Gudmundur Jonsson Arkitektkontor, established in 1987 based on winning a nordic competition for the Icelandic concert house (never built) has merit of 37 different prizes in Norwegian, Icelandic and nordic competitions, some of them 1st. and 2nd. prizes in important competitions. The office has had a broad range of assignments, including cultural buildings, cultural exhibitions, residences and modern cabins. The essence of «reading the site» has been of utmost importance, the emphasis of the dialog between nature and the house. In the interior the purpose is to make surfaces appear as a softening unity, integrating closets, cabinets and technical installations to obtain maximum harmony and tranquility, enforced by the color-palette. In the bathroom design, he often tend to use a bit darker materials and colors in order to be more able to control the level of lights, emphasizing a spa- experience with indirect lighting creating the ambience of softness.