Erik Halvorsen
Founding Partner & Lead Architect
Trained at AHO Oslo. 22 years in practice. Believes corridors are underrated.
Oslo, Norway · Est. 2009
Sixteen years of considered spaces.
We are a full-service architecture and interior design studio based in Oslo. We work with private clients, developers, and cultural institutions across Scandinavia and Europe.
Our Philosophy
Good design doesn't announce itself.
We started Halcyon because we were tired of spaces that performed. Lobbies designed to impress rather than welcome. Homes styled for photographs rather than life. Offices built around a brief rather than around the people who would spend their days inside them.
Good design is almost invisible. It is the proportion of a window, the weight of a door, and the temperature of a material under your hand. We do not have a signature style. We have a signature standard.
The people behind the work.
Marta Solberg
Partner & Interior Design Director
Previously at Studio Mumbai. Has strong opinions about lighting that she will share unprompted.
Jonas Rein
Senior Architect
Joined Halcyon in 2015. Responsible for most of the projects people recognise us by.
Recognition
Awards & Press.
- 2023 Norwegian Design Award Architecture
- 2022 Wallpaper* Design Award Shortlisted
- 2021 Dezeen Award Interior of the Year
- 2019 AIA European Recognition Public Building
- 2017 Frame Magazine Studio to Watch
We are currently accepting commissions for 2027.
We take on between 8 and 12 projects per year.
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