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Sculptural concrete volumes around a quiet open court
Reykjavík, Iceland / 2024

Field Gallery

An open conversation with the sky.

Location
Reykjavík, Iceland
Programme
Cultural
Area
1,120 m²
Year
2024
Status
Completed
01 / The place

An open conversation with the sky.

A small regional gallery holds exhibitions, workshops and a public reading room. Its low concrete volumes frame an outdoor court that remains open even when the gallery is closed.

02 / The idea

Finding the
essential form.

Three differently proportioned rooms offer curators a range of daylight conditions. A covered passage joins them, creating a continuous public route between town and open landscape.

Spatial study / 01Solid · Void · Threshold
GATHERCOURTWITHDRAWCONCEPT DIAGRAM · NOT TO SCALE
Rotate the study30°
04 / Life within

A place to
feel present.

The visitor moves from an intimate entrance into an unexpectedly tall gallery. The sky appears again in the court, where a single bench offers an unprogrammed pause.

3

gallery rooms, each with its own light

05 / Built to belong

Considered
from the ground up.

Environmental strategy

A compact envelope reduces heat loss. North-facing rooflights provide diffuse daylight, with adjustable baffles for sensitive works. Concrete mixes use reduced-clinker binders.

A restrained material palette

  • 01Low-clinker concrete
  • 02Birch plywood
  • 03Volcanic aggregate

Concept project. Figures describe the fictional design brief and are not independently certified performance data.

A light-filled interior with repeating structural openings
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