Iceland Newsletter

Our Iceland newsletter comes directly from Petur H. Armannsson, Curator of Architecture at the Reykjavik Art Museum.

Sewage Pupmping Station
Faxaskjol, Reykjavik, Iceland
1993

Architects: Òti og Inni architects Studio
Baldur ?. Svavarsson, Jon Thor Thorvaldsson, Bjørn S. Hallsson

The pumping station is situated by the shore in the west-end residential of Reykjavik. It is one of a series of similar buildings which connect the city's sewage net to the final cleaning plant. In designing the project the architects had to take close consideration of the vulnerable shore, the nearby houses and the magnificent view to the sea and the distant mountains on the horizon.
A memory of Iceland was created off shore, connected to land via a mole, a man made part of the natural horeline. The rough stonework anchors the building to the ground and serves as protection against heavy waves in stormy weather.

The partly paved roof of the building with its connecting stairs serves as a resting place and a viewing platform for people passing by.