Grófarhús City Library
The Grófarhús library is located in downtown Reykjavík on a prime spot on the edge between city centre - Tryggvagata - and the old harbour - Geirsgata. The City of Reykjavík envisions an inclusive transformation of its downtown library: a place where everyone is welcome and can find knowledge, support, connection and tranquillity. A beacon in the truest sense of the word. Housed in a former warehouse dating back to 1930, the building has undergone multiple alterations and extensions over the years. This proposal transforms this fragmented, layered and complex structure into an inviting and coherent place for learning, making and collective engagement where inspiration, creation and participation for and with the local community are central. {"Location":"Reykjav\u00edk (Iceland)","Type":"Architecture, Interior design, Transformation","Program":"6.150 m\u00b2 GFA (Library & related program, community square, event spaces, coffeebar)","Client":"City of Reykjav\u00edk","Design Partners":"Inside Outside, hanratharchitect, Kreativa, Nordic Office of Architecture","Collaborators":"EFLA Engineers, \u00d6RUGG Consulting Engineers, Myrra hlj\u00f3\u00f0stofa, Kanon landslagsarkitekt, Hildiberg L\u00fdsingarh\u00f6nnun, \u00deYKJ\u00d3, BOOT Ingenieurs","Status":"Design phase","Year":"2022 - ongoing"} architecture