This is what the legendary Sotakiosken looks like today
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This is how Obos envisioned the corner in his previous plan
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Now they are presenting a completely new plan for the area
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Obos took a storm for the plans for Sotahjørnet on Vålerenga. Now the housing group wants to preserve the legendary kiosk – and build something they hope the neighbors will like.
28. June 2022 07:33
Last updated 18 minutes ago
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– We should have listened a little better. We prioritize development too highly and now see that the project was not well enough adapted to the neighborhood.
Development director Geir Graff-Kallevåg in Obos stands outside the Sota kiosk at Vålerenga. The totally dilapidated kiosk turns 100 years old this year. It has become a symbol of the struggle for conservation in the district. And for many, a confirmation of Obos as a cynical, brutal developer.
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