New Iceland architecture projects with building news and architectural images, plus architects background. Discover the most exciting properties from across this small North Atlantic country.
Check out Ring of Bjólfur, Seydisfjordur, by Esja Architecture & Arkibygg Arkitektar. This architectural intervention is a ring-shaped viewing platform on the slopes of Mount Bjólfur, 650 m over sea level. The simple concrete structure sits on top of the rugged landscape. The work hovers over the edge, with spectacular views over the fjord and to the Atlantic Ocean.
Finally take a look at The Hill Farm near Lake Mývatn, designed by Derin Kinacigil & Juan Franco. It was the Greenhouse Restaurant Competition Winner.
To resolve the program of the brief we developed a solution incorporating two principles. The first was to create building volumes that blend within the landscape, and the second was to compartmentalize the program into three clearly defined sectors.
Design: Yrki architects. The orange color of the structure is that of traditional seaman’s wear. The alerting orange color makes the seamen visible, from near and from far, and enhances their security.
Design: MINARC
The house creates a serene family sanctuary that harmoniously connects inhabitants with the surrounding natural environment by combining the most sustainable, eco -friendly materials and energy efficient technologies with minimalist architectural design.
Design: FELIXX with JVantSpijker. Dutch team wins Icelandic architecture competition: two Rotterdam based offices will design the new redevelopment plan of an industrial seaside area in Reykjavik. The plan consists of 110.000 square meters of mixed use program, including four hundred new dwellings.
Design: KRADS, architects
The Station, a roadside stop in the Icelandic countryside, is a conjoined restaurant, drive-through, convenience store and gas station. Icelandic culture is in many ways shaped by American influences due to the 65-year long presence of an American army base in the country.
Design: Kollgata Arkitektúr
To commemorate the 150 year birthday of the township of Akureyri the city council decided to commission a cafe for the gardens. The site was at the center of the gardens, allowing for a 150m² building footprint.
Design: OOIIO Architecture
Stofnun Vigdísar Finnbogadóttur is one of the most important institutions for the internationalization and preservation of Icelandic culture and values. The building should be represent the importance of these activities for its country, Iceland.
Teiknistofan Tröð wins 1st prize in open two stage competition in Reykjavik, Iceland: pedestrian and bicycle bridges designed in the shape of a triangular pyramid. The deck is held up with steel wires that connect to the top of the pyramid.
Design: OOIIO Architecture – submission for an international ideas competition to build a hotel in Iceland. In Reykjavik, Iceland capital they wanted to build a big new hotel in Ingolfstorg, a public existing plaza in Kvosin, the city historical center, very close to the Iceland Parliament.
The project was initially submitted for a 2008 competition held by the Icelandic power transmission company, Landsnet, in conjunction with the Association of Icelandic Architects.
Designed by Henning Larsen Architects with a façade by Olafur Eliasson, Harpa is the home of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and the Icelandic Opera, and thus a major addition to the Icelandic and European cultural scene.
Design: Graeme Massie Architects
International design competition winners for the development of an urban plan for the area of Vatnsmýri in central Reykjavik. The aim of the competition was to maximize the opportunity offered by Vatnsmýri to consolidate and strengthen the city for the 21st century.
The Supreme Court of Iceland is the final court of appeal in the judiciary of Iceland. It is also the oldest court of law in Iceland and the higher of the two Icelandic court branches.
Reykjavik University Building by Henning Larsen Architects, extensive building of 90,000 m2 designed as a circular, independent city, Iceland architecture
Arkitema and Arkthing wins the international architectural competition for The Icelandic Opera – The national opera in Iceland aquires a new shining opera house with views to elf hill and the surrounding town.
Hof is a country residence in the Skakafjördur fjord, less than 100km from the Arctic Circle. The spectacle of the location, its remoteness and special program fuelled a unique rapport between the client, contractor and architect resulting in a building that is in every respect a direct consequence of that collaboration.
Bifröst School building, Iceland education architecture design by Studio Granda, architects, this building is located in Mýrasýsla county, western Iceland.
Akureyri, in northern Iceland, has recently witnessed a decline in the propsperity of its town centre. Simultaneously, placeless out-of-town developments have become predominant.
Graeme Massie Architects are confirmed as winners of the open competition to masterplan the Old Harbour of Reykjavik and Orfirisey, in Iceland.
