Archival is a Copenhagen-based architecture studio focused on adaptable design. Specialized in commercial and cultural interiors, we see adaptability as both a response to the environmental challenges of our time, and an approach to preserving traditional craft principles from Eastern Asia and Scandinavia in a contemporary setting. We design through co-creation and digital fabrication, ensuring minimal waste and future-proof solutions that respond to changing needs over time without compromising refinement.
SELECTED PROJECTS
Our method focuses on long-term collaborations. We work closely with clients to create sensory-rich, adaptable design solutions that evolve over time. Our ongoing collaboration with SMK reflects this approach, and we look forward to sharing the next phase of our work in the Entrance Hall. First phase covers the Welcome Desk zone. Here we created a welcoming, human-scale point of access within the museum’s vast entrance hall.
Archival Studies and Pihlmann Architects are engaged in an ongoing dialogue about the potential of using ‘green’, undried wood to reduce energy consumption while unlocking new aesthetic possibilities close to the raw state of the material. The Green Wood furniture series embodies the material-focused and inquisitive spirit of Thoravej 29's transformation led by Pihlmann Architects.
One of Archival’s first projects were a collaboration with artist Danh Võ. Here we designed planters and seating patterns throughout Sculpture Street. Our intentions were to create a lively transition between the museum’s classical and modern sections, offering an inviting public space where visitors can engage with the museum in an open way.
Vores Sted, a communal project by Realdania. Together with Philmann Architects, Cobe, Reværk, Rumgehør, Studio XYZ, we designed four unique meeting places designed to foster community and sustainability.
A pavilion designed as a landmark for Syd for Solen festival — a physical object for navigation, gathering, and sensation.
d line’s new display system is designed to guide visitors through a curated journey. From discovering brand values to exploring products within their context of use. Every module serves a purpose. The result is a spatial experience that prioritises intuitiveness and accessibility, allowing visitors to experience d line’s commitment to design and craft first-hand.
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.
Exhibition design for the large experimental show at the intersection of art and architecture: Reset Materials – Towards Sustainable Architecture
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.
