We are Gavl, a Danish studio for architecture and interiors. We start every project on the site, at the hour the light is best, and we stay until we understand it. Then we draw slowly: rooms that hold the light, walls you want to touch, and buildings that will age better than we do.
14
Years drawing by the harbour
41
Buildings finished and lived in
9
Awards and shortlists
HOW WE START
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The site
We walk it at dawn and dusk, map the wind, the trees worth keeping and the view worth framing.
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The light
Every room is placed by where the sun falls in January, not June.
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The material
Timber, lime, brick and stone, chosen to weather well and be repaired, not replaced.
Selected
work.
PROJECTS
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Six of forty-one. The rest live on the Work page.
CLIENT WORDS
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They spent a January weekend on my rock before they drew a single line. Now the north light falls on my easel all winter.
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QUESTIONS
Before you
call us.
The things clients ask us first. Anything else, just write.
Do you work outside Denmark?
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What does a project cost?
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How long does a house take?
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Can you work with an existing building?
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Do you handle the building permit?
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