Iceland

Leiðin Heim, which translates to "The way home" in English, serves as a profound reflection of its purpose. This sanctuary beckons you to rediscover yourself, explore holistic well-being pathways, and escape the chaos of the outside world. Spanning 100 square meters, its open expanse embodies radical simplicity and immersive tranquility, embracing the radical notion that minimalism can be profoundly immersive. Gunnar Sverrisson Gunnar Sverrisson The ethereal presence of white organic cotton curtains envelops the space, extending seamlessly from wall to ceiling, casting an otherworldly aura. These curtains, beyond their visual impact, enhance the acoustics of the environment, ensuring a pristine setting for various activities,... More

Nestled on the fourth floor of the iconic Perlan Museum in Reykjavik, the newly renovated gift store is a harmonious fusion of architectural heritage and contemporary innovation. This space seamlessly integrates the original structure designed by Ingimundur Sveinsson in the early '90s with a new, explosive yet refined addition, creating a visual symphony that pays homage to the museum's defining feature: the striking contrast between its imposing monolithic volumes below (round silos) and the ethereal light elements above (the glass dome). Here, a captivating interplay between opacity and translucency unfolds. Gunnar Sverrisson Gunnar Sverrisson Designed with meticulous attention to detail, the store's diagonal displays beckon vi... More

In the ex industrial area, close to the port of Reykjavik, land reclamation work has begun in the area that will host a new residential lot consisting of six buildings, for a total of 210 apartments, for which Studio Marco Piva has been commissioned to plan the Interior Design. Studio Marco Piva The design approach of the intervention summarized the six architectures, different in shapes and finishes, in three interior moods aimed at providing different interpretations, while also maintaining continuity with the architectural language and with the territory. Studio Marco Piva An intervention for a “turnkey” project with an European style, to bring a new way of seeing things to the Country, the reason for choosing an... More

Casa in Italian is home, but it's also the feeling of homeliness, of belonging, of being safe and comfortable. Gunnar Sverrisson Casa is a multi-brand retailer from Reykjavik (founded in 1977). Casa deals with a refined selection of home & décor products. Casa is a place dedicated to the design which makes a house a home. Gunnar Sverrisson In Austurhöfn - the most recent development of the old Reykjavík harbour - Casa rethinks its retail approach and builds a house for its homely products and the people who will enjoy them. Gunnar Sverrisson In the new store the concept of house is developed in conjunction with that of the modern retail space. Materials and light are used to define "rooms" dedicated... More

Atelier Tobia Zambotti designed a minimalist-pop apartment in Reykjavík, an exotic oasis in the northernmost capital of the World. The design, from the layout to the choice of colours and finishes, addresses the problem of living in the North by creating clean and simple spaces enlivened by exotic touches and accents of colour. It reflects the client’s easy-going lifestyle by playing with ingenuity and eccentricity within a stark framework of white surfaces and bespoke italian furniture. The design baseline, with its aseptic clean lines and finishes, acts as a background for the key features to come into prominence, along with the life that will inhabit these spaces, of which the numerous plants are just the first sign traced... More

Three axes form the basis for the guesthouse: public, private, and the relationship of earth to sky. These three axes respond to the site’s topographic undulations, rotation in plan and vertical hierarchy as the landscape slopes up to a gentle hill.  The public axis connects the entry point to an exterior hot springs pool accessed through an underground channel. Beyond the massive entry walls sits a shared dining space with scattered intimate gathering spaces warmed by firewood. At the intersection of the public axis and the vertical axis sits a viewing deck at roof level to admire the Northern Lights. Stacked below the staircase to the deck sits a second staircase leading to the spring. Porosity decreases as one descends deeper... More

Our design, inspired by the nature and local environment potentials, is a response to the environmental issues. Our creative solution is in line with a trend, in which the architectural design considers the consequences of environment destruction by human beings and seeks a sustainable futuristic solution. Utilizing the new construction methods and digital tools, our idea has evolved considering local traditions, in order to achieve a design in which local skills and environmental conditions can be employed to create a sustainable environment and an enjoyable space. We want to be of small yet positive help in construction of such buildings over the world, so that the environment can be kept desirable for the future generations. Our pr... More

"Solvallagata68" is a residential project commissioned by a very friendly and social family who is used to host friends and relatives on a daily basis. For this reason the design concept’s goal was to create a spacious open-plan living area encouraging family members and their guests to spend time together. In order to reach the client’s needs it was necessary to demolish part of the wall, which divided the kitchen and the living room, drastically changing the old layout.The custom-made kitchen is developed along the three perimetral walls in order to optimize the room’s layout and create an empty area in the middle of the room, necessary to facilitate dense people flows. The white Corian countertop faces a wide window that b... More

The Red Mountain Resort is a spa and wellness retreat that offers guests a sensory escape into the void of the breath-taking Icelandic nature and simultaneously invite them to embark on a journey of self-discovery.CONCEPTCaptured by the mystique and mystery of the Icelandic landscape, where, according to local mythology, ‘invisible people’ and ‘half-men, half-trolls’ are believed to roam, Johannes Torpe Studios has designed a resort for the modern spiritual traveler.TransformationSituated on the Western peninsula of Snæfellsness, at the point where the river mouth runs out to the sea, the resort faces ‘Snæfellsjokull’, a majestic glacier covered stratovolcano. The mountain is home to the Icelandic saga about Barður Snæfellsás, who is said... More