academic communities, shifts in educational and research activities, and the layout of study and workspaces. The design allows for overlapping functions, multi-use, and shared use of spaces.
Infrastructure and landscape
NTNU Unified Campus will be integrated into and form a central part of a knowledge and innovation district. The buildings, landscape, and infrastructure will be developed through inclusive design to create openness and new connections in the area, woven together by an urban network of streets, squares, and park spaces. The project aims to reduce car traffic on campus. Building facades will be open and active, creating vibrancy and interaction between outdoor areas and the inner streets and public spaces within campus buildings.
Sustainability
NTNU Unified Campus will have a low climate footprint, low energy and power demand, increased biodiversity, and improved local environmental quality on campus. The project prioritises space-efficient and flexible buildings, effective land use, and low-impact materials. Energy supply will be environmentally friendly. Energy needs will be reduced through passive solutions and energy-optimised technical systems. Goods logistics will be streamlined, and the new logistics centre will support the use of zero-emission vehicles. Outdoor meeting places will be linked with cycling and pedestrian pathways.
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