The government of Iceland´s Financial Management Authority has signed an agreement with the municipality of Seltjarnarnes to take over the building of Nesstofa. The agreement is part of the government´s investment efforts to stem the recession due to the Corona virus pandemic. The government of...
Last Tuesday, the minister for social affairs, Ásmundur Einar Daðason, broke ground for the next phase of the housing project in Gufunes. 65 small and medium-sized apartments will add to 45 apartments of phase one, which is well underway. When completed, the 137 affordable apartments...
Last Tuesday, Sólveig Berg from Yrki architects was a guest on the cultural radio show Víðsjá on Icelandic National Broadcasting Service´s channel 1. The subject was Yrki architects project - in collaboration with Þorpið-Vistfélag- of 137 affordable apartments in Gufunes. The radio interview with Sólveig...
Yrki architects are among the three teams that have been invited to submit proposals in the international design competition Reinventing Cities for the Gufunes pier and surroundings in Reykjavík. The article posted by Visir.is on this subject can be found here....
The construction of 137 affordable apartments in Gufunes designed by Yrki architects is ongoing. Visir.is posted a detailed article on this subject. The article can be read here. An interview with the project manager, Runólfur Ágústsson, can be heard here....
Yrki architects have been longlisted by British design magazine Dezeen for the Dezeen Awards 2020 in the category "civic and cultural interior". The nomination can be read here. More information on the project Sveinatunga can be found here....
Three international design teams have been short-listed in the tender for the design of Borgarlínan, the future public transport system for the greater Reykjavík area. Eight teams had applied. Among the design teams short listed is the team of Yrki architects, Artelia, MOE, Hnit and...
Yrki architects have submitted a proposal for the future development of Miðbakki wharf at Reykjavík harbour to the planning department of the City of Reykjavík. The idea is to build thirty thousand square meters of buildings which include among others one hundred five stars apartments...
The book "Bústaðir", a picture book with photos of Icelandic summer houses, by Gunnar Sverrisson and Halla Bára Gestsdóttir was published last year. This beautifully bound book is a presentation of interesting summer houses in Iceland, among others Selhella in the fjord of Mjóifjörður. Sólveig...
A new public lavatory designed by Yrki architects has been installed at Mógilsá at the foot of mount Esja. A news feature on Reykjavík City´s website can be found here. See also an older news item on this page....