Smidjustigur 11b Reykjavik IS 101 Iceland
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SKEFJAR
Reykjavík
Skefjar is a company with holdings and projects in many areas of business. The principal requirements for their new offices were a discrete public presence and a flexible working environment with areas of differing ambience and functionality. The offices are located on the west side of the fourth floor of a new commercial building in Reykjavík, Iceland. The building has tight symmetrical geometry with relatively closed façades to all sides except the north where a great mirror glass wall overlooks the nearby traffic intersection to the stillness of the ocean and mountains beyond. Vertical circulation within the building is via a central stair and lift core. On the fourth landing the only indication of Skefjar's presence is a video entry phone. Upon recognition of the caller the wall opens onto a long low-lit corridor with a sleek grey wall opposite the entrance.