Architecture & Interior · Est. 2012
Space
as
Practice.
ALL PROJECTS
01
Kōan House
Commercial
Landscape
Residential
Tokyo, JP
2026
01
Kōan House
Commercial
Landscape
Residential
Tokyo, JP
2026
02
Steinhaus Pavilion
Commercial
Landscape
Interior
Oslo, NO
2025
02
Steinhaus Pavilion
Commercial
Landscape
Interior
Oslo, NO
2025
03
Gråfjell Retreat
Commercial
Landscape
Interior
Bergen, NO
2025
03
Gråfjell Retreat
Commercial
Landscape
Interior
Bergen, NO
2025
04
Lichten Office HQ
Commercial
Landscape
Commercial
Berlin, DE
2024
04
Lichten Office HQ
Commercial
Landscape
Commercial
Berlin, DE
2024
05
Oslo Cultural Centre
Commercial
Landscape
Cultural
Oslo, NO
2024
05
Oslo Cultural Centre
Commercial
Landscape
Cultural
Oslo, NO
2024
06
Murano Residence
Commercial
Landscape
Interior
Venice, IT
2023
06
Murano Residence
Commercial
Landscape
Interior
Venice, IT
2023
Philosophy
"We don't build monuments. We build thresholds —
the space between arrival
and belonging."
Studio NAVE, founding statement
Process
From listening to living.
01
Listen
We begin with silence. Understanding the site, the brief, and the lives that will inhabit the space.
01
Listen
We begin with silence. Understanding the site, the brief, and the lives that will inhabit the space.
02
Sketch
Hand-drawn before digital. We explore spatial ideas through physical models and analogue drawing.
02
Sketch
Hand-drawn before digital. We explore spatial ideas through physical models and analogue drawing.
03
Refine
Every detail is questioned. Materials are tested, proportions adjusted, light studied through the seasons.
03
Refine
Every detail is questioned. Materials are tested, proportions adjusted, light studied through the seasons.
04
Realise
We stay on-site from first pour to final finish. The building is completed when it feels inevitable.
04
Realise
We stay on-site from first pour to final finish. The building is completed when it feels inevitable.
Selected Works

Kōan House
Tokyo, JP
2026

Steinhaus Pavilion
Oslo, NO
2025

Gråfjell Retreat
Bergen, NO
2025

Lichten Office HQ
Berlin, DE
2024

Oslo Cultural Centre
Oslo, NO
2024

Murano Residence
Venice, IT
2023
Press & Recognition
"Nave represents a new sobriety in European practice — architecture that serves the body before the eye."
Dezeen
2024
"The Kōan House is among the most considered residential projects we have encountered this decade."
ArchDaily
2024
"Their work in Oslo proves that cultural architecture can be both radical and rooted."
Wallpaper
2023
"Nave represents a new sobriety in European practice — architecture that serves the body before the eye."
Dezeen
2024
"The Kōan House is among the most considered residential projects we have encountered this decade."
ArchDaily
2024
"Their work in Oslo proves that cultural architecture can be both radical and rooted."
Wallpaper
2023