GEYSIR ARCHITECTS INTERIOR DESIGN

THESKILLS AND EXPERIENCE IN HIGH QUALITY ARCHITECTURE AND

PLANNING PROJECTS WITH A SUSTAINABLE APPROACH

GEYSIR ARCHITECTSGROUP OF ICELANDIC ARCHITECTS

ISSUE PUBLISHED 2011

RENEWABLE ENERGY IN ARCHITECTURE

GREEN ARCHITECTURE OF TOMORROW

INTERIOR DESIGN

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Clean energy

Sustainability is a natural requirementin the Design phase

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Icelandic architects have extensive experience in the use of green energy, sustainable planning and design. GEYSIR ARCHITECTS is a group of highly skilled Icelandic architects that have vast experience in high quality architecture- and planning with green architecture approach.

Green architecture is one of the leading global issues in sustainable planning and design for the future. With green architecture GEYSIR ARCHITECTS aims to create improved living conditions, preserve ecosystems, decrease energy and water usage and increase the value of investments in buildings.

The goals of GEYSIR ARCHITECTS for the future are:

Improved health and wellbeingReduced environmental impactReduced energy consumptionReduced fresh water usage

Reduced wasteReduced operation cost

Employment of innovative green solutions

Green energy has been known in Iceland for decades. Green energy and power for heating in buildings has been employed in Iceland, especially in the Reykjavik Capital area for over 60 years.

Diagram 1. Reykjavik Energy

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omGEYSIR ARCHITECTS is a collaboration of leading, award winning architectural firms in Scandinavia. The participating firms seek to bring Scandinavian and International ideas and perspectives towards the advancement of design and green architecture. These partnering firms jointly form a team with over 60 educated specialists with extensive knowledge of environmentally conscious and sustainable design. The team has experience in BREEAM and LEED certified buildings, including licensed BREEAM assessors.

GEYSIR ARCHITECTS ICELAND:Arkitektur.is, www.arkitektur.is, contact person Helga Benediktsdóttir [email protected] tel: + 354 821 5024 tel: + 354 562 5020

Arkís, www.ark.is, contact person Egill Guðmundsson [email protected] tel: +354 822 2064 tel: +354 511 2060

VA arkitektar, www.vaarkitektar.is, contact person Indro Candi [email protected] tel: + 354 821 6983 tel: + 354 530 6990

THG arkitektar, www.thg.is, contact person Freyr Frostason [email protected] tel: + 354 699 2819 tel: + 354 545 1600

I N T E R I O R

BLuE LAGOONPTC PSORIASIS TREATmENT CLINIC

BLuE LAGOONPTC PSORIASIS TREATmENT CLINIC

BLuE LAGOONPTC PROGRAm: PSORIASIS TREATmENT CLINICTYPE: COmmISSIONYEAR: 2005SIzE: 2500 m2BuDGET: 9.000.000 $CLIENT: BLuE LAGOONCOLLABORATORS: -LOCATION: SVARTSENGI, ICELANDSTATuS: COmPLETED

PROJECT TEAm: SIGRíðuR SIGþóRSDóTTIR (PROJECT mANAGER) INGuNN LILLIENDHAL OLGA GuðRúN SIGFúSDóTTIR

THE BLuE LAGOON psor iasis teatment centre is essent ia l ly an separate extension of the Blue Lagoon Health Spa located close-by. The design concepts are s imi l iar.

The bui ld ings are designed as a response to the barren surrounding landscape of lava f ie lds. The design is inspired by the var iat ions in l ight , the dramat ic rock format ions as wel l as the mi lky colour of the geothermal waters.

INSPIREDBY

THEVARIATIONS

INLIGHT

HREYFINGANDBLuE LAGOONSPA PSORIASIS TREATmENT CLINIC

HREYFINGANDBLuE LAGOONSPA PSORIASIS TREATmENT CLINIC

BLuE LAGOONPTC PROGRAm: GYm AND BLuE LAGOON SPATYPE: COmmISSIONYEAR: 2008SIzE: 5500 m2CLIENT: BLuE LAGOONLOCATION: REYKJAVíK, ICELANDSTATuS: COmPLETED

PROJECT TEAm: OLGA GuðRúN SIGFúSDóTTIR SIGRíðuR SIGþóRSDóTTIR (PROJECT mANAGER)

HREYFING AND BLuE LAGOON SPA IS LOCATED IN REYKJAVíK AND IS ESSENTIALLY.THE SPA IS DESIGNED AS A PART OF THE BLuE LAGOON HEALTH SPA CONCEPT. THE DESIGN IS INSPIRED BY THE VARIATIONS IN LIGHT, THE DRAmATIC ROCK FORmATIONS AS WELL AS THE mILKY COLOuR OF THE GEOTHERmAL WATERS.

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SPORTS ACADEmYSCHOOL

OFSPORT

ANDExERCISE

SCIENCESIzE: 2.700 m²

SPORTS ACADEmYSCHOOL

OFSPORT

ANDExERCISE

SCIENCESIzE: 2.700 m²

SPORTS ACADEmY THE SCHOOL IS INVOLVED IN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIzED RESEARCH IN SPORT AND ExERCISE PHYSIOLOGY AND NuTRITION, SPORTS BIOmECHANICS, SPORT PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT, SPORT AND LEISuRE POLICY AND mANAGEmENT, PHYSICAL EDuCATION AND PEDAGOGY, AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTH.

NoMINATED foR ThE IcELANDIc ARchITEcTuRE AwARDS 2007

PROGRAm: SPORT & ExERCISE SCHOOLTYPE: COmmISSIONSIzE: 2.700m²ENGINEERS: HÖNNuN HF - EJI - ENGINEERING OFFICELANDSCAPE: SuðAuSTANÁTTA & ARKITEKTuR.ISCLIENT: FASTEIGN & TOWN OF REYKJANESLOCATION: REYKJANESBÆR, ICELANDSTATuS: COmPLETED

INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIzED

RESEARCH

H V A N N A K u RP R I V A T E H O m E

HVANNAKuRLOCATION: REYKJAVíK AREA, ICELAND

PRIVATE HOmE. Complete design of house, garden and inter ior in the area of Reykjavik.The “Akra” area is very dense, and short d istances between the houses. Instead of opening up to the surrounding we tr ied to shape the garden as a part of the bui ld ing.mater ia ls are, a luminum, whi te painted wal ls, concrete and lava rocks. The inside is kept s imple by using few mater ia ls. Ki tchen and bath are covered with grani te as wel l as the area around the f i re place. Oak covers the f loors in al l the other rooms. Glass and leader gives the entrance a dist inguished touch.

INSTEAD OF OPENING uP TO THE SuRROuNDING WE TRIED TO SHAPE THE GARDEN AS A PART OF THE BuILDING.

SAVINGS BANK KEFLAVíKICELAND

THEHEADquARTERSOF THESAVINGS BANKThe design focus was on making a modern relaxed spaces.A juxtaposi t ion of sol id walnut and white glossy surfaced mDF create a modern, comfortable atmosphere. Fishermens´sagas are to ld in the sandblasted glass throughout the spaces - f ishing being the main industry in Kef lavik.

Pr o j e c t i n f o 550 m2 - oP e n e d i n 2007

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ANDWHITE

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mAKE uP STORE

mAKE uP STOREA N I N T E R N AT I o N A L c o N c E p T S T o R EIN SmÁRALIND mALL The si tuat ion on the main f loor formed the design concept, which is t ransparency, openness and l ight .The shop is al l steel and glass.The inter ior is a l l b lack, steel f rames and black tables wi th glossy t i les on the f loor. Strong theatr ical l ights on the colorful make up give a feel ing of sensat ional g lamour.

PROJECT INFO 90 m2 - OPENED IN 2008

ILCA R T G R O u PI C E L A N D I CL O V EC O R P O R AT I O NV S .T H G

INSTALLATION PROJECTTHAT WAS DONE IN COLLABORATION WITH THEICELANDIC LOVE CORPORATION,THAT WAS NOmINATED FOR THEIcELANDIc ARchITEcTuRE AwARDSFOR THE YEAR 2007.

THE PROJECT WAS CuT-OuT WITH COmPuTERIzED mACHINESAND ASSEmBLEDAS A PuzzLE TO REPRESENT A SuRROuNDING FOR ALL THE PROJECTS OFTHE ILC ART GROuPTO DATE.

O F F I C E B u I L D I N G F O R m O R G u N B L A ð I ðm E D I A C O m PA N Y

D E S I G N E D W I T H O P E N W O R K S PA C E SI N m I N D

INTERESTINGINTERACTIONBETWEENNATuREANDTHEBuILDINg

CONGREGATIONHALLKEFLAVíK CHuRCH

ANADDITIONAL BuILDINGTOKEFLAVíK CHuRCHSERVINGTHE CONGREGATION

It includes two assembly halls, a chapel, administration wing, and spaces for the choir. The design is modern, minimal and overall light. The use of quality material - limestone on floors, dark stained solid oak gives a feeling of tranquil cloisters.

PROJECT INFO - 1000 m2 - OPENED IN 2000

o f f i c e t o W e r

OFFICETOWERA high r ise, 20 level off ice bui ld ing and retai l faci l i t ies, 22.000 m2, completed in 2007, headquarters for Deloi t te in Iceland and numerous other companies.

THE BuILDINGHAS A gLASS fAcADEAND IS NATuRALLy vENTILATEDuSING AN AuTOmATED„wINDow MASTER“OPERATING SYSTEm.

TIETGENS HuSCOPENHAGEN

REAL ESTATE FIRmLANDIC PROPERTYDENmARK

OFFICES AND A BANK IN COPENHAGEN,Denmark. Interior renovations and improvements on 10,000 m² of one of the most recognizable building in the city center of Copenhagen. Work areas were opened up with better flow, layout, light and use of space in mind.

PROJECT INFO - 11000 m2 - OPENED IN 2007

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REYKJAVIK uNIVERSITY IS ICELAND’S NEwEST uNIVERSITY

The bui ld ing’s f i rst phase was occupied at the beginning of January 2010. The bui ld ing is 23.000 m2 and houses 3000 students. Reykjavik universi ty is a universi ty of Internat ional standard, located by one of Reykjavik ’s major outdoor- and recreat ional areas.

The bui ld ing complex consists of a central indoor plaza and main bui ld ings surrounding smal l outdoor gardens providing maximum dayl ight for a l l faci l i t ies.

DESIGNED IN COLLABORATION WITH HLT ARCHITECTS, DENmARK.

B I R N AC O P E N H A G E N

B I R N AF A S H I O ND E S I G N E RS T O R E

BIRNA FASHION DESIGNER STORELOCATED BYKuLTORVETIN DOWNTOWN CoPEnHAGEn

ONE OF mANYBIRNA DESIGN STORESIN SCANDINAVIA

PROJECT INFO - 450 m2 - OPENED IN 2006

SAmSKIP HEADquARTERS

SAmSKIP HEADquARTERS HOuSETHE COmPANY’S HEAD OFFICESAND mAIN WAREHOuSE CENTER.The off ices are designed as an open off ice landscape near the ocean views, backed with indiv idual off ices and meet ing rooms facing the warehouse. The bui ld ing ref lects the shipping company’s mari t ime nature, by the use of corten steel and prof i led glass which introduces an aquat ic qual i ty to the spaces.

DELOITTEDESIGNED AS FREE FLOWINGOFFICE LANDSCAPES

DELoITTEhEADquARTERS

foRIcELAND

are located in the Smaratorg off ice tower where the f i rm occupies 5 f loors.Recept ion, cafeter ia and conference faci l i t ies are central ly located on the 9th f loor, but off ices

occupy f loors 7, 8, 10 and 11.Those levels are designed as f ree f lowing off ice landscapes div ided into smal ler work areas by

smal l meet ing rooms and break areas.The spaces are f i l led wi th dayl ight , and the l ight furni ture is contrasted by the dark gray f loor ing

and br ight accent colors.

LANDICPROPERTIES

THE HEADquARTERS OF THEREAL ESTATE FIRmLANDIC PROPERTIES

The ideas behind the design were ingenui ty and modern design.Chapter f rom the Icelandic sagas were among other th ings carved into the glass that was used for part i t ions and the wal ls.Important aspect of the overal l look and feel was a br ight and open/f lowing workspace.

BRIGHTANDOPEN/FLOWINGWORKSPACE

SKAFTAHLíð 24REYKJAVíK

THE NEWSPAPER VíSIR AND FRéTTABLAðIð.Redesigned the off ice uni t where open and br ight workspaces were essent ia l due to t ight working quarters.Flow between work uni ts and great use of space was kept in mind dur ing the design phase.

SPÖNGINHOuSINGANDCuLTuRALCENTER

CuLTuRAL AND COmmuNITY CENTERWITH CONNECTED HOuSINGFOR THE ELDERLY

Sponging is a community center in the Reykjavik suburbs with existing retail and basic services. The need for a cultural and community center is met with the new development.

The center will house various activities of the city municipal, such as a city library, the community center miðgarður, the association of the elderly, in addition to a cafeteria, meeting hall and outside area for cultural activities. The church and the police will also be situated in the house. Various services for the elderly will also be housed on the 2nd floor of the building.

The housing for the elderly is connected to the service center and includes an indoor connection that runs through the housing development.

The planning concept of the housing area is to create a unified, low rise building complex with sheltered gardens and indoor connection to all services for the elderly. This is possible with the “snake” like structure that bends back and forth to create pockets of garden area.

The buildings step up and down from 1-4 floors allowing maximum sunlight to the garden area as well as opportunity for roof top gardens.

PROJECT INFO - COmmuNITY CENTER / 111 APARTmENTS - FINISH 2010

KLEBERGSKóLIPRImARY SCHOOL IN ICELANDSIzE: 3000m2

PROGRAm: ELEmENTARY SCHOOLTYPE: 1. PRIzE COmPETITIONSIzE: 3.000m²ENGINEERS: HÖNNuN HFLANDSCAPE: SuðAuSTANÁTTA CLIENT: REYKJAVIK muNICIPALITYLOCATION: KJALARNES, ICELANDSTATuS: COmPLETED

THE NEW SCHOOL IS AN ADDITION TO AN OLD BuILDING IN THE OuTSKIRT OF SuBuRBAN LOCATION. THE OLD BuILDING WILL BE RENOVATED AS THE SCHOOL´S LIBRARY.

AN ADDITIONTO ANOLDBuILDING

K R I N G L A N REYKJAVIKSHOPPING mALL KRINGLANKRINGLuNNI 4-12REYKJAVíK (1998-2010)

OVER 200 STORES,SERVICE AND OFFICE uNITSARE NOW LOCATED INTHE MoST fREquENTEDSHoPPInG CEnTER OF ICELAND. PLANS HAVE BEEN mADE FORfuRThER DEvELopMENTIN THE COmING YEARS.THE RENOVATIONS OF THE KRINGLAN WERE VOTED ThE BEST MALLImPROVEmENTS IN EuROPEIN THE YEAR 2000.

PROJECT INFO - 50.000 m2 - INTERIOR RENOVATIONS IN PROGRESS.

NExTREYKJAVIK

SHOPPING mALL KRINGLANKRINGLuNNI 4-12

REYKJAVíK. (1998-2010)

APPLE STORE REYKJAVIKSHOPPING mALL KRINGLANKRINGLuNNI 4-12REYKJAVíK. (2007)

O V E R 2 0 0 S T O R E S

NEW APPLE CONCEPT STOREWITH OPEN PLAN RETAIL AREAANDFIxED POINT FLOOR DISPLAYS.

THE STOREIS A mERGER OFTHE APPLE GLOBAL RETAIL CONCEPTANDLOCAL DESIGN.

SONYCENTERKRINGLANSHOPPING CENTERREYKJAVíK

WAREHOuSE

KRINGLANSHOPPING CENTERREYKJAVíK

KRINGLANSHOPPING CENTERREYKJAVíK

ADIDAS

INGuNNARSKóLI PROGRAm: ELEmENTARY SCHOOLTYPE: COmmISSIONYEAR: 2005SIzE: 5800 m2BuDGET: 15.000.000 $CLIENT: CITY OF REYKJAVIKCOLLABORATORS: BRuCE JILK AND ASS.LOCATION: REYKJAVíK, ICELANDSTATuS: COmPLETED

INGuNNARSKOLI IS AN OPEN-PLAN ELEmENTARY SCHOOL, DESIGNED IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH THE FACuLTY AND STuDENTS. THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO CREATE A VARIETY OPEN muLTIPuRPOSE SPACES WHERE THE CHILDREN CAN STuDY, PLAY AND SOCIALIzE FREELY.

OPEN muLTIPuRPOSE

SPACES

KHuRmALL

SPAKuRDISTANIRAq

THE PRImARY IDEA IS TO SEPARATE THE mAIN FuNCTIONS INTO

TWO CLEARLY DEFINED uNITS, CONNECTED WITH A CENTRAL

CIRCuLATION AND RECEPTIONAREA.

KHuRmALLspa / kurdistanTHE SPA i tsel f is on one side, and the management, recept ion, shop, employee-rooms and restaurant on the other.

THE OPEN SPACE in between these shal l have the character of a l ively square wi th people, vegetat ion and running water.

This COuLD have the character of a indoor GARDEN that extends to the outdoor garden beyond.

CAPILLARY WAVES ARE COmmON IN NATuRE AND THE HOmE

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