Architecture & interiors · Copenhagen
Architecture for a quieter life.
Studio Halvard is a small architecture and interior practice in Vesterbro. We make calm, durable, daylight-led space — homes and places of work that are felt before they are explained.
The studio is currently taking projects for autumn 2026.
Selected work
The work is the argument.
Six recent projects across new builds, renovations and interiors. Select any to read the case study.
The studio
We believe good space is felt before it is explained.
Studio Halvard was founded in 2014 on a simple conviction: that restraint is a kindness. We work slowly, take few projects at a time, and stay close to each one from the first conversation to the day the keys turn. Daylight, durable materials and quiet proportion do most of the work.
We draw by hand before we draw by machine. We prototype joints and finishes at full scale. We design for the building's whole life, not its opening photograph — which is why our clients tend to come back, and to send their neighbours.
Services
Three ways we work.
From a whole building to a single room, the care is the same. Most projects begin with a paid consultation.
Architecture
New buildings and substantial renovations, from feasibility and planning permission through to construction on site.
- Single homes & multi-unit residential
- Heritage & listed-building work
- Planning & building-regs management
Interiors
The room as the project. Spatial planning, joinery, lighting, materials and the details that decide how a space feels.
- Full interior architecture
- Bespoke joinery & furniture
- Lighting & material schemes
Consultation
A focused half-day to test an idea, read a site, or set a brief — practical advice with no obligation to go further.
- Site & feasibility reviews
- Pre-purchase property advice
- Brief-setting & budgeting
Process
From first conversation to handover.
Five phases, no surprises. You always know where the project is and what comes next.
Conversation
We meet, walk the site, and listen. You leave with an honest read on scope, budget and fit.
Brief & concept
We set the brief together and draw the first ideas by hand — a clear direction before any detail.
Design & permits
We develop the design, resolve the construction, and steer it through planning and building regulations.
On site
We tender, appoint the right builders, and stay on site to protect the detail as it is made.
Handover
We snag, document and hand over a finished space — then check back after a season of living in it.
People
A small studio, deliberately.
Four hands on every project. You work with the people who draw it.
Maren Halvard
Founding architect · MAA
Jonas Bro
Partner · Construction lead
Ines Krag
Interior architect
Tobias Lund
Architect · Project lead
Awards & press
Quietly recognised.
“Halvard works in a near-whisper — and the rooms are all the louder for it.”
— Nordic Living, Issue 41
“The Brewhouse 4 conversion is among the most humane heritage projects in the city this decade.”
— Dansk Arkitektur Journal
“A studio that designs for the twentieth year, not the first photograph.”
— Politiken Bolig
Start a project
Tell us about the project.
A few details help us prepare for a useful first conversation. There's no obligation, and we treat every enquiry in confidence.
Taking projects for autumn 2026.
Thank you — your enquiry is with us.
We read every enquiry personally and reply within two working days. If it's time-sensitive, call +45 35 26 14 80.