studio irander

24.09.10  exhibition 'Deadline Today!' Oct 14, COAC, Barcelona // link //
12.04.10  finalist in the competition for the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo
01.03.10  upcoming presentation Stockholm Association of Architects [ 27/5, o-baren ]
18.01.10  award ceremony Europan Norway, Oslo // link //
01.09.09  moving to new office
17.06.09  opening Wonderland Exhibition 'Deadline Today!' Architekturzentrum, Vienna // link //
02.03.09  Nordhavnen 2nd phase - in participation with team Dahl&Uhre + 70ºN
18.12.08  second prize in the Nordhavnen Masterplan Competition, Copenhagen, Denmark
01.12.08  the office is relocating to Stockholm, Sweden
31.10.08  exhibition 2G Competition - Venice Lagoon Park opens in Venice
24.09.08  exhibition 2G Competition - Venice Lagoon Park opens in Barcelona // click here //
17.09.08  launch PITCH! publication
11.09.08  activity during Venice Architecture Biennale - 2G Vaporetto
03.07.08  internship position available // click here //
27.02.08  PITCH! presentation at Stroom - Centre for Art and Architecture, The Hague
14.02.08  first prize in the Vatnsmýri Urban Planning Competition, Reykjavik, Iceland
21.01.08  second prize in the 2G Competition - Venice Lagoon Park

National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo
competition finalist | apr 10

Nordhavnen, Copenhagen
design project | mar 09

Nordhavnen, Copenhagen
competition 2nd prize | dec 08

Vatnsmýri, Reykjavik
competition 1st prize | feb 08

Venice Lagoon Park, Italy
competition 2nd prize | jan 08

The Plan #UD02 | link

Arkitekten #2.09 | link

Forum AID #4.08 | link

2G Competition Venice Lagoon Park
published by Editorial Gustavo Gili, Barcelona, 2008, ISBN 978-84-252-2250-4 | link

PITCH!
published by Stroom The Hague, 2008, ISBN 978-90-73799-57-8 | link

Vatnsmýri 102 Reykjavik
published by the Planning and Building Department, City of Reykjavik, 2008, ISBN 978-9979-9040-2-1 | link

2G Competition - Venice Lagoon Park, competition 2nd prize | jan 08

team: Johanna Irander, Nicolò Riva, Nicole Carstensen, Nuno Gonçalves Fontarra, Samuel Austin

panels 1 + 2

www.2gcompetition.com

Vatnsmýri Urban Planning Competition, first prize | feb 08

team: Johanna Irander, Nuno Gonçalves Fontarra, Samuel Austin

www.vatnsmyri.is

The growth of Vatnsmyri will be initiated by the development of a high speed magnetic train line to Keflavik Airport. The areas to the north-east and the university area to the south east can start develop during this process. Once the airport has relocated and the final part of the train line has been developed, along the previous airport runway, the phased sequence of growth will then be connected to the university areas and the area around the station. As part of the local heritage the runway will persist in the form of the train route.

Through the transformation of Vatnsmyri from airfield to urban structure, previously secluded area will becomes an extension of the centre of Reykjavik.

Studio Irander was established in The Hague in The Netherlands in 2007. The office relocated to Stockholm, Sweden, in the end of 2008. The office is practising landscape architecture / urbanism through a contextual approach based on research, and work in collaborations with architectural disciplines.

| office

Johanna Irander | Landscape Architect MA (Hons) LAR / MSA

Born in Sweden in 1973. Graduated in 2004 with a Master's degree in Landscape Architecture from the ECA / Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, where she studied under Eelco Hooftman of Gross.Max.

Guest tutor at the Vertical Studio 2009, Welsh School
of Architecture, Cardiff University, UK.

Appointed jury member for Europan 10 Norway.

Member of the Swedish Association of Architects
Registred with the Dutch Architects Register, SBA

[ johanna.irander@studioirander.com ]

Michele Abirascid | Architect

Born in Italy in 1975. Graduated from the Politecnico University, Milan, in 2005.

[ michele.abirascid@studioirander.com ]

The focus for the regeneration of the Nordhavnen area is to establish links to surrounding areas. The growth of the area is dependent on the accessibility of the area, and, therefore, the plan reconfigures the transportation network connected to the area. The railway embankment between Østerbro Station and Svanemøllen Station will be replaced with an underground railway. On top a new promenade will allow new traffic crossings to be opened along the Kalkbrænderihavnsgade, in order to ease the flow of traffic. In conjunction with the development of the underground railway the planned new City Line Metro will change its route to include a stop at Nordhavn Station, and with the overlapping of transportation systems Nordhavn Station becomes a hub. The plan will connect the area of Nordhavnen with the centre of Copenhagen by replacing the plan for the Marmormolen area and connecting the waterfront promenade by a series of low bridges from Langelinie Quay to Marmormolen, and over Nordbassinet to Sand Quay. By elongating the promenade a direct link to the centre of Copenhagen is established.

Through the concept of re-use of existing structures and their adaptation for new functions, the open space can reflect the history of the past - the use of the quays as the main public open space, where the roughness of the harbour character is retained. New design interventions in the quay side spaces will focus on the function of the space as a place for public activity - with steps down to the water, providing seating and access to the water.

The squares and courtyards in the densified urban structure will be given an individual character as either small public or semi-private spaces. The urban landscape will be used to regenerate the identity of the area, as it transforms from industrial harbour to urban area.

The use of excavated limestone rock from the Copenhagen metro line development, which is due for completion in 2018, will make the development of the archipelago run parallell. The subaquatic landscape will be used to form reefs, and the various depth of the water provide habitat for a range of aquatic species. The construction sequence of the development of the archipelago is shown in bathymetric illustrations.

[ archipelago ]

The elongated island furthest from the Nordhavnen peninsula has four main character zones; an open field, a pine tree grove, a dune landscape and a stone beach. A pavilion marks a centre point of the archipelago and can host various functions, such as a visitor’s centre, exhibition space, maintenance station, research facilities, restaurant, café etc. Saltwater marshlands provide habitat for wildlife. The archipelago provides a recreational area that can be used for various sport activities.

[ dune landscape ]

Artificial dunes shaped by limestone substrate and covered by a layer of sand. The dunes are planted with dune grass for stabilisation of the sand. Concrete paths are shaped in between the dunes to follow the dune sides, making it a flowing, undulating path structure, that in addition to walking and biking can be used for sports like skating and BMX.

National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo. 2nd phase competition finalist | apr 10

in joint team with Sleth Modernism, Aarhus

design team: Johanna Irander, Fredrik Karlsson, Pavel Matyska, Michele Abirascid, Søren Leth, Jens Bager, Henrik Boes Brølling, Rasmus Therklidsen, Ingrid Eide, Sabine Groner, Felicity Passmore, Claus Peder Pedersen, Sylwia Bogdan, Palle Feldborg Olesen

consultants: Atkins Sverige AB, Søren Jensen Rådgivende Ingeniørfirma A/S, Mimosa Arkitekti, Espen Røyseland, Øystein Rø [0047], Prof. Knut Eirik Dahl, Peter Hemmersam [AHO], Jens Erik Sørensen [ARoS], Geo, Riis Akustik, Blichfeldt

www.statsbygg.no

The urban approach of the project shows a phased development of the Vestbanen site, incorporating future development plans for the traffic situation in the area of Vika in central Oslo. A reduction of the building footprint is providing space for an outdoor exhibition area / public urban square, which is enhanching the urban flow in the area. The four front facades makes the building directionless, further manifesting the National museum as a centre point within the city.