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Construction has begun on the first new block of flats to be built at Hraun Vestur. It will house 106 flats and shops.
Construction of the first block of flats has begun.
The concreting of the first new block of flats to be built at Hraun Vestur has begun. It began on Friday, 23rd January, and the mayor and the chairman of the town council – in their suits – got to pour the first concrete for the foundation, though not for long before the professionals took back control.
There will be a total of 106 flats in this 6-8 storey block of flats at Reykjavikurvegur 60-62. There will be shops on the ground floor, flats on the upper floors, and a car park. Ólafur Páll Snorrason, managing director of OS byggingar ehf., welcomed the mayor along with others and gave them a tour of the foundations, which are extremely large. The project is progressing well.
There will be a total of 106 flats in a six- to eight-storey block of flats at 60-62 Reykjavikurvegur.
Flat in a great location
The size of the flats on this site will vary. They will range from two to four rooms. Balconies will be either roof-level, integrated or projecting. There will be good access to the car parks to the west of the building.
The architectural firm Nordic Office of Architecture designed the building. It is home to more than 400 architects and studios in Norway, Denmark and here in Iceland.
Sustainable 5-minute neighbourhood
The aim is for the neighbourhood to be a so-called 'five-minute neighbourhood'. This means that all services will be within a five-minute walk of its centre.
The locations of the community's key basic services, such as schools, nurseries, grocery stores, car parks, multi-storey car parks and main public transport links, are spaced approximately one minute apart. Emphasis is placed on sustainable building methods, material use and construction processes.