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National Theatre of Iceland in Reykjavik
National Theatre of Iceland

1950 · Reykjavik, Capital Region, Iceland

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Seed wave 43 image for the National Theatre of Iceland.

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National Theatre of Iceland

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Seed wave 43 image for the National Theatre of Iceland.

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National Theatre of IcelandNational Theatre of Iceland

1950 · Reykjavik, Capital Region, Iceland

Bjarke Ingels GroupBjarke Ingels Group

Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Typeworkbureau
Year / years1950Unrecorded
PlaceReykjavik, Capital Region, IcelandCopenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
Place contextReykjavik, Capital Region, IcelandRepresentative site: Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
ClimateClimate unavailable10°C · 14.5h daylight · 24 km/h wind · via Copenhagen Harbour Bath / BIG + JDS
FocusNational theatre6 works in corpus
Architects
  • Guðjón Samúelsson
  • Bjarke Ingels
Linked context

Bureaus

  • Guðjón Samúelsson

Notable works

  • Copenhagen Harbour Bath / BIG + JDS
  • VM Houses / BIG + JDS
  • Denmark Pavilion, Shanghai Expo 2010 / BIG
  • Sluishuis
Typologies
  • theatre
  • cultural building
  • civic building
  • sports
  • recreation training
  • swimming pool
  • wood
  • public facilities
  • residential
  • housing
  • apartments
Materials
  • concrete
  • stone
  • wood
  • glass
  • concrete
Carbon signals

Concrete and Stone look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Concrete
  • Stone

Concrete and Glass look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Concrete
  • Glass
Lower-carbon levers
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
  • Check source geography, fabrication intensity, and whether stone is structural, cladding, or finish-only.
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
  • Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.
  • Track sourcing, certification, and assembly logic rather than assuming timber is automatically low impact.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible1 of 1 recorded works are publicly accessible
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