ARCHITECTURE & URBAN DESIGN

Halden Studio

Studio profile and selected work

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ABOUT THE STUDIO

We design buildings that get better with age.

Rotterdam · Copenhagen · Lisbon — 42 people across three studios

projects completed

awards for public buildings

architects, engineers and makers

countries with built work

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SELECTED WORK · 01

Harbour Library

A public library on a former shipping quay, built almost entirely from reclaimed brick.

Location
Size
Status

Rotterdam
9,400 m²
Completed

More from the studio

Ferry Terminal

Westbank School

Kade Housing

Copenhagen · Transport

Lisbon · Education

Rotterdam · Housing

HOW WE WORK

Three principles

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Build less, better

Design with the city

Stay for the long run

Reuse what is already there before adding anything new.

Every project starts with a week on site, talking to neighbours.

We stay involved for ten years after the keys are handed over.

“The best building on the street is often the one you hardly notice.”

Mara Halden
Founding partner

PROCESS

From brief to aftercare

Brief

Concept

Design

Build

Aftercare

2 mo

3 mo

7 mo

10 mo

ongoing

Month 0Month 24

Typical timeline for a public building of 5,000–10,000 m²

Mara Halden
Founding partner

Joris Veld
Founding partner

Ayesha Karimi
Partner, urban design

Lukas Brenner
Partner, engineering

The people you'll work with

HALDEN STUDIO

Let's build
something
lasting.

studio@halden.example
+31 555 0143 · halden.example