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I have been working for CCO Architects in Copenhagen since February 2010.

 

 

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Filed under: Magnús Freyr Gíslason, 2010, CCO Architects, Copenhagen, Magnús Freyr Gíslason, Work

Hólmalundur – Retirement home

With Ragnhild Jordtveit Kristiansen and Jakob JakobssonInitial sketch

Filed under: Magnús Freyr Gíslason, 2010, Architecture, Competition, Eskifjörður, Hjúkrunarheimili, Iceland, Magnús Freyr Gíslason, Samkeppni

Fmos

Filed under: Magnús Freyr Gíslason, 2010, Architecture, Competition, Fjölbrautarskólinn í Mosfellsbæ, Fmos, Magnús Freyr Gíslason

Jelling – Tower

The monument is characterized by an intimacy and nearness unusual for a landscape composition of its scale. It is also unusual in the Danish landscape for its verticality and sense of enclosure. The horizontality of the surrounding landscape can be seen from the tops of the mounds, but the church blocks the view of one mound from the other. The new vertical tower, rising higher than the roof of the church, will be visible from both mounds and the overall landscape, creating a better sense of the geometry of the monument from all points.

With:

David Sherman

David Vega y Rojo

Peter Kjær

Filed under: Uncategorized, 2010, Architecture, Competition, Europan 10, Jelling, Magnús Freyr Gíslason

Jelling – Pavillion

In addition to being a protective frame around the Jelling stones and their history, the structure is functionally integrated with the church and its surrounding infrastructure and together they mark this historic site. The intervention must be seen as a humble approach that honors the existing lines of sight and reflects its surroundings.

In winter, you experience the structure as a closed protective structure. When you step inside, the stones are protected with glass plates which are places where the viewer is particularly close to the rocks. It is the open space between the spectator and stone that give a more vivid experience of the stones, the stones are protected by the border that is drawn by the original paving. In the summer the structure is experienced as an open structure as the glass plates retract in towards the stones, creating a protective boundary around the stones.

w/ Rúnar L. Halldórsson

Filed under: Uncategorized, 2010, Architecture, Competition, Jelling, Magnús Freyr Gíslason

Europan 10 – Kolding – Honorable mention

THREADING THE SEAMS

Jury Verdict:
“The jury considers that the proposal is readily accessible and usable. The accompanying illustration shows a street scenario with exciting townhouse architecture, where the city and countryside integration significantly, offers very attractive opportunities – a good place to be and live.”

with:

Sherman David (US), arkitekt
David Vega y Rojo (MX), arkitekt
Mikkel Bøgh (DK), arkitekt

Filed under: Magnús Freyr Gíslason, 2010, Architecture, Competition, Europan 10, Kolding

Competitive?

5 competitions this fall           –          1 published          -          4 pending result

Filed under: Magnús Freyr Gíslason

Reykjavík Harbour

w/ Rúnar L. Halldórsson

Hackesche höfe

Filed under: Magnús Freyr Gíslason, 2009, Architecture, Competition, Magnús Freyr Gíslason, Reykjavík

Thesis – Elementary School

Elementary school in Iceland

The building consists of semi-independent elements that when placed in the landscape, define spaces by either keeping their distance or penetrating the topography.The placement of the elements creates an internal route that connects the building from the main entrance to the most intimate space. The composition of the regular creates something irregular. This irregularity creates variable spaces from the big/open space to the most intimate. The outer spaces are also created in this composition with the landscape as a key ingredient

Filed under: Magnús Freyr Gíslason, School, 5.Year, Architecture, Copenhagen, Iceland, KARCH, School

Competition – Town center

Hveragerdi town center
One of our aim was there fore to attract younger people to the town by offering small and affordable apartments in order to strengthen a dynamic and cohesive society. Another point was to illustrate and shed a light on the geothermal activity in the town that effects every day life, such as the natural heat in the earth and the use of hot water and steam in relation to health and tourist activities.

Filed under: Magnús Freyr Gíslason, Architecture, Competition, Iceland