– We want to build a hotel building that will go uphill, says Arve Tokvam who is the leader for staff functions in Norway’s Best. For several years, he and his partners have worked quietly with the hotel plans, writes Sogn Avis. And the new hotel in Flåm will definitely “go uphill” if it is realized as planned: A 90 meter high building modeled after a solid cairn. By comparison, Oslo Plaza is 117 meters high. – It is not common to build on the hill in our area, at least not to this extent so it can probably be called too resilient, says Tokvam. – People who dare to think big – This is something that will show again in the landscape and something that will be noticed both at home and abroad, says mayor Trygve Skjerdal (Sp). Aurland and Flåm are among the most popular tourist destinations in the country, and annually the small parish municipality receives around 1 million tourists. EXCITING PROJECT: Trygve Skjerdal (Sp) is mayor of Aurland. Photo: Geir Bjarte Hjetland / news – Here are people who dare to think big thoughts and who dare to invest, says Skjerdal. He adds: – Then there are probably many opinions about what should be and not, but it is a discussion that I welcome. – Will break with much of what we think For not everyone is equally excited about the idea of a 90 meter high hotel in the tourist pearl Flåm. – It will break with much of what we think about development, the environment and local communities, says Gøran Johansen who is the municipal council representative for the Green Party (MDG) in Aurland. SKEPTIC: Gøran Johansen (MDG) does not immediately applaud the new hotel plans. Photo: Private The hotel plans that were launched this week have a price tag of NOK 1 billion. The initiator describes it as an environmental building in glass and stone, but also some wood. – Even though in isolation there are some good thoughts here, this is not what we envisage in the center of Flåm, says Johansen. Bid on reactions Tokvam bids that there will be reactions to the plans, and that not everyone will be equally excited. – It is always the case that there will be reactions to what is not common, so we expect that. But if you want to create development, then you have to provoke a little and come up with things that are not completely common within the usual norms.
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Plan for a 90 meter high hotel in a tourist gem – news Vestland
