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post updated 6 August 2021
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27 Feb 2014
Ice House in Iceland
Design: MINARC, architects
image from architecture office
Ice House
The design intent embodies Iceland’s respect for the environment, while many countries promote sustainable building; this is our heritage–our national ethos. Implements mnmMOD, a new construction technique developed by Minarc. This modular building system brings the economy and waste-reduction of pre-fab to the elegance and infinite possibility of custom design.
29 Jan 2014
Reykjavik Industrial Development
Design: Felixx with JVantSpijker
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Reykjavik Industrial Seaside
Two Rotterdam based offices jvantspijker and Felixx will design the new redevelopment plan of an industrial seaside area in Reykjavik, Iceland. The firms have won the first prize through an invited two-stage competition. The plan consists of 110.000 square meters of mixed use program, including four hundred new dwellings.
Iceland Buildings in 2010 to 2013
7 May 2012
Hotel in Reykjavik
Design: OOIIO Architecture
image from architectural firm
New Hotel Building in Iceland
OOIIO Architecture team decided to break the big hotel into 2 hotels. This decision make all the program to work much better, not only because the size of the buildings is more suitable with the historical center, also because the client could build now the buildings in different phases.
page updated 28 Jul 2017 ; 29 Apr 2013
Harpa – Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference Centre
Design: Henning Larsen Architects + Olafur Eliasson
photograph : Nic Lehoux
Harpa Iceland
Inspired by the geological basalt stone formations along the Icelandic coast, the south facade rises up 33 metres. The facade is made up of a breathtaking three-dimensional structure of steel and glass. On Saturday night, the facade lighting was revealed to the thousands of people present.
The remaining two-dimensional facades and roof build on the geometry of the south facade as a cut through the three-dimensional shape. The glass captures the light of the sun and colours of the sky and appears as a giant, illuminating sculpture, reflecting the sky and harbour and the vibrant city life. Made up of more than 12,000 m2 glass, the building changes colours depending on the weather and time of day and year.
Icelandic Buildings
Major Iceland Architecture Projects, alphabetical:
Bifröst school building
Date built: –
Design: Studio Granda
photograph : Magnus Gudnasson
Bifröst school building
Bifröst is a small settlement in western Iceland, in the Mýrasýsla county, surrounded by the Grábrókarhraun lavafield.
Hof Residence, Skakafjordur fjord
Date built: 2008
Design: Studio Granda
image from architect
Hof Residence
Iceland MotoPark – Racetrack + facilities, Reykjavik
Date built: 2007-
Design: HOK Sport
Icelandic National Concert & Conference Centre, Reykjavik
Date built: 2007-
Design: Henning Larsen Architects + Olafur Eliasson
image from architect office
Icelandic Concert & Conference Centre
Icelandic Opera, Kopavogur, Reykjavik
Date built: 2008-
Design: Arkitema / Arkthing Architects
image from architect firm
Icelandic Opera
Reykjavik University building
Date built: 2007-
Design: Henning Larsen Architects
image from architect studio
Reykjavik University building
Supreme Court building
–
Design: Studio Granda
photograph : Sigurgeir Sigurjonsson
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Vision Akureyri, Akureyri, northern Iceland
2005-
Design: Graeme Massie Architects
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Icelandic building : International Design Competition, 1st Prize
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