Architecture & the built
environment — since 2009
Copenhagen / Oslo
55.6761° N
MASS,
LIGHT &
Silence
(01) — Practice
Manifesto
We build quiet monuments — architecture stripped to mass, structure, and the discipline of light.
14
Years shaping the Nordic built environment.
38
Completed buildings across 6 countries.
11
International awards for built work.
(03) — Project in focus
Søndergård · 01
Søndergård
Concrete House
Location
Jutland, Denmark
Year
2021 — 2023
Area
340 m²
Program
Private residence
[ Render — primary facade, full width ]
The house is organised around a single load-bearing wall that runs the length of the plan, dividing served from serving space. Daylight enters through deep reveals cut into the mass, moving across the rooms as the day turns.
Materials are held to three: cast concrete, oiled oak, and blackened steel. Nothing is added that does not carry load or carry light.
[ Interior — living ]
[ Detail — reveal ]
Concrete · Daylight · Silence · Mass · Structure · Time —
(04) — Studio
Philosophy & people
Architecture is the discipline of removing — until only what holds weight and light remains.
Founded in 2009 by Ingrid Halden, the studio works between Copenhagen and Oslo on houses, cultural buildings, and adaptive reuse. We build slowly and in few materials, believing that restraint — not gesture — is what lets a building belong to its place. Every project begins with the section: how mass meets ground, and how light is let in.
(05) — Capabilities
01
Architecture
02
Adaptive Reuse
03
Interiors
04
Master Planning
(06) — Recognition
2025
Mies van der Rohe Award — Nominee
Kontor Brutalia
2024
Dezeen Award — Civic Building of the Year
Gröndal Library
2023
Nordic Architecture Prize — Winner
Søndergård House
2021
AR House Award — Highly Commended
Fjord Chapel