Courtesy of Henning Larsen Architects
Architects: Henning Larsen Architects
Locations: Reykjavik, Iceland
Client: Austurnhofn TR – East Harbour Project Ltd.
Project Year: 2011
Project Area: 28,000 sqm
Photographs: Courtesy of Henning Larsen Architects
© ARKÍS architects
Architects: ARKÍS architects
Location: Gardabaer, Iceland
Project area: 3,500 sqm
Project year: 2010
Photographs: ARKÍS architects, Vigfus Birgisson
© Sigurgeir Sigurjónsson
Architects: ARKÍS architects
Location: Egilsstaðir, Iceland
Owner: Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður – Vatnajökull galcier
Project area: 750 sqm
Project year: 2010
Photographs: Sigurgeir Sigurjónsson
Courtesy of PK Arkitektar
In 1990 Reykjavík Geothermal Heating Authority launched an open competition for a housing design for the hot water wells. PK Arkitektrar’s provided the winning design out of over 80 entries. This is the first of these buildings with others scheduled accordingly. These structures will stand as a symbol of the city of Reykjavík’s commitment to the utilization of the natural resources.
The Geothermal Pump Station is a 14 sqm steel structure (3 by 6.5 meters) constructed of two stainless steel clad curvilinear walls separated by a door at each end. It prefabricated at an off site shop and transported in one piece to a hot water well. The building houses the mechanism on top of the well, that pumps the water to a central control from where it is distributed throughout the city.
More about this interesting project, drawings, photographs, and history of Reykjavík’s change to geothermal heating following the break.
Architects: PK Arkitektar
Location: Reykjavík, Iceland
Design Team: Pálmar Kristmundsson and Björn Skaptason
Consultants: Fjarhitun Engineers
Project Area: 14 sqm
Project Year: 1996 to date
Photographs: Spessi, Rafael Pinho, and Pálmar Kristmundsson
© Rafael Pinho
Architects: PK Arkitektar
Location: Þingvellir, Iceland
Design Team: Pálmar Kristmundsson
Consultants: VK engineers
Project area: 90 sqm
Project year: 2001 – 2003
Photographs: Rafael Pinho
Courtesy of Shindesign
Korean architect Yong ho Shin shared with us his second prize design for the “Landsnet High-Voltage Transmission Line Tower Design Competition” in Iceland. More images and architect’s description after the break. read more »
© 2007 Portus ehf., Olafur Eliasson, and Henning Larsen Architects
We were excited to hear from Henning Larsen Architects and pass on their news that the much anticipated Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Center is nearing completion in Reykjavík, Iceland. Working in close collaboration with Danish-Icelandic artist Olaf Eliasson and American Artec Consultants, the combined forces of art and architecture have resulted in an aesthetically and technically stunning building. Conceptually, the building is all about the glass façade -which seems to be gracefully lowered onto the building- and the interplay of spaces that occur between the glass.
More images, a great video and more about the project after the break. read more »
Iceland Pavilion for Shanghai World Expo 2010 was designed by Plús Arkitektar. The concept for the Icelandic Pavilion is to create the image of an ice cube made of backlit printed fabric on the exterior that captures the complex ice patterns that are only visible within a glacier.
More images and architect’s description after the break. read more »
Architects: PK Arkitektar ehf
Location: Hveragerði, Iceland
Client: Ministry of Social Affairs
Design team: Pálmar Kristmundsson and Bernd Kolb
Consultants: ÞB verkfræðistofa og Verkfræðistofan TERA sf.
Construction Supervisor: VST – Verkfræðistofa Sigurðar Thoroddsen hf. Selfossi
Site area: 1,560.8 sqm
Constructed area: 430 sqm
Project year: 2006-2007
Photographs: Rafael Pinho & Helge Garke
Architects: PK Arkitektar ehf
Location: Reykjavík, Iceland
Client: Reykjavík City / Ármann
Design team: Pálmar kristmundsson and Andrew Burgess
Consultants: Conis Engineers / VGK Engineers / RTLS Engineers / Línuhönnun Engineers
Constructed area: 7,725 sqm
Project year: 2007
Photographs: Rafael Pinho
Architects: PK Arkitektar ehf
Location: Garðabær, Iceland
Design team: pálmar kristmundsson
Consultants: Tæknivangur Engineers / Lumex
Constructed area: 450 sqm
Project year: 2004
Photographs: Åke E:son Lindman
Architects: PK Arkitektar ehf
Location: Keflavík, Iceland
Client: KFC Iceland
Design team: Pálmar Kristmundsson and Fernando de Mendonça
Consultants: VSB Engineers
Constructed area: 530 sqm
Project year: 2005
Photographs: Rafael Pinho
Architects: Studio Granda
Location: Iceland
Acoustic Consultant: Verkfraedistofan Önn
Structure and Services engineers: Hnit
Electrical Engineers: Rafhönnun
Fire consultants: Verkfraedistofa Snorra Ingimarssonar
Contractor: SS Verktaka
Photographs: Studio Granda
Architects: Studio Granda
Location: Reykjavík, Iceland
Client: City of Reykjavík / Public Roads Administration
Structural Engineers: Línuhönnun
Landscape Architects: Landslag
Contractor: Eykt
Photographs: Studio Granda
Architects: Studio Granda
Location: Reykjavík, Iceland
Client: City of Reykjavík
Structural Engineers: VSÓ
Electrical Engineers: VJÍ
Contractor: Trésmiðjan Borg
Service Engineers: VGK
Project Year: 2004
Photographs: Studio Granda
Architects: Studio Granda
Location: Skagafjörður fjord, Iceland
Client: Lilja Pálmadóttir & Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson
Structure & Environmental Engineers: Víðsjá
Electrical Services: VJÍ
Contractor: Trésmiðjan Borg
Constructed Area: 294 sqm
Project Year: 2007
Photographs: Studio Granda
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