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Ingólfstorg

Urban and architectural redevelopment of a city square

Ingólfstorg square is located in the Old Reykjavík city centre, at Aðalstræti. The scheme focuses on utilising this public area, as well as proposing a new hotel building.

To refer to the aesthetics of old Reykjavík public spaces, older buildings are relocated to the edge of the square. A new hotel building is designed along the entire length of the plot, behind the old buildings.

An older office building from the ’50s is converted into a hotel, altering the appearance only by changing the glass curtainwall and the roof. The oldest building on the site is rebuilt to its original state. This allows the site to be a sample of city history.

The proposal shows a scheme of 183 hotel rooms, restaurants and bars, as well as a conference & concert hall. Most of the scheme utilises older built fabric, although new development would be 3.800m² in total.

Project Collaboration: Jón Gréitar Olafsson, Guðmundur Gunnlaugsson & Gunnar Páll Kristinsson

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Ingólfstorg

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Date

October 29, 2015

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