House Extension in Friggs veg

We’re excited to start a new project this week, an extension of a single family house at Nesttun in Bergen. The existing house, approximately 150 sqm, was originally built in 1959 and sits on top of a small hill in a quiet, green residential area.

Studio Workshop Area Ready

Our workshop area is now up and running. We designed and built a large, custom workshop table in order to accomodate our specific needs in terms of size and function. The table is sturdy and solid, but also demountable and easy to move around. Very grateful for Bergen Kommune for the support of this project, and we look forward to putting it to use!

Site Visit Tag Team Studio

Today visiting Tag Team Studio in Møllendalsveien 17, an artist-run gallery and workspace in Bergen, exploring a possible new project.

Grant from Bergen Kommune 2023

We are honoured and grateful to have received an establishment grant from the City of Bergen (Bergen Kommune) for developing and expanding our studio with a workshop and production area. The additonal space will be used for material exploration, design development, model building and more, which will enable us to develop Astruc Sola as an explorative practice.

Publication of Essay

Our essay ‘Om å gjøre akkurat nok’ (On Doing Just Enough) has been published as part of the antology ‘Arkitekturforståelse’ (Understanding Architecture). The collection of essays, edited by Gro Lauvland and published by Uten Tittel, discusses the importance of place and architecture in our time. The book is available here.

Website Launch

We made a website for the office. The design is intented to be simple and responsive, with special attention put to typographic and graphic design principles. The website follows the office’s graphic profile developed by Øystein Arbo studio.

Cloud Table

We have designed and built a table for the studio.

New Project in Bergen

We are currently working on a new interior concept for an appartment in Bergen. The appartment building is situated by the central railway station, and dates back to 1901.

Essay Shortlisted

Our essay ‘Om å gjøre akkurat nok’ (On Doing Just Enough) has been shortlisted for an antology by the Faculty of Architecture and Design at NTNU.

Housing Feasibility Study

We’ve completed a feasibility study for a new housing project at Nidarvoll in Trondheim. The work includes a thorough site analysis as well as a volume study.

Site Visit in Trondheim

Today we have been exploring the site of a new housing project at Nidarvoll in Trondheim. We have been comissioned to make a feasibility study of the plot.

Wildcard Office

We are now a part of NAL’s Wildcard program along with other emerging architecture offices in Norway. You can read more about the program on their website.