We are Galmstrup, an RIBA Chartered London-based international practice of architects, planners and strategists with a strong Scandinavian DNA. Our work has a cultural, social and community emphasis, and our clients are predominantly in the UK, Europe and the Middle East.

We live by the Danish saying “hænderne I Jorden” (hands in the earth). For us every project requires a new beginning, one where we go back to first principles, search out the essence of each place and people, culture and meaning, before we ever set pen to paper. We walk the ground, feel the weather and the natural world, sense the reality of life, meet with the people whose home, living, community and history it is. Our proposals for what could be emerge as direct responses to what and who is there.

What we do centres around the civic sphere, varying in type and scale from designing and building museums, galleries, exhibitions and community centres, to the strategic masterplanning of cultural districts, heritage sites and entire wild natural landscapes.

We listen and engage with our clients, their culture, goals and communities. We design, develop and deliver projects centred around people and rooted in the narrative and meaning of a place. We are inspired by local cultures, methods and craftsmanship and seek solutions that help these thrive. We achieve pragmatic outcomes with a sensible approach and always together.

With over 20 years of international experience working on cultural projects as architects, planners and advisors, we are able to bring together and lead multidisciplinary design, consultancy and client teams, often in complex settings and on sensitive projects with high-profile stakeholders.

Services

Architecture - We design and deliver culture and community projects in sensitive challenging sites. We take projects through all of the RIBA stages of work from inception and ideation, through statutory processing and developing technical drawings and details ready for construction. We coordinate the design team and work hand-in-glove with our client, collaborators and contractors delivering quality on time and to budget. We understand complex processes and deliver quality projects with people and a pragmatic midset.

Masterplanning - We work with cultural institutions and national organisations, governments and councils, local communities and private developers, to set their projects within a long-term framework. We initiate projects through engagement identifying core purpose and directions. We drive projects forward from ideas to implementation defining priorities and parameters, examine context conditions and shape narratives and visual identity. We create plans for heritage sites and museums, new creative districts and entire natural landscapes. Our plans range from openended “what-if” concepts to detailed, multi-layered appraisals and proposals ensuring long-term sustainable places for and with people.

Client Statements

“I’m mightily grateful, personally and on behalf of EHT, for the amount of enthusiasm and sheer hard work that the Galmstrup team have put into this project. I really do feel it’s in good hands.”
Christine Bell - CEO, Eyemouth Harbour Trust

"I was very impressed with the quality of the work produced and in particular in the interactions with the communities, and would have no hesitation in engaging Galmstrup for similar roles in the future."
Clea Warner - GM Islands & Highlands, National Trust for Scotland

“Galmstrup have an ability to see museums potential in modern society, and an extraordinary ability to run processes getting stakeholders working together towards common goals.”
Lene Høst-Madsen - Director, Museum Skanderborg

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Discover Limerick DAC - Eyemouth Harbour Trust - Francis Crick Institute - Limerick City County Council - Museum Skanderborg - Ministry of Culture, Heritage Commission - National Trust for Scotland - Science Museum London - Scottish Futures Trust - Sørlandets Museum - Qiddiya Investment Company - Westmeath County Council - Women’s Museum Denmark - Young V&A

Contact

Galmstrup Architects
2 Providence Yard
Ezra Street
London E2 7RJ
T: 020 3342 1975
E: info@galmstrup.com

RIBA Chartered Practice no. 20036698

Galmstrup Architects:
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