The building was erected in the period 1916-20 and designed by architect
Bredo Henrik Berntsen. Havnelageret was one of the results of the huge development of
ship transport during and after the
First World War. The construction of the building was a challenge with the technology available at the time, and with rising prices and wages during the First World War all price estimations were surpassed. From the original amount of 3.2 million Norwegian kroner, the final cost ended up at 9.3 million kroner. The building has an outside surface of
concrete. When Havnelageret was completed in 1921, it was the largest concrete building in
Europe and the largest building in the Nordic countries. In late 2003,
Entra Eiendom bought Langkaia 1 from
Steen & Strøm ASA and had it thoroughly renovated in the following years. ==References==