It’s been almost twenty years since the neighbourhood Sjáland in Garðabær was built, around the ideas of architect Björn Ólafs. A neighborhood with 750 apartments and over 2,200 inhabitants, designed by a number of architects to give the neighbourhood a look that it’s not to monotonous. The writer Hallgrímur Helgason then provided the ideas for a name and street names in this special neighbourhood at the southern end of Arnarnesvogur near Gálfahraun. From there it’s a short drive to Álftanes, to Bessastaðir, the residence of the President of Iceland. Few districts in the entire capital area have as good a view of the sea or as good cycling and walking paths as Sjáland in Garðabær, a town that has been among the fastest growing towns in Iceland in recent years. It will be getting even more populous than Akureyri in the near future.
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Photographs & text: Páll Stefánsson
Garðabær 24/08/2023 : A7R IV, RX1R II : FE 1.2/50mm GM, 2.0/35mm Z