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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, a simple concrete structure atop the rugged landscape. This architectural intervention is a ring-shaped viewing platform on the slopes of Mount Bjólfur, 650 m over sea level.
Finally take a look at The Hill Farm near Lake Mývatn, designed by Derin Kinacigil & Juan Franco. It was the Greenhouse Restaurant Competition Winner and uses building volumes that blend within the landscape, and the program split into three clearly defined sectors.
Gufunes Development Reykjavik
Design: FELIXX with JVantSpijker. These Dutch design offices, with Orri Steinarsson, won a international urban design competition in Iceland. Strategic redevelopment of a coastal area of 140 hectares.
Vacation Cottages Brekkuskogur
In Winter 2012 the PK Arkitektar studio was invited to take part in a competition for vacation rental cottages. The 20 cabins were to be located in Brekkuskógur, in the Southwest of Iceland.
Port Weighting Station in Thorlakshofn
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.
Ice House – Iceland Residence
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.
Reykjavik Industrial Seaside Redevelopment
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.
The Station: Roadside Stop, Iceland
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.
Botanical Gardens Cafe: Akureyri Building
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.
Vigdis Language Center: Reykjavik Building
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.
Bridges in Reykjavik Architecture Competition
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.
Hotel in Reykjavik, Iceland Architecture
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.
Pylon Figures Iceland: Choi+Shine Design
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.
Reykjavik Concert Hall, Icelandic Conference Centre
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.
Vatnsmýri Urban Plan Competition: Iceland Building
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.
Supreme Court Iceland, Icelandic Architecture
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, Iceland Architecture
Reykjavik University Building by Henning Larsen Architects, extensive building of 90,000 m2 designed as a circular, independent city, Iceland architecture
Icelandic Opera Reykjavik Building, Architect
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.