Stöðin

Stöðin
© Kristinn Magnússon

STÖÐIN

Krads

ARCHITECT
Krads

LOCATION
Borgarnes, Iceland

AREA
484.0 m2

PROJECT YEAR
2012

PHOTOGRAPHS
Kristinn Magnússon

“Stöðin”, a roadside stop in the Icelandic countryside, is a conjoined restaurant, drive-through, convenience store and gas station.

Stöðin
© Kristinn Magnússon
Stöðin
© Kristinn Magnússon

Icelandic culture is in many ways shaped by American influences due to the 65-year long presence of an American army base in the country.

Stöðin addresses this cultural relationship by incorporating architectural elements from the American diner that contrast the traditional Icelandic building method of in situ cast concrete.

The exposed concrete of the exterior bestows the diner with a permanence unknown by its American counterparts creating a friction between its streamlined aesthetics and the rustic materiality’s gravity.

Stöðin
Stöðin
© Kristinn Magnússon
Stöðin
© Kristinn Magnússon

An elongated bar-desk transforms into seating arrangements and characterizes the semicircular restaurant, which offers panoramic views of the scenic fjord Borgarfjörður.


Stöðin
Site Plan
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