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Studio Granda, Architects : Architecture
Contemporary Icelandic Architecture Practice
post updated 3 Apr 2021
Studio Granda News
Thirty Years of Practice
16 August 2017 – The design office celebrates 30 years of architectural practice
Major building by this Icelandic architecture practice:
Hof Residence, Skakafjordur fjord, Iceland
Dates built: 2004-07
image from architects practice
Hof Residence – major building by this design practice in Iceland
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.
Recent designs by this architecture studio:
Orbis et Globus, Grímsey island, Iceland
Design with Kristin E. Hrafnsson artist
Monument to the Actic Crcle
Design 2014-15 ; construction 2015-17
Skipholt – 19 Affordable apartments, Iceland
design 2015-16 ; construction 2016-17
1501 – Residence, Iceland
Design 2014-16 ; construction 2016-17
Austurstæti 5, Reykjavik, Iceland
Austurstæti 5 awarded Njarðarsköldur – Shop of the Year 2015
Everything to Eternity, Iceland
Date: 2015
Everything to Eternity shortlisted for the Icelandic Design Award 2015
H71a, Iceland
Awarded the DV Cultural Award for Architecture 2015
Shortlisted for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2015
Mies van der Rohe Awards
The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award highlights the contribution of European architects to the development of new ideas and technologies in contemporary urban development. Launched in 1987 and co-funded by the EU Culture Programme and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe it is a prestigious architectural award.
Iceland Academy of the Arts – Department of Performing Arts in Nyja Bíó, Iceland
Date: 2015
Key Projects by Studio Granda Architects
Featured Buildings by Studio Granda, alphabetical:
Bifröst business school building extension, Iceland
Date built: 2000
photograph : Magnus Gudnasson
Bifröst business school building
Haus in Vordentaunus, Wiesbaden, Germany
Dates built: 1989-92
Raðhús : City Hall Reykjavik, Iceland
Dates built: 1988-92
image : David Welch 2007
Reykjavík Art Museum
Date built: 1998-2000
Supreme Court building, Reykjavik, Iceland
Date built: 1994-96
photo : Sigurgeir Sigurjonsson
Supreme Court Building Reykjavik
More architectural projects by Studio Granda Architects online soon
Location: Reykjavik, Iceland, north west Europe
Studio Granda Practice Information
Architects studio based in Iceland
This design office was established in Reykjavík by Margrét Hardardóttir & Steve Christer in 1987.
The architects say this about their design approach:
“The process of building is a critical opportunity to refine, reevaluate and realise the thoughts expressed on paper. The nature of the building site forces an attitude of practicality and tactility combined with a comprehension of physical power. To fully capture this energy it is essential that the construction team is of equal understanding with the goals of the project as the design team and client. The rare talents which are at the hands of craftsmen can offer a new dimension to the design and edge to the finished product.”
source: about us on architects office website
Bifröst new student residence building also by Studio Granda
Iceland Architecture
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