Studio Granda

H71a

H71a
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H71A

Studio Granda

ARCHITECTS
Studio Granda

LOCATION
Hverfisgata, Reykjavík, Iceland

CATEGORY
Offices

PHOTOGRAPHS
Sigurgeir Sigurjónsson

AREA
231.0 sqm

STRUCTURAL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERS
Viðsjá

CONTRACTOR
ÞB verktakar

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS
VJÍ

FIRE CONSULTANTS
Efla

H71a
© Sigurgeir Sigurjónsson
H71a
Before

Text description provided by architect.

H71a was a shop adjacent to the timber house at Hverfisgata 71. In 2001 Studio Granda converted the house into a studio, office and archive for photographer Sigurgeir Sigurjónsson. The shop, that had an unsound structure, was left vacant.

H71a
© Sigurgeir Sigurjónsson
H71a
© Sigurgeir Sigurjónsson

H71a is a rebuild of the shop volume with an internal concrete structure. The existing surfaces and finishes were used wherever possible.

To accommodate a full height garage/loading bay for the publishing side of the business the lower floor was dug down to the level of the basement of the timber house. On the upper floor is a gallery at the same level as the house. The entrance is at a half-landing on the stair between the two levels.

H71a
© Sigurgeir Sigurjónsson
H71a
Before

The roof is an urban terrace accessed from the attic of the house. The corrugated steel cladding and timber details mimic those of the house and the former shop.

H71a
© Sigurgeir Sigurjónsson
H71a
© Sigurgeir Sigurjónsson


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Before
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© Sigurgeir Sigurjónsson
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© Sigurgeir Sigurjónsson
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© Sigurgeir Sigurjónsson
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© Sigurgeir Sigurjónsson
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© Sigurgeir Sigurjónsson
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© Sigurgeir Sigurjónsson
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© Sigurgeir Sigurjónsson
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© Sigurgeir Sigurjónsson
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© Sigurgeir Sigurjónsson
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© Sigurgeir Sigurjónsson
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© Sigurgeir Sigurjónsson
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© Sigurgeir Sigurjónsson
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© Sigurgeir Sigurjónsson
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© Sigurgeir Sigurjónsson
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© Sigurgeir Sigurjónsson


H71a
Floor Plan
H71a
Site Plan


H71a
Elevation

Studio Granda
T +354 562 2661
Studio Granda
Smiðjustígur 11b, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland