Ida Lindqvist
Trained at KADK and Mendrisio. Twelve years at Henning Larsen before founding Norden Atelier in 2026. Sits on the board of the Danish Association of Architects.
The studio
We are a Copenhagen studio of nine people, founded in 2026.
Norden Atelier designs buildings that ask very little of their visitors and a great deal of their architects. Houses, public buildings, and adaptive reuse, mostly in the Nordic countries. We take on six to eight projects a year.
The Bredgade studio, late winter light, 14:42.
What we believe
Four working principles we set on the studio’s first day.
Site is the first material
Every project begins with a long walk and a folding stool. The building follows the light, the wind, and the slope, not the brief.
Draw slowly, then again
We keep four drawing boards in the studio and use them every day. The pencil thinks slower than the cursor, and that is the point.
A short list of materials
Limewashed brick, oiled oak, raw concrete, brushed steel, linen. We work with a short list so that we can know each material well.
Built to outlast us
We design for fifty winters, not five. The detail that disappears took three weeks. The building that lasts took a hundred drawings.
The people
Nine architects, one studio manager, four drawing boards.
Anders Møller
Co-founder. Leads detailing and construction. Author of the studio’s materials manual, written across his last practice and rewritten for the new one.
Sofie Aaberg
Leads the cultural and adaptive reuse projects. Spent four years in Kyoto before joining the studio. Plays cello, badly, in the office on Fridays.
Mikkel Bay
Leads the residential studio. A patient hand with clients. Has lost only one drawing pencil in eight years, which he has not forgiven.
Karoline Reid
Runs the studio. Keeps the model shop in order. Drinks tea, not coffee, which the studio has come to respect.
Jonas Lillenes
Joined in April from NTNU Trondheim. Currently working on the Lille Skov School. Asks the right questions, which we hope continues.
Recognition
Early listings and competitions we are grateful for.
A new practice is largely a promise. The competitions, listings, and editorial features below are the ones who took an early bet on ours, and we hope to repay them with the work itself.
- 2026Aarhus Kommune — competition wonGallery of Quiet Things
- 2026Skåne Fastighet AB — invited competition wonGlæshus Tower
- 2026Roskilde Kommune — shortlistLille Skov School
- 2026Wallpaper* Architects Directory — new practiceStudio listing
- 2026Frame Awards — studio to watchNorden Atelier
- 2026Dezeen — emerging architects featureStudio profile