Ingrid Sørensen
Founding partner · ArchitectureIngrid works at the meeting point of landscape and building. Her practice is shaped by a belief in clear plans, honest materials and the value of patient observation.
Built on curiosity.
Grounded in care.
An independent collective of architects, designers and researchers. Three studios, many perspectives, one shared table.
The work between the drawings
Good questions.
Open minds.
Shared purpose.
A practice shaped
by the places it touches.
NØRVA began in Copenhagen in 2012 with a house, a shared table and a conviction that architecture is inseparable from its surroundings. The early work was small in scale and close to the making: homes, interiors and careful additions to existing buildings.
The practice grew through long relationships and an appetite for different contexts. London opened in 2018, followed by Kyoto in 2022. Today, twenty-eight people work as one studio across time zones, with local knowledge at the centre of each project.
28Architects, designers & researchers
14Years of independent practice
11Nationalities around the table
3Studios in daily conversation
02 / The peopleDifferent minds.
Different minds.
A common ground.
Our leadership works within the team,
from the first sketch to the last detail.
Elias Ward
Partner · Adaptive reuseElias leads the London studio and its work with existing buildings. He brings a practical interest in how structures can change while retaining the qualities that make them worth keeping.
Aiko Mori
Partner · Spatial designAiko’s work moves between architecture, interiors and objects. She leads the studio’s material research and collaborations with independent workshops in Japan and Scandinavia.
Jonas Berg
Associate director · LandscapeJonas connects the practice’s buildings to the larger systems around them: water, planting, public access and the changing conditions of a site.
03 / How we work togetherThere is always
There is always
room at the table.
Every project starts with a conversation across disciplines. Weekly pin-ups connect all three studios. Material experiments, site visits and informal reviews keep ideas moving between people.
We value clear thinking, constructive disagreement and time away from the screen. Our research days give the team space to follow a question without having to know the answer in advance.
Introduce yourself04 / Our studiosLocal knowledge.
Visit the studiosLocal knowledge.
An international conversation.
Copenhagen
55.6761° N / 12.5839° E
14 Strandgade, 2nd floor
1401 Copenhagen K, Denmark
London
51.5365° N / 0.0754° W
28 Wharf Lane
London E2 8AA, United Kingdom
Kyoto
35.0120° N / 135.7790° E
6 Okazaki Nishitennocho
Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8341, Japan
The work travels through
the people around it.
2025Northern Practice AwardsSmall Building · Sund Retreat
2024Common Ground Design PrizeAdaptive Reuse · Canal Works
2023Spatial Culture BiennialInvited practice · Kyoto
Recognition and organisations form part of the fictional NØRVA brand narrative.
Our project teams are built with local landscape specialists, independent engineers, conservation advisors and craftspeople. Collaboration is a way of working, not a list of logos.