Snøhetta is an international practice working across architecture, landscape, interior design, art and product design through an interdisciplinary approach grounded in dialogue.
Founded in Norway in the late 1980s, the studio takes its name from a Norwegian mountain of great historical and symbolic importance, a place where nature, culture and identity converge: a reference that reflects the studio’s vision and its way of interpreting design as a collective experience.
From the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt to the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet in Oslo, and the National September 11 Memorial Museum Pavilion in New York, Snøhetta develops architectures and objects capable of creating relationships between people, space and environment.
The studio’s research moves across different scales, from urban masterplans to product design, maintaining a constant focus on sustainability, materials, light and the human dimension of design.
With offices across Europe, Asia, Oceania and the United States, Snøhetta is internationally recognised for a contemporary language that combines cultural sensitivity, innovation and design responsibility.
The handle turns intention into action, allowing us to cross thresholds; from inside to outside, private to public, one moment to the next. In this way, it becomes a small ritual, a marker of passage. — Marius Myking, Director of Snøhetta Product Design
— Under Lindesnes, Norway
— Beijing City Library, China
— National September 11 Memorial Museum Pavilion, USA
Snøhetta’s work strives to enhance our sense of surroundings, identity, and relationship with others and the physical spaces we inhabit.