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For some reason I both like and dislike this one and I can’t exactly pinpoint why. It’s very beautifully done but it seems likes there’s no order or anything to the design and the relation between the floors and different “bays” seems odd for some reason.
I would disagree - there is a nice rhythm - maybe is hard to see in pictures - I’ve seen this in person and is evident when you are there. - also the bays will have their columns wrapped in the same style of the rest - that really helps.
you can get a bit of the rhythm in this pic.
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The columns on the terraces wont be wrapped in the same serrated bricks though. This mixture of flat and serrated doesnt have a good rhythm to it.
Do all the verticals with the serration, dont mix the flat horizontals with the verticals.
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we can agree to disagree - for me it works - the interplay of vertical and horizontal lines, in this earthy material, gives it a nice tectonic quality.
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Sure, such is architecture, but you can’t really say the columns will be wrapped in the same when it won’t be, unless you were specifically motioning towards the appearance of the flat spandrels and not the serrated verticals.
Regardless I still think it is generally a good looking building, but I can still question it 
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I agree is a very well designed building - and I would add that it looks really good in person - it has a great “presence”
what I was referring was about this rhythm - the serrated columns are applied to the section without bays - the bays are simpler and, as you mentioned, flat. I personally like this solution. it feels dynamic, specially when you walk by and the angle changes as you move - the sun light also creates a nice interplay of light/shadow.
As it clear now, I’m a big fan
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I too am a big fan of this new building.
The Bergen is truly “artful architecture” … IMHO.
My general assessment on the aesthetics of a given architectural design is quite simplistic: the building is either ‘artful architecture’ - or it is not. The term ‘capital A architecture’ is another way of expressing the same sentiment; but is a bit more hyperbolic . 
I find it best to sometimes take a quote from those more knowledgeable (and talented) than myself when posting a comment on architectural design. That being said: I find this commentary from Design Boom something I can whole heartedly agree with as a basic description - particularly the “cohesive rhythm” comment.
Quote ……Its pleated facade, constructed with custom-made blocks that vary in size and opacity, celebrates the interplay of light and air, while its orientation is strategically considered to maximize natural light from both the east and west. The overall design is shaped with a cohesive rhythm in terms of scale, materiality, and color, with porosity and transparency woven throughout the building’s form…… End Quote.
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This might be one to wait until it’s finished, then look at it from the other side of the street. I’m another fan.
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Trippy!
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I think the facade is made of limestone; or perhaps some sort of porous stone. The ‘blotchy’ coloration of the stone seems to be feature of limestone (or some other porous stone) on many other projects I have noticed recently.
Blotchy fine, more uniform in surface coloration - better IMHO. 
I am hoping that it is only a result of recent moisture retention from rain; and the coloraton completely ‘evens out’ during long dry spells in the weather. Some folks have commented that It looks a bit CACA when the stone is all blotchy or mottled in coloration. 
Once I started noticing this; It seems I am seeing it everywhere… 
The serrated like elements are actually just specially shaped bricks, while the larger components appear to be concrete. This would explain the white trails/messiness on the surfaces.
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