We see architecture as a living process, which can adapt and grow with people. Our work fosters experience over possession.

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Who Established in 2018, Archival Studies is a Copenhagen-based design studio specialized in adaptive architecture and its spaces. We operate from our own workshop space, allowing us to prototype and fabricate elements in-house. Pushing the bounderies of building standards. Here we are designing not only spaces but also modular furniture, lighting solutions, and structural systems. With our strong Scandinavian and East Asian roots and our digitally based workshop allows us to execute with a unique combination of precision, flexibility, and diverse outlook. Our commercial projects span from consultancy, concept development, design development, 1:1 prototyping, project management, and construction administration.

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How We work across scales and disciplines to realize adaptive, meaningful and responsible solutions. Our approach begins with a contextual analysis and unfolds through prototyping, co-creation, and real-world testing. By combining traditional craft with digital fabrication, we enable systems that support disassembly and long-term adaptation. Each project is approached holistically - from detail to social context - always with long-term care, reuse, and repurposing in mind. We engage clients as active partners, ensuring every solution is tailored, inclusive, and alive.

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collaborators

Gehl Architects
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Studio Atlant
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COBE
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Dinesen Lab
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MSSR Works
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Arda Audio
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Realdania
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Pihlmann Architects
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Reværk
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Rumgehør
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Chrissie Muhr
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Arkitektforeningen
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Dreyersfond
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Forthcoming Studio
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Artikel København
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Studio Kim Lenschow
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Almenr
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Christine Bjerke
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Victor Boye Julebæk
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Marianne Krogh
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Alexis Mark
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Sarah Mullertz
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Peter Frøge
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Studio 0405
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Sara Martinsen
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clients

Realdania
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Copenhagen Contemporary
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Nicholas James Love
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Bikubenfonden
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Rockfon
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Glyptoteket
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Norse Projects
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D Line
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Playdead
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Gammel Strand
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Åben Brewery
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Kinraden
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Artikel København
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NREP
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Gasoline Grill
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Tivoli Gardens
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Art Hub
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Trifolium
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SMK
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Almenr
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Refshaleøen
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Carlsberg Byen
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Frama
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Ricardo Bofill
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Exhibitions and Publications

Exhibition, Archival Studies x Gammel Strand, 3 Days of Design, 2024 Publication, book, Reset Materials, exhibition design, 2023 Exhibition, Parts of a Whole, with Artikel København, 3 Days of Design, 2023 Exhibition, Mindcraft Project, Online exhibition, 2021 Publication, magazine, Kōnā Restaurant, Monocle, 2021 Publication, magazine, Archival Studies, Euroman, 2020 Exhibition, Studio X , 3 Days of Design, 2020 Publication, book, 11 rum: Nyindretning at Marienborg, 2019 Exhibition, Give Tradition a New Meaning, Living Is Giving, Beijing Design Week 2018

Grants and Residencies

Business grant, The Young Artistic Elite Grant, Statens Kunstfond Danish Arts Foundation, 2019 Travel grant Japan, Danish Arts Foundation, 2019 Travel grant Japan, Dreyers Fond, 2018 Residency, Danish Art Workshops, Copenhagen, 2018 Project grant, Danmarks Nationalbanks Jubilæumsfond, Denmark, 2017

Lectures

Singularch Lecture Series, ‘Transforming the Already Excisting’, Bratislava, 2024 Latvian Design Award, ‘Transforming the Already Excisting’, Riga, 2023 The Royal Danish Academy of Art, School of Architecture, ‘Understanding the Already Excisting’, Copenhagen, 2022 The Royal Danish Academy of Art, School of Architecture, ‘Lecture 01’ Copenhagen, 2018

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