"Basalt Architects - Recent Works" por Basalt Architects (Palestra em inglês)

Basalt Architects have revamped the long-standing geothermal bathing tradition in Iceland, focusing on creating a positive dialogue between the natural and built environment. One of the goals of the team is to maximise guest experience by putting people in close contact with nature. Extreme weather and arctic daylight conditions, a harsh landscape, scarcity of resources, fragile communities and increased tourism are aspects of Iceland that are seen as opportunities rather than constraints in Basalt’s design process.

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Hrólfur Karl Cela: Hrólfur is an architect and co-director of Reykjavík based architecture studio, Basalt Architects together with partners Sigríður Sigþórsdóttir (Founder) and Marcos Zotes. He holds a BArch degree from the Icelandic Academy of the Arts, a MArch degree from Parsons the New School for Design in New York, a Teaching degree from the Icelandic Academy of the Arts and a pending master’s degree in Environmental Ethics from the University of Iceland. He has taught at the Icelandic Academy of the Arts as well as Parsons summer school in New York.

Marcos Zotes: Marcos Zotes is an architect, co-director of Basalt Architects together with his partners Sigríður Sigþórsdóttir (Founder) and Hrólfur Karl Cela. He holds a Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University in New York and a Professional Diploma in Architecture from London Metropolitan University. Marcos founded design- research laboratory UNSTABLE in 2012 and previously worked at OMA / Office for Metropolitan Architecture in Rotterdam. He has taught architecture design studios at Iceland Academy of the Arts in Reykjavik and Barnard College in New York.

About Basalt Architects: Basalt Architects is a young studio, founded in 2009 by Sigríður Sigþórsdóttir Architect and located in Reykjavík´s Creative District in Downtown 101. Run by Partners, Hrólfur Cela, Marcos Zotes and Sigríður Sigþórsdóttir, the studio engages in a wide scope of work, ranging from product design to buildings to infrastructure, urban design and planning. Their work includes all the phases of the Blue Lagoon in Iceland, most recently the Retreat Spa and Hotel Extension, Geosea baths in Húsavík, North-East Iceland, Vök baths in East Iceland, Guðlaug baths in West Iceland, Hofsós pool in North Iceland. Currently in design are the Highland baths in South Iceland. They are Architects and Exhibition Designers of the recently completed Lava Centre in Hvolsvöllur, South Iceland, an Immersive Exhibition about Icelandic Volcanic and Seismic activity. Currently, Basalt Architects are working on the design of the National Hospital Treatment Core and Research buildings, a Waldorf elementary school, a nursing home. a mixed-use retail, co-work and co-living hub, apartment buildings, single family houses, exhibitions and more. The work of Basalt Architects has been published internationally and received numerous awards and recognitions including the Icelandic Design Awards Grand Prize for their contribution to the development of Iceland´s bathing culture. They frequently present their work in lectures, both locally and internationally.