Architecture of Narrative and Place

Founded in 2011, studioSTIGSGAARD is a multidisciplinary practice devoted to architecture as both experience and inquiry. We see architecture as narrative—shaping memory and perception through light, form, and material.

Our practice is guided by the conviction that design is not only the making of form but the creation of meaning and belonging. From secluded dwellings to complex civic environments, our aim is to design spaces that are enduring in character, precise in execution, and open to interpretation.

Every design begins with place. Topography, landscape, and cultural setting are not backdrops but active forces that shape form. In dialogue with these conditions, we pursue structures that feel inevitable—ambitious yet rigorous, where discipline yields elegance and craft ensures permanence.

In our practice, sustainability is understood as continuity—across ecology, material, and human experience. We design with passive strategies, intelligent envelopes, and enduring materials that balance performance with longevity. Resilience arises not from technology alone but from choices that bind architecture to its environment and to the lives it sustains.

This commitment to endurance extends naturally across disciplines. We weave architecture with landscape and art to create hybrid solutions for contemporary life, understanding that the challenges of our time demand fluid thinking and collaborative intelligence.

What unites our work is its emotional and symbolic dimension. We design spaces to resonate—not only through clarity and technical precision, but through their power to heighten perception and invite connection. Architecture, in our view, is not an isolated object but a lasting framework for life, identity, and community.

studioSTIGSGAARD has been recognized internationally, with work published in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Architectural Record, Interior Design, Wired, Bolig Magasinet, Oculus, L’Arca, Octogon, Arcade, and others.