About

Drawing on 15 years of international experience within residential, hospitality, industrial design and creative direction, Norm Architects works to re-sensualize the built environment.

Founded in 2008, Norm Architects is a Copenhagen-based practice working with design to enrich the human experience. As multidisciplinary architects and designers, we consider our work as a facilitation of well-being, as a distillation of aesthetics that resonate with the unique person and place, and as a system that supports universal human needs.

Each project – be it architecture, interiors or products – exemplifies minimalism infused with a larger aim to re-sensualize the built environment through haptic designs that embrace mind and body. As we work, our goal is always to find the essence of the design no matter its scale or location to create buildings, spaces and objects that connect with the innate human desire for belonging, autonomy and identity. Our expertise lies in recognizing the moment when there is nothing more to add or take away; when function meets beauty and the work feels as good as it looks.

Awards

  • 2024, Best Guestroom, TRUNK(HOTEL) Yoyogi Park, AHEAD Awards Asia
  • 2024, Hotel of the Year, TRUNK(HOTEL) Yoyogi Park, AHEAD Awards Asia
  • 2024, Hospitality spaces (hotels), TRUNK(HOTEL) Yoyogi Park, Design Anthology Awards, UK
  • 2024, Hospitality spaces (dining), TRUNK(HOTEL) Yoyogi Park, Design Anthology Awards, UK
  • 2024, Shortlisted: Hotel and short-stay interior, TRUNK(HOTEL) Yoyogi Park, Dezeen Awards, UK
  • 2024, Shortlisted: Workplace Interior (large), Chancery House, Dezeen Awards, UK
  • 2024, Interior Designers of the Year, Iconic Awards, DE
  • 2024, Top 25 Best Architecture Firms in Denmark, Archello, US
  • 2024, Best New Hotels in the World Hot List, TRUNK(HOTEL) Yoyogi Park, Condé Nast Traveler, SP
  • 2024, Top Architect: Retail & Hospitality, Audo Showroom Tokyo, Monocle Design Awards, US
  • 2024, Best Luxury Hotel Interior Design, Sjöparken, Luxury Lifestyle Awards, US
  • 2024, 100 Best Architecture Firms in the World, Archello, US
  • 2024, Best Multidisciplinary Architecture Practice, BUILD Architecture Awards
  • 2024, 100 Best New Hotels of the Year, TRUNK(HOTEL) Yoyogi Park, Travel + Leisure Design Award
  • 2024, Small Hotel (finalist), TRUNK(HOTEL) Yoyogi Park, Hospitality Design Awards
  • 2024, Visual Identity (finalist), TRUNK(HOTEL) Yoyogi Park, Hospitality Design Awards
  • 2024, Hotel Boutique, Brand New, Asia, TRUNK(HOTEL) Yoyogi Park, LIV Hospitality Awards
  • 2024, The World’s Most Beautiful Hotels List, Sjöparken, Prix Versailles, FR
  • 2024, AD100, AD Germany, DE
  • 2024, Scandinavian Design Award nomination, Scandinavian Design Award
  • 2024, Modular Sofa, Track for Artifort, Casum Awards
  • 2023, Stylepark Selected Award, Loop for Expormim, Stylepark, DE
  • 2023, World’s Most Beautiful Restaurant Exteriors (listed), ÄNG, Prix Versailles, FR
  • 2023, Best 100, Kyoto Global Design Awards, JP
  • 2023, Best Wellbeing Focused Architecture Firm, Lux Life Magazine, UK
  • 2023, AD100, AD Germany, DE
  • 2022, Best Minimalistic Boat Architecture Firm, Y7 Yachtbau, Nautical Tourism Awards, UK
  • 2022, Exterior Europe (Restaurant Category), ÄNG, World Prix Versailles, FR
  • 2022, Gold International Hospitality, ÄNG, New York Design Awards, US
  • 2022, Designer of the year (nomination), Danish Design Awards, DK
  • 2022, Best Flashback, Cask Collection for Expormim, Wallpaper* Awards, US
  • 2021, Top 12 Product Picks, Cask Collection for Expormim, MetropolisLikes NYCxDesign, US
  • 2021, Seating Category, Cask Collection for Expormim, BDNY Product Design Competition, US
  • 2021, Interior Design Firm of the Year, Architecture Masterprize, US
  • 2021, Furniture Category (nomination), Koku Tables, Dwell Design Awards, US
  • 2021, Residential Seating, Reprise Chair, Architizer A+ Awards, US
  • 2021, Best Curves, Hashira Pendant Cluster, Wallpaper* Design Awards, US
  • 2020, Bathroom, Archiproducts Design Awards, IT
  • 2020, Designer of the year (nomination), Danish Design Awards, DK
  • 2020, Furniture of the year (nomination), Danish Design Awards, DK
  • 2020, Lamp of the year (nomination), Danish Design Awards, DK
  • 2020, Shortlisted: Interior Design Studio of the year, Dezeen Awards, UK
  • 2020, Shortlisted: Large Workspace Interior, The Audo, Dezeen Awards, UK
  • 2020, Longlisted: Apartment Interior, Kinuta Terrace, Dezeen Awards, UK
  • 2020, Longlisted: Designer of the year, Dezeen Awards, UK
  • 2020, Best Cabin, Wallpaper* Design Awards, US
  • 2020, Best Domestic Design, Wallpaper* Design Awards, US
  • 2019, Best Project, Archilovers, IT
  • 2019, Completed Buildings, Villa, World Architects Festival, NL
  • 2019, New Concept of the Year, AHEAD Awards, UK
  • 2019, Five Star Award for Office Interior, International Property Awards, DK
  • 2019, Spatial Designer of the Year, Danish Design Awards, DK
  • 2019, Designer of the year (nomination), Danish Design Awards, DK
  • 2019, Completed Buildings, Villa, WAF, UK
  • 2019, Furniture Systems and Collections, AZ Awards, US
  • 2018, Interior Design of the Year (nomination), AD Award, DE
  • 2018, Spatial Designer of the Year (nomination), Danish Design Awards, DK
  • 2017, Edida, Elle Decoration International Design Awards, IT
  • 2017, Archiproducts Design Awards, IT
  • 2017, Lyngby-Taarbæk’s Architectural Awards, DK
  • 2017, Product Design of the Year, Danish Design Awards, DK
  • 2017, Spatial Designer of the Year (nomination), Danish Design Awards, DK
  • 2016, Designer of the Year, Danish Design Awards, DK
  • 2016, Creative Circle,
  • 2016, Wallpaper Architect’s Director, US
  • 2016, Architizer A+ Awards, US
  • 2016, Edida (nomination), Elle Decoration International Design Awards, IT
  • 2016, Best on Archilovers, Nærvær & Pavilion House, Archilovers, IT
  • 2015, Designer of the year (nomination), Danish Design Awards, DK
  • 2015, Architizer A+ Awards, US
  • 2015, Good Design Award, US
  • 2014, Designer of the Year, Danish Design Awards, DK
  • 2014, Best Restaurant Interior in the World, Travel + Leisure Design Award, US
  • 2013, Best Restaurant Interior in the World, RBDA, UK
  • 2012, Good Design Award, US
  • 2012, Cha Design Award
  • 2012, IF Design Award, DE
  • 2012, Formland Design Awards, DK
  • 2011, Designer of the Year (nomination), Bo Bedre, DK
  • 2011, Formland Design Awards, DK
  • 2010, Design Plus Award, DK
  • 2009, Design of the Year (nomination), Bo Bedre, DK
  • 2009, Red Dot Award, DE

Clients

  • &Tradition
  • Alium Cph
  • Ambientec
  • Ancher Studio
  • Audo Cph
  • Ariake
  • Artifort
  • Ästad Vingård
  • Bang & Olufsen
  • Basao
  • Bleo
  • Bonni Bonne
  • Brandt Collective
  • Brdr. Krüger
  • Caché Cph
  • Cofoco
  • Decoratori Bassanesi
  • Design Within Reach
  • Dulong Jewelry
  • DUX
  • Expormim
  • Ex.T
  • Fogia
  • Fora
  • Furnishing Utopia
  • Inbani
  • Ishinomaki Labv
  • KaDeWe
  • Karimoku Case
  • Kinfolk
  • Kolon
  • Kojima Shoten
  • Koio
  • Labofa
  • L. Ercolani
  • Lema Mobili
  • Linie Design
  • Liewood
  • Malte Gormsen
  • Massimo Copenhagen
  • New Mags
  • Notabene
  • One Mario Sirtori
  • Origin Made
  • Punt Mobles
  • Reform
  • Sørensen Leather
  • True Design
  • Y Yachts
  • Zilenzio