MIÐBORGARSKÓLI

NEW GLULAM AND CLT KINDERGARTEN IN ICELAND / TIMBER STRUCTURE WITH HIGH ARCHITECTONIC QUALITIES

Project Information

Degree of Freedom participated as consulting engineers supporting the design team for the timber design aspects of  this new singular kindergarten building in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Location

Reykjavik, Iceland

Client

Municipality of Reykjavik

Architect

Basalt Architects

Collaborators

VSO

Project period

2021 - 2022

Area

Approx. 1400m2

Status

Tender phase

Project type

Educational buidling (kindergarten)

Project Description

The building, though modest in shape from the outside, offers higher than usual levels of quality inside for its young clients. Roof terraces, high ceilings, intricate glulam details, visible CLT walls and CLT rib slabs all contribute to making this space equally playful and beautiful. The high attention to details results in an indoor environment that is healthy in all aspects.

Service Provided

Structural engineer and consultant timber structure.

Images: Basalt Architects