An illustration of an egðastrek building housing both a grocery store and apartments. Photo: NoSleep
Architecture Profile of the Month, Norway
A handy corner shop An architectural and landscape planning firm in southwestern Norway is a cornerstone of the local economy. By Eva-Kristin U. Pedersen
If you inherit an old building or a piece of land, once the takeover is complete, you may wonder what to do next. How do you go about planning the property, taking into account the legal regulations that apply as well as aesthetic and practical considerations? The tasks can be quite overwhelming, so it’s good to know who to turn to. “One of our founders used to say that we are supposed to be the shop on the corner where everyone can come and get help. We are here to guide the client through the entire process related to the planning of property and constructing the actual buildings,” Marvin Birkeland stresses. Birkeland is the managing director at egðastrek, formerly known as Kris64
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Issue 160
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November 2023
With its 11 employees, egðastrek is a small company but the size makes it easy for the client to relate to. Where to start?
tiansen & Selmer-Olsen AS, a company specialised in architecture, planning and development of terrain. Høgskolen på Vestlandet. Photo: Pål Hoff
Birkeland explains that egðastrek receives several phone calls from people who have a property that they’d like to