Yrki Architects

Yrki was founded in 1997 by Ásdís Helga Ágústsdóttir and Sólveig Berg after they had won the 1st prize in an invited competition for Nesstofa, a museum of medical heritage in Seltjarnarnes. Today, a cohesive team of talented designers in the fields of architecture, urban planning and landscape architecture works at Yrki architects. We put our emphasis on meeting our clients´requests in a professional and viable manner. Yrki architects offer a wide range of services in the fields of architecture, urban planning and landscape architecture. Yrki architects also provide services in the fields of project negotiation, supervision and management. Yrki architects have been operating for over 20 years and have received numerous awards and acknowledgments. Our wide expertise of architecture and design reflects in a holistic approach to all our projects where the environment, context and scale shape the design. The name Yrki has a specific meaning in Icelandic. To cultivate. To grow. To compose. The name refers to our vision of unifying the earthbound and the poetic, of unifying disparate aspects in our projects, from the urban environment to nature. Yrki is the first architectural firm in Iceland certified to ISO 9001. Our quality management system as defined by ISO 9001 assures that our clients benefit by receiving services that meet their requirements and that our firm delivers consistent performance.