Rintala Eggertsson Architects

21/05/2025

Our refurbishment project in Elisenbergveien presented in Dwell Magazine

Rintala Eggertsson Architects restructures a top-floor Oslo residence with a new staircase, fresh timber, and vibrant orange curtains.

22/04/2025

In collaboration with Exponex, Wintenex, Habegger, Kvorning Design and Gagarin, we have designed the exhibition at the Nordic Pavilion at the 2025 World Expo in Osaka.

The pavilion opened on April 13, and will welcome visitors until October 13. The Expo expects over 28 million visitors during these six months.
The pavilion represents the unity of the five Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Photos: The Nordic Pavilion

29/01/2025

07/01/2025

https://concentrico.es/en/the-hiber-space/

Enjoying the shade under the trees and contemplating the flow of the river as the sun’s spots run along the walls of the pavilion. Observing the everyday beauty and simple reality that surrounds us. Rintala Eggertsson Architects Ebro River Installation

30/12/2024

Holiday greetings from us at Rintala Eggertsson Architects. Hoping for a great 2025 for everyone!

15/09/2024

A Sauna Channel documentary of our latest work in Iceland. Their episode description below:

This sauna build project, located in the remote and breathtaking Leiðarhöfn, Vopnafjörður, Iceland, was commissioned by Ingveldur Einarsdóttir and Ársæll Friðriksson and brought to life by Rintala Eggertsson Architects, a firm
based in Oslo and Bodø, Norway renowned for its focus on place-sensitive, environmentally conscious designs.

The project was a collaboration between award-winning architects, Dagur Eggertsson and Sami Rintala of Rintala Eggertson Architects, who together with their onsite build team—Ryo Yamada and Paul Kerlaff—sourced local aspen from Skógarafurðir and re-adapted existing building components to create a structure that resonates with the natural surroundings.

The sauna is not just a building; it's a space designed to embody the values of equality, community, and togetherness that are integral to sauna culture. As Dagur Eggertsson expressed, "We wanted to show the collaborative values and social foundations that lie behind the sauna culture... where sauna goers can strip themselves naked and close the doors to the hierarchy of society outside to enjoy a social moment together."

The project highlights the power of collaboration in creating a structure that harmonizes with its natural surroundings while fostering a sense of equality and togetherness and stands as a testament to the way it brings people together, creating spaces that encourage connection and shared experiences.

Film production team: Samuel Aarnio, Mikko Leinonen and Greg Moga. More from Sauna Channel at: https://www.saunachannel.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/saunachannel/

More from Rintala Eggertsson at: https://ri-eg.com and https://www.instagram.com/rintalaeggertsson/

09/07/2024

https://www.archinfo.sk/diela/obcianska-stavba/parklet-trencin.html

Parklet, a little heads up for the upcoming European Capital of Culture 2026, Trencin, Slovakia.

The project is based on the mental connection of a classic Roman temple and forest. Forest not just as a biological concept, but also as a cultural one. The meeting between the Roman-era human presence and nature is a special quality of Trencin.

The structure is made of sixty identical wooden elements that remind of the local industrial past. Together form a cool shadowy space, a new type of urban place for privacy and intimacy. From this shelter one has an overview of the surroundings without being exposed too much. Forest is a place of safety and secrecy, and supports therefore plurality, diversity and counter-hegemonic thinking.

“There was the order of human institutions: first the forest, after that the huts, then the villages, next the cities, and finally the academies.”
- Giambattista Vico, The New Science. 1725

Parklet je dočasná architektonická inštalácia vytvorená na parkovacom mieste, ktorá poskytuje ľuďom priestor na trávenie voľného času. Trenčiansky parklet vytvoril nórsky architekt Sami Rintala. Ide o prvú inštaláciu projektu Európske hlavné mesto kultúry Trenčín 2026.

28/12/2023

Wishing everyone a merry Christmas and a happy new year!

24/11/2023

A conversation with our client, Therme Group, and Sami about sauna and bathing culture:

We talk to renowned Architect, Sami Rintala about his work designing saunas and the impact of space, nature and culture on the sauna experience.

08/11/2023

Great to see Okulus Art Arena presented on Metalocus!

02/11/2023

Panorama Landscape Hotel & Forest Spa

The site is a forested hilltop in Eastern Finland with beautiful views over inland lake landscape. To maintain the qualities of the site, the program has been divided into smaller volumes that are placed in between the existing trees. The experience of the spa is therefore governed by the meeting with nature and weather: the visitor will enjoy a warm bath and sauna amid nature and cool off in the snow and brisk air. This contrast between temperatures and standing outside in the nature, steam coming off your body is the basis for a good Finnish sauna experience.

The project consists of three parts; the lighter and more social restaurant, the darker and more intimate spa, and finally ten free-standing cabinsthat are placed inside the forest, with the best chosen views.