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Other · Capital region, Reykjavík
The Nordic House
Alvar Aalto set the Nordic House on made ground in the middle of a marsh and hung a small pond off its north side, answering the two larger ones towards town. It opened in 1968, late in his career. The library keeps the cylindrical skylight he had first used at the Viipuri library, and the ceramic roof takes its shape from the line of mountains behind it. He drew the fittings as well, so the lamps and nearly all the furniture in the building are his.
Location
- Address
- Sæmundargata 11101 Reykjavík
- Website
- nordichouse.is ↗
Visiting
- Access
- A ramp runs up to the main entrance beside the steps, and a button on the wall opens the door. Elissa, the hall, has a low threshold at its doors, and staff will help on request. A lift by the entrance goes down to the exhibition space, Hvelfing, and from there a ramp leads into the children's library, which is otherwise reached by stairs. Accessible toilets are on the main floor, and every toilet in the house is gender-neutral. There is one parking space for disabled visitors outside. The house is listed, so its thresholds stay. A visitor who needs quiet can ask the library desk for the lounge.
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