Architecture - Hero
Spaces
that
endure.
Architecture - We build for the long silence after.
We build for
the long
silence after.
Aldus & Kade is an architecture and design studio founded on the belief that a great building earns its meaning slowly. It is in the quality of light at midday. The acoustic of an empty room. The grain of a threshold worn smooth by twenty years of passing feet.
We work with private clients, cultural institutions, and civic bodies across Northern Europe and the United Kingdom on projects ranging from private residences to public infrastructure.
- Founded
- Oslo, 2003
- Projects complete
- 94
- Practice size
- 28 architects
Architecture - Selected projects
Selected projects
2018 — 2026
Viken Cultural Centre
Harbour House — Private Residence
Marble Arch Studio Interiors
Sandvika Office Quarter
Library Reading Room
Architecture - Form follows time, not function.
Studio philosophy
Form follows
time,
not function.
“A building should be better in fifty years than it is on opening day. If it isn’t, we haven’t done our job.”
We design with the assumption that everything we build will outlive us. This means resisting the temptation of novelty and grounding each decision in material truth — what will this concrete, this stone, this timber become as it weathers?
We take a limited number of projects each year deliberately. Depth requires time. We do not sub-contract the thinking.
Architecture - Disciplines
Disciplines
01
New Build
Residential, civic, cultural and commercial new builds from concept through planning permission to final handover.
02
Conservation & Adaptation
Sensitive restoration and contemporary adaptation of listed and historically significant structures.
03
Interior Architecture
Spatial planning and material specification for interiors that hold their coherence over decades.
04
Master Planning
Long-range planning for mixed-use sites, campus developments and public realm transformation.
05
Landscape
Ground-level and roof landscape integrated from the first concept drawing, not added at the end.
06
Advisory
Design review, planning consultation, and expert witness services for public and private clients.
Architecture - Begin a conversation.
Begin a
conversation.
We are currently accepting enquiries for projects beginning in 2027. Initial consultations are complimentary.
Get in touchOslo — London — By appointment