Skjólgarður Nursing Home

Skjólgarður Nursing Home is the winning proposal from an open competition held in 2019. It is a three ward nursing home with specialized community functions inhabiting the existing building as well as a new annex that circles a protected interior courtyard. The building sits on an oceanside plot overlooking the majestic glacier, Vatnajökull. The concept is based on the Eden Ideology, emphasizing empowerment for the fragile inhabitants by connecting them with nature, animals and people of all ages.
Location
Höfn, Iceland
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Size
2230 m2
Year
2027
Client
FSRE and Höfn Municipality
Credits
Architecture, interior design, Basalt Architects
Project architect: Hrólfur Karl Cela
Project manager: Elín Þórisdóttir
Design team: Ari Þorleifsson, Dagbjört Ásta Jónsdóttir, Guðjón Kjartansson, Jón Guðmundsson, Marcos Zotes, Rut Sigurmonsdóttir, Sigríður Sigþórsdóttir, Þorsteinn Jafet Arnþórsson
Collaborators
Acoustic Design: Efla
Landscape Architecture: Efla
Lighting design: Efla
Engineering: Efla
General contractor: Húsheild Hyrna / Ístak
Awards
1st Prize – Open Architecture Competition 2019.




