Ghilardi + Hellsten Arkitekter

Ghilardi + Hellsten Arkitekter is an Oslo practice founded by Ellen Hellsten and Franco Ghilardi, devoted to architecture, landscape and urbanism as a shared discipline. Its medium-sized team works on housing, public buildings, public spaces and landscape projects.

The practice is known for the elevated walkway at Eldhusøya in Averøy, an all-year accessible pedestrian infrastructure integrating parking, a café and tourist information beneath a walkway inspired by local fishing tradition, as well as for hotels and office refurbishments in central Oslo.

For clients seeking calm, well-built architecture closely attuned to landscape and public space, Ghilardi + Hellsten offers a practice with experience on the coast, in culture and in urban transformation, in Oslo and other Norwegian regions.