Approach

At the core of the studio’s philosophy lies the belief that architecture begins on-site, with a felt relationship to the surroundings, people and place. Atmosphere, space, proportion, connections, light and materials are not afterthoughts — they form the foundation.

Architecture is understood as a spatial, material, social and cultural act. It belongs to a specific context and is shaped by its environment, time, use and memory. Every project begins with an open dialogue between the site, light, materials, and human experience. Through close engagement with these elements, the studio seeks to create architecture and projects that are grounded, humble and quietly poetic — where meaning is discovered, not imposed.

The Studio

Jim Brunnestom STUDIO is an architectural practice rooted in the Danish design tradition, shaped by years of experience at leading offices in Copenhagen and through independent projects across Scandinavia. The studio engages in projects across scale and context, from private homes to interiors and larger developments.

The practice is independently run by Jim, and often collaborates with architects, artists and craftspeople in interdisciplinary processes that center on materiality, narrative, and spatial experience. Jim’s background also includes formal training in construction engineering, as well as practical experience working as a craftsman and exhibition builder — experience that informs the studio’s deep sensitivity to the processes of creation, materials, and atmosphere.

For collaborations or project inquiries, feel free to get in touch.

Jim Brunnestom

Architect MAA, SAR/MSA, Founder

info@jimbrunnestom.com
+46 706 700 636 (SE)
+45 7140 3503 (DK)
IG: @jimbrunnestomstudio

Photography by Hampus Berndtson

Grants, awards & competitions 2024 Honorable mention, CHART Architecture: Team: Jonas Nordgren, Max Gerthel & Rroni Bexheti.
2019 1st prize winner of a invited competition for a public art comission, SÄBO Varberg. In collaboration with Emma Tryti and Jamila Drott.
2018 1st prize winner of a invited competition for a public art comission, Hallands Museum of art. In collaboration with Maria Stigsdotter Drott and Jamila Drott.
2016 Project grant, Leader Dalsland
2015 1st prize winner of architecture competition Dalslandsstugan 2.0, with Magnus Hellum and Hampus Berndtson.
2013 ZK/U, Centre for Art and Urbanistics, Artist residency, Berlin.
2013 Dreyers fond, gran
2013 Fondation Idella, grant

Publications/press

2024 Arkitekten 2-2024. Dalslands cabin 2.0

2018 Tidningen Trä (Swedish Wood Magazine) Issue 3-2018 Dalslands cabin 2.0

2018 The Competition Grid: Experimenting With and Within Architecture Competitions. RIBA Publishing, by Maria Theodorou and Antigoni Katsakou. Experimentation within Swedish Competitions by Magnus Rönn. [Dalslandsstugan 2.0]
2017 Settlement, Ecology and Tectonics, By Frans Drewniak. [The Communal Villa]

2017 Arkitekten 11-17. Dalslands cabin 2.0]
2015 Arkitekten 6/7-15. Dalslands cabin 2.0

Selected exhibitions

2019 Wood 2019 (Trä 2019), Virserums konsthall
2016 Avalon. Galleri Jan Wallmark, Curated by Petter Ivarsson, Stockholm

2016 Diploma exhibition. The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, Copenhagen.

2015 Ressource City, Curated by Frans Drewniak, Næstved

2015 Hidden art, Malmö. Curated by Tamara de Laval and Ossian Theselius

2015 Dalslandsstugan 2.0, Dalslandscenter, Håverud, Sweden

2014 TheVending Machine. Organiserad av Jonas Sandström & Iselin Toubro. Västermalmsgallerian, Stockholm.

2014 Hidden art, Göta kanal, Curated by Tamara de Laval and Ossian Theselius

2014 Easter show, Galleri Kolonn, Copenhagen

2013 Holzbox during Berlin Art Week. ZK/U - Center for Art & Urbanistic, Berlin

2013 BA-Exhibition. The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, Copenhagen.

2012 Island in the Sun, Jurmo, Finland

2012 THE WAY DOWN IS ALSO A WAY UP, Vita Rosen, Gothenburg 2011 Advent Adventuum, Gallery ORO, Gothenburg
2011 Gudars skymning, Stockholm

2011 Subversiva spår part #2, Stockholm

2011 Island in the Sun, Jurmo, Finland

2011 Subversiva spår, Turku, Finland

2010 1/1, Galleri Original, Umeå

2010 Gudars skymning, Stockholm