Making The Plus

The back cover of a book with a large photograph of a modern, dark building with glass walls, seen through the tall, slender trunks of pine trees in a sunlit forest. Below the photo is a block of text and a barcode.

A photograph of a book titled Making The Plus, published by Hatje Cantz. The book is lying at an angle on a white background. The cover features an image of a modern building's interior with green structural beams, large windows looking out onto a forest, and a shiny, green-tinted floor.

The cover of the book Making The Plus, published by Hatje Cantz. The image shows the sunlit interior of a modern building with a glossy green floor and large glass walls looking out onto a pine forest.

An open book with a two-page photo spread of a modern industrial painting facility. The left page shows a wide shot of a clean factory with robotic arms inside a large, green-framed glass booth. The right page is a hazy, close-up of a gloved worker using a spray gun on a metal frame.

An open book showing a page of text on the left titled Location: Integrating the Environment. The right page is a full-page, aerial photograph of a vast, snow-covered pine forest with a clearing for a construction site, where several vehicles are parked.

A close-up of a small booklet titled Making The Plus standing on a curved wooden windowsill. The booklet's cover features a green-hued architectural image. The window reflects the booklet, and the out-of-focus background shows an industrial space with stacked wooden pallets.

A top-down photograph of a book titled Making The Plus resting on a bed of dark green forest foliage and brown pine needles. The book's cover shows the interior of a modern, glass-walled building, contrasting with its natural surroundings in the photo.

An open book lies on a glossy, deep blue surface, showing a two-page photograph of a modern, illuminated building nestled in a snowy forest at dusk. Wooden pallets are visible in the background.

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An open book displays a two-page aerial photograph of a large, modern, cross-shaped building under construction, nestled within a vast, dense pine forest. The warm, low sunlight illuminates the scene, highlighting the treetops.

A book titled Making The Plus leans against the base of a tree with lichen-covered bark. The book rests on a forest floor covered in lush green ground cover plants and patches of pale reindeer lichen.

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A close-up, angled shot of the corner of a stack of paper on a light grey surface. The top page is a textured, dusty rose color with the words WOOD FACTORY and RAL 3017 printed in black. The white edges of the pages below are visible.

A high-angle photograph of an open book on a plain white surface. The left page displays an aerial, blue-toned image of buildings in a snow-covered forest. The right page is a solid, uniform light blue.

An overhead shot of an open photobook on a white surface. The two-page spread shows images of a pine forest during golden hour. The right page is a full-bleed photo of sunlight streaming through tall trees, and the left page shows a similar scene with a glimpse of a concrete structure among the grass and trees.

A two-page spread from a book. On the left is an aerial, top-down photograph of a large, cross-shaped construction site in a snowy evergreen forest. On the right is the book's table of contents, with chapter titles such as Construction, Roundtable, and Operation.

A modern timber building with an angular, sloping roof is seen through a dense forest of tall, slender pine trees. The viewpoint is from the moss-covered forest floor, with warm sunlight filtering through the trees and illuminating the scene.

A low-angle interior shot of a large building constructed with mass timber. Large, light-colored wooden beams span the ceiling, supported by columns that frame a wall of windows looking out onto trees. In the foreground, a tiered wooden structure rises along the windows.

An axonometric architectural drawing of a large, modern building, rendered in thin black lines on a solid pink background. The building has a cross-shaped layout with four wings extending from a central, circular courtyard that contains a tree and a spiral staircase. Elevated walkways connect the different sections.

An interior view of a modern building featuring a glossy green floor and industrial metal steps. Floor-to-ceiling glass walls, framed with green metal and light wood beams, offer a clear view of a dense pine forest outside. An overhead conveyor track is visible near the ceiling.

A view from a snowy forest at twilight, looking through the dark trunks of pine trees towards a modern building. The building's interior is brightly lit with a warm yellow light, and a person in a bright jacket can be seen walking up an indoor staircase.

A page from a book with text on the left under the heading Biodiversity: Growing an Ecosystem. The text discusses a factory designed to improve biodiversity. On the right, a close-up, overhead photo of the forest floor shows a weathered white log surrounded by soil, gravel, and small plants with pink clover flowers.

A page layout explaining a factory's color-coded navigation system. On the left, a photograph shows the factory's interior with a vibrant, glossy red floor reflecting red overhead machinery. On the right, a quote describes how colors on the floor lead to corresponding machines. Below the text is a cross-shaped, color-coded diagram of the factory layout with a numbered key identifying each production area.

A composite image of two interior photographs of a modern factory. Both spaces feature high ceilings, curved glass walls, and glossy, colorful floors with wide, painted stripes. The left photo shows a wood-paneled area with pallets and a forklift. The right photo shows a concrete-ceilinged area with an extensive overhead conveyor system and a central glass atrium containing a staircase.

Making The Plus

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Edited by: Marianne Preus Jacobsen, Vestre AS, zusammen mit Annahita Kamali und Florian Böhm (Co-Herausgeber)

Graphic Design: Studio AKFB

Photographs by: Einar Aslaksen

Texts by: Marianne Preus Jacobsen, Susannah Hagan, Johanna Agerman Ross

English

August 2024, 208 Pages, 170 Photos

Lay-Flat Binding with Flaps

210mm x 290mm

ISBN: 978-3-7757-5423-1

HATJE CANTZ VERLAG
Mommsenstr. 27
10629 Berlin
Germany
E-Mail: contact@hatjecantz.de

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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.

VESTRE is an Oslo-based urban furniture maker with offices all over the world. For more than 75 years, the family-owned company has been driven by the mission to create social and caring public meeting places for millions of people. It is committed to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.