Reykjavik

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

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

"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 second tallest building in Reykjavik forms part of an ambitious project which is intended to counteract the raw climate with elegant, optimistic and radiant architecture. The architecture contrasts not only with Iceland’s meteorological conditions, but also with the economic climate in which the tower was realised. The plans were drawn up in the years of prosperity, but the construction itself took place in the economically dramatic year of 2008, when the full extent of the financial crisis became clear. The tower is part of Höfðatorg, a complex just a stone’s throw away from Höfði, the villa where Ronald Reagan and Michael Gorbachev met in 1986 to discuss nuclear disarmament. The nineteen-storey, seventy-metre tall tower is one of... More

Reykjavik has the exclusive opportunity to reinvent its city centre. It could not only rejuvenate itself but also give a preview of how a European City of the 21st Century could function. The relocation of its city airport unveils an incredible potential: a large amount of area is freed up right in the heart of the city. Caption   These days, it does not happen often in Europe that an area close to a city centre is being developed and that one gets the chance to plan a completely new activity centre for a city. Normally, this opportunity only arises in the periphery and its big-box development: the shopping mall. There, planners try to recreate the atmosphere and structure of inner cities. Shopping malls ultimately took over and... More