The church is built in Neo Gothic style, drawn by architect Heinrich Ernst Schirmer.

The pulpit was drawn by Alexis de Chateauneuf about 1850, and did originally appear in Oslo Cathedral.

Stained glass windows are made by Bernhard Greve, center field in 1939 and the side windows in 1955.

By the church is Vestre Aker Cemetery that was inaugurated simultaneously with the church in 1855 and a parish house that was built in 1983.

[1][3] Vestre Aker Church is protected by law as a cultural monument, and has the number 85816 in the heritage data base of the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage.