‘Ark', from the latin ‘arceō’, meaning ‘I enclose’, denotes architectural elements and containers.
In Norwegian ‘ark’ means a ‘sheet’ (commonly of paper). The conflation of paper and architecture is etymologically derived from the word for an 'arch', the architectural element being demonstrated by folding a paper.
Biography
Studio ARK is a design and research practise led by Konrad Holtsmark, based in Oslo, Norway.
Konrad studied architecture at the Bartlett, UCL and the Harvard GSD.
He has practiced at Grimshaw Architects, RSH+P, Snohetta, KPF and Kengo Kuma Architects among others, and has worked internationally in Norway, USA, England and Japan. He was the recipient of a Fulbright Flagship Scholarship, and Aker Scholarship.
He previously led a third year architecture studio at Syracuse University, US, worked as part of an archeologist team in Samothrace, Greece, and is generally excited by buildings.
