Gunnar Eyþórsson is an Icelandic architect with experience in urban planning projects. His portfolio includes three projects: (1) a housing development for the University of Iceland that redesigned streets and access routes, (2) a new city center development for Gothenburg along the river that increased housing and activities, and (3) a progressive planning project in Køge, Denmark that developed empty industrial land over time in an organic way.

1. GUNNAR EYÞÓRSSON ARCHITECT
PORTFOLIO THREE PROJECTS IN URBAN PLANNING

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STOFNUN VIGDÍSAR
FINNBOGADÓTTUR
BÍLASTÆÐAHÚS
HÁSKÓLABÍÓ
HÓTEL SAGA
SUÐURGATA
HRINGBRAUT
HAGATORG
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VR II
RAUNVÍSINDA-STOFNUN
ENDUR-MENNTUN
LANDSBÓKASAFN
ÍSLANDS
HÁSKÓLABÓKASAFN
BIRKIMELUR
DUNHAGI
BÍLASTÆÐI
The University of Iceland held a competi-tion
for its first comprehensive plan of fu-ture
development of its campus.
The project dealt formost with rethinking
currently built areas: by changing layout of
streets, rethinking access-routes and in-creasing
the viriety of spaces ,for different
types of uses.
Much consideration was given to relate
to current environment and building den-sity,
in order to convay the idea that the
University Campus is for everybody’s use,
weather employee, student, or the general
public.

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REYKJAVÍK, ICELAND
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4. Gothenburg is turning a corner, and abandoning the post-war expansion strategy. This strategy left a city which has an historical center disconnected form the rest of the city’s neighborhoods by any sensible standard. This has made Gothenburg a vast car-depended town.
An aggressive plan has been put forth to heavily densify an area stretching eight km along the river and up to five km inland. Part of what makes this possible is the changing use of the river. The river is to become a symbol of unity, holding the city together, instead of the barrier it is today. As its industrial use reduces, the river will increasingly support a verity of past time activities, accompanied by increase in residential housing and services.
The most important connection over the river will be served by a new lower bridge, that opens up large amounts of land, letting the historical center expand and connect.
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NEW CITY-CENTER
GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN

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canal-boat peer
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AS INTEREST IN THE RIVER INCREASES THE
CURRENT RIVER-SIDE PARKING WILL BE
TURNED INTO A RIVER-SIDE BOARDWALK.
CONNECTING THE PARK TO THE RIVER WILL
UNITE THE CITY’S RECREATIONAL SPACES
AS-WELL AS CREATING A CENTRAL OPEN SPACE
THE TWO TYPES OF REACREATIONAL
FLOWS MEET AT THESE POINTS,
STREANGHENING THE MARINA AND THE
RIVER AS SOCIAL MEETING POINTS
recreational strip human flow
Neighbourhoods should take its
surroundings and central function
into consideraion when develop. It
should give somehing to the city
which it needs in order to prosper.
Taking into concideraion building
typologies and flow will seam-
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ENTRANCE TO UNDERGROUND TRAM STOP
NEW UNDERGROUND RAILSTATION
OFFICES WITH PUBLIC COURTYARD
WALKWAY TO SHOPPING CENTER
RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS WITH SHARD GARDEN
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HIGHWAY TUNNEL UNDER CITY CENTER
1 + 2 + 1 1 + 2 + 1 RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS SURROUNDING PRIVATE RAISED TRAIN STATION

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neighbour, while line-of-sight, pub-lic
transport and references will
connect further out.
I should also look inwards, mak-ing
sure its spaces support diverce
use and it provides for its users.
KUNGSPORTSAVENYN
KUNGSPARKEN
TRÄDGÅRDSFÖRENINGEN
NK
department-store
about 50 departments
turnover (2010): 559 million SEK
Kompassen
number of stores: 15
visitors per year: 8 million
Nordstan
number of stores: 178
visitors (2010): 37 millioin
turnover (2009): 3,4 billion SEK
Arkaden
number of stores: 25
visitors (2010): 5 million
GÖTA ÄLV
THE NEW DEVELOPMENT WILL BE BASED ON THE
SAME LOCIG AS THE OTHER EXPANTIONS. THIS WILL
FURTHER HELP DEFINE THE NEW STREACH AS AN
EXTENTION OF THE PARK-STRIP
WHEN THE CITY EXPANDED BEYOND ITS ORIGINAL BORDERS THE
EXPANTIONS GOT THEIR DIRECTIONS FROM THE OLDER CENTER,
LEAVING A CENTRAL PARK AS A BUFFER
WATER BROUGHT FURTHER INTO THE SITE
EXISTING TUNNEL AND A NEW RAISED GREEN
SERVE AS SPLITTING UP THE SPACE AND HAVE
WALLS MADE FROM THE SAME MATERIAL AS THE
FORTIFICATION
SHOPPING CENTER TAKES THE FORM OF THE
FORTIFICATION AND HAS A STONE FACADE
THE ROAD IS FORMED TO ACT AS A
CONTINUEM OF THE ROAD. THE LIGHT FLOW
OF THE WATER IS REPLACED BY THE LIGHT
FLOW OF TRAFFIC
To major flows in and around
the city center play a central role
in the new development: a park
surrounding the center, and the
city’s major shopping route, play
central roles.
These flows are streangthend
and continued so they may in
the future continue east-wards
and over the river. They are
however not copied but adapt-ed
and made use for as is most
appropriate for a new devel-opment,
which seeks to adapt,
without losing its own identity
SURROUNDING A PUBLIC GARDEN AND A MORE
RAISED GARDEN
RIVERSIDE PROMENADE
GÖTA ÄLV RIVER
ACCESS TO TUNNEL UNDER A NEW BRIDGE
SKANSKASKRAPAN TOWER BARKEN VIKING HOTEL
WITH OBSERVATION DECK
built flow
connections by
reference
intertwined grids
intra-grid spaces

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New hubs start to form in different places, which
will cotinues to stretch further out. Clusters will
emerge as connections between lots becomes
increasingly attractive.
Eventually a network emerges that supports al-ternative
routes for pedestrians, without chang-ing
the profiles of the streets. This will create
a safe and attractive situation for families and
children, the back-bone of the suburban town.
PROGRESSIVE PLANNING
KØGE, DENMARK

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10. The project takes place on an old industrial area in the town of Køge, approximately 30 km South-West of Copenhagen, Denmark. The area is centrally placed, surrounded with institutions, houses, open areas, and good access to public transportation. Where it lies, it is capable of connecting these different surroundings together, as well as have qualities within its borders based on the context at each point.
While many businesses are doing well today, the trend shows that industry is disappearing. The town is dependent on the jobs these businesses offer and the tax they pay. This area can therefore not be redeveloped in a way which would cause these businesses to close. This project tries to make an example of how to make a central plan in which the buildup is unknowable.
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Planning for the unpredictable is based on
probability. The three major factor in calcu-lating
it is current and future availability, prac-ticability,
and context (location)
Availability is restricted to current use. The
longer into the future one looks, the restric-tive
effect slowly dissipates. For the purpose
of this project plot size does not change, un-less
the algorithm predicts two neighboring
plots redeveloping at the same time. Con-text
is constantly changing as neighboring
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plot location
In the beginning services, such as public transport,
surrounding activities, pathways and sport-facilities,
add value. This will make these plots more likely
than others to get developed. As each plot gets
developed it increases value of its surrounding
plots, making them more likely to get developed.
This strength of context is what makes a web
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12. EMPLOYMENT
Einrúm arkitektar (Iceland/Reykjavik)
Assistant designer
June 2007 - Sept 2007
June 2008 - Sept 2008
OTHER SKILLS
Software
ArcGIS, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, VectorWorks, Autodesk AutoCad, Autodesk Revit, Google SketchUp, Microsoft Offfice
Languages
Icelandic, English, Danish, Swedish, German (limited)
EDUCATION
Iðnskólinn í Reykjavík
Hönnunarsvið
Technical College Reykjavik (Iceland/Reykjavik)
School of Design and Handicraft
September 2004 - May 2005
Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi, Kunstakademiets Arkitektskole
Studieafdeling 1: By og Landskab
The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture (Denmark/ Copenhagen)
Department 1: Urban planning
bachelor: September 2005 - June 2008
master: September 2010 - January 2013
CURRICULUM VITAE
tel: (+45) 93 90 94 42 | e-mail: gunnar722@gmail.com