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 deserves a new beginning, where we go back to first principles to search out the essence of place, people and purpose, before we draw. We walk the ground, feel the weather, breathe the air, and meet with people whose everyday reality, living, community, tradition and future it is. Our designs emerge as direct responses to what and who is there.

Galmstrup’s work in the civic sphere varies in type and scale from designing and building museums, galleries, archives and community centres, or the re-envisaging of existing heritage buildings, to the strategic masterplanning of cultural districts and entire wild natural landscapes.

With 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

Strategy - 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 form ideation to implementation defining priorities and parameters, examine context conditions and shape narratives and visual identity.

Masterplanning - We create plans for historic and new urban areas, heritage sites and natural landscapes. Our masterplans range from loose “what-if” concepts to detailed, multi-layered appraisals and proposals. We weave purpose and people together, designing sustainable and practical places for all.

Design & Deliver - We design and deliver culture and community projects in sensitive setting’s on challenging sites. We take projects through planning and develop the technical drawings and details ready for construction. We establish procurement routes and secure the statutory construction permits. We coordinate the design team and liaise with contractors ensuring the shared outset is implemented and quality are delivered on time and to budget.

 

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

Selected Clients

  • Discover Limerick DAC

  • Eyemouth Harbour Trust

  • Francis Crick Institute

  • Museum Skanderborg

  • National Trust for Scotland

  • Science Museum London

  • Scottish Futures Trust

  • Sørlandets Museum

  • Qiddiya Investment Company

  • Womens Muusem 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: Limited Company no. 9690172 / VAT no. 218131342

Imaginations Cross Cultures: Limited by Guarantee no. 10348323