Archival Studies

We build spaces that can grow, be reimagined, and shared For us architecture is a living process, which can adapt and grow with people. Our work fosters experience over possession.

SELECTED PROJECTS

Pavilion 02_Vores Sted

Vores Sted (Our Place) celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Danish philanthropic foundation Realdania by providing 150 social gathering spaces free of charge to communities and associations across Denmark.

Interior 15_SMK Entrance Hall

Our method focuses on long-term collaborations, with the ambition to work closely to create sensory-rich, adaptable design solutions that evolve over time. Our ongoing collaboration with SMK reflects this approach. We are currently working on their Welcome Desk, where we have created a welcoming, human-scale point of access within the museum’s vast entrance hall.

Inventory 05_Thoravej 29_High Chair

For the transformation of Thoravej 29 by Pihlmann Architects, Archival designed a high chair that is placed throughout the building. Knots, wind cracks, sapwood, and planer marks are intentionally included, demonstrating how both natural and human-made irregularities can serve as examples of sustainable practice and inviting details in an increasingly perfected world. In this way, the chair enters into a dialogue with the building itself.

INTERIOR 06_KONA

Complete interior and inventory for Kōnā a Japanese-inspired eatery in Copenhagen. The translucent orange planes of textile shift in appearance and melt into an atmospheric cloud of colour that gives a stimulating warmth to the raw concrete space.

Interior 05_Art Hub

Art Hub Copenhagen’s spatial transformation points towards a general path for how recycling can be rethought in architecture. When resources are not consumed but regenerated into value-creating elements recycling is not a necessary evil but the very catalyst of form and intention. Thus, this project operates sustainably on two intertwined levels: conservation of both resources and Kødbyen’s distinctive character. Find out more about this collaboration with Copenhagen-based Pihlmann Architects.

Workspace Culture

Kitchen 11_Norse Projects

Set into a niche inside one of Holmen’s traditional boat sheds, our latest kitchen is designed to blend into the calm and creative atmosphere of contemporary lifestyle brand Norse Projects’ headquarters.

Interior 07_Gasoline Grill

Located in the historic Tivoli Gardens, the space carried traces of its past - from café to Viking attraction. For this transformation, we sought to quiet the surroundings and center the experience around the grill. With deep green-black walls and ceiling, and a 10-meter-long white curtain as a soft focal point, the result is a calm, almost chapel-like atmosphere for this new attraction in Tivoli.

Exhibition 06_Reset Materials

Exhibition design for the large experimental show at the intersection of art and architecture: Reset Materials – Towards Sustainable Architecture

System 02_Rockfon

Rockfon’s modular exhibition system was designed to frame and uplift the products on display. The structure of CNC-milled plywood was designed for disassebly to be taken apart to travel between exhibitions. This approach aims to minimize waste between events and allows the material to gain character and charm over time. The exhibition system was first implemented at Paris’ Workspace Expo in 2023, and has since been repurposed for exhibitions in Amsterdam and Malmö.

Archival Products

Module 04_Drawers

Standard Kitchen

Module 05_Cabinet

Standard Kitchen

Module 07_Pullout Fridge

Standard Kitchen

Douglas High Chair

News

M4 Metro, Copenhagen

In 2030, Metroselskabet will expand the metro network with two new stations in Nordhavn. MT Højgaard Danmark, Rambøll, and Cobe have now won the tender to design the metro extension. We are taking on the role as the project’s critical friend. Being part of the team behind the development of the two new stations is a unique opportunity to challenge and rethink how architecture can contribute to the infrastructure of the future. Metroselskabet’s ambitious CO₂ target provides a fruitful framework for innovation, not only in technical solutions but also in the experience of the stations and the urban spaces it naturally creates and supports.

Dreyers Legatforløb 2025

Only what is known can be reimagined. We are happy to have been selected for this course for young practices. Dreyers Legatforløb 2025 is a development programme for newly established architectural firms, consisting of nine workshops and individual mentorships, designed to enhance participants' business skills and strategic understanding while maintaining architectural quality.

Børsen Gazelle Award 2024

Archival Studies has been awarded the Børsen Gazelle Prize in 2023 and 2024. This award recognizes Denmark’s fastest-growing companies of the year, and we are honored to be listed among other inspiring businesses.

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