01 — SÖLV HOUSE
Sölv House
A mirror-clad monolith that dissolves into a pine forest.
Open case study →Setting the line — ±0.00
DATUM — Design-build architectureEst. 2013 · Copenhagen · Lisbon · New York
We design and build the permanent.
±0.00 — datumThe permanent, measured55.6926° N 12.6100° E
Scroll — begin at the line
—Manifesto
Architecture is measurement made permanent. Everything we make begins at a datum — a single fixed line the rest of a life is measured against.
01Selected work
Four buildings, four fixed lines.
Four buildings, four fixed lines. Each one designed and built by the same hands that drew it.
02 — DATUM TOWER
Datum Tower
A faceted white-ceramic facade that changes with the light.
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03 — THE PLINTH
The Plinth
Board-formed concrete carved into a hillside around one skylit void.
Open case study →02The studio
A deliberately small practice. A handful of commissions a year, each held from first line to final handover.
Founded in 2013. Studios in Copenhagen, Lisbon and New York. Two principals, one standard.
Inside the studio03The method
One studio, first line to final handover.
We do not hand our drawings to someone else to build.
01First line±0.00
02Developed design+ DETAIL
03Build+ STRUCTURE
04Handover+ PERMANENT
Commissions
Begin at the line.
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+45 32 96 00 13 — Copenhagen
A handful of commissions a year.