Happy to announce our teams winning entry in the Reinventing Cities C40 Competition in Iceland for the Bryggjuhverfi vestur- The Circular District Site!
The plot is located in the new Bryggjuhverfi Vestur district which is a part of a transformation of Reykjavík´s brownfield area of Elliðaárvogur and Ártúnshöfði. An area that will soon get a very well deserved transformation from being an important industrial area to a quality urban area filled with vibrant life.
The proposed site within Bryggjuhverfi Vestur, is 2.853 m2 of which 1.641 m2 build structure that needs to be renovated and given a new sustainable life. The site today is still used as a storage for gravel but the whole build structure is abandoned or empty except for the buildings interior structure and machines.
The site enjoys an ideal central location within the new area of Elliðaárvogur and Ártúnshöfði. It is nearby the ocean with well-connected bike paths to other parts of the city and will even be better connected when the new (BRT) City Line will launch its first phase near the site.
The re-development of the site requires that the site and its build structure can still remain important landmarks and a reminder of the past.
Building on such assets, asks for an ambitious project, revealing and finding a new role for the site and its built structure. The ambitious environmental objectives and performance of the team all made our proposal a winning entry!
From the jury:
A proposal of high quality fulfilling all the 10 criteria (United Nations goals) in a convincing way. The business model is convincing and the environmental goals of the proposal are very ambitious.
The benefits of the proposal for the neighborhood and the local community is admirable as the structure is open for public and offering lively ground floors. The quality of architecture is outstanding,
with modern architecture and the material use separates the new from the old but also connects in a beautiful way
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Team „ Bryggjuhverfi vestur-The Circular District“, (The Circular Team):
• VSÓ Ráðgjöf / VSO Consulting (Project management and engineering consultant)
• Reiulf Ramstad architects (main architect)
• Gríma architects (local architect)
• M Studio Reykjavik (Inovation studio)
• Íslenskar fasteignir (Property developer)
• Eik Fasteignafélag (real estate company)
• The Agricultural university in Iceland (Consultant).
