Vogabyggð Shore - Reykjavik, IS

Key themes

• Small scale and permeably of urban fabric
• Attractive mix of family housing and commercial program with education and medical programs
• New public waterfrontpark
• Renewed connections to the surrounding urban areas
• Matching the diverse wishes of many different stakeholders on small scale
• Optimizing views: water, marina and mountains
• Circulation: 4 buildings, 4 staircases
• Optimizing conditions for each house: ground floor terrace, wintergarden and penthouse

The city of Reykjavik has embarked on an ambitious development master plan, Reykjavik 2010-2030.



This plan aims at providinga new generation of urban developments for the city, based on integrating urban themes like transportation, densification, energy and sustainability with new housing and working programs.
This masterplan is the first large scal plan to realise these ambitions.