We believe in good. Good ideas, good people, good spaces. Good design that can improve everyday lives, contribute to a place and make a difference. Small and big.

We look at this simply: to make places that respect their past, play in the present and look to the future. Places where people and thus the environment are at the core. We play for the good. 

Building plays a critical role in shaping our common future. What is designed, built and adapted will host lives, activities and memories. Thoughtful, considered, beautiful spaces can give joy and even change lives. Yet it is how and from what these spaces are built that takes on an ever-increasing importance: their impact extends far beyond their occupants. The buildings we devise today will resonate tomorrow.

Our name holds this idea: ludic, from the Latin ludus - playful - and lud, the Polish word for people. Playful architecture, for people.

lúdika is a Reykjavík-based architecture and research practice, founded by Anna Karlsdóttir and Jan Dobrowolski. Our background spans residential, cultural, educational and public work across Iceland, the UK and the Middle East, at scales from a single room to complex multi-phase projects. A significant part of our work is dedicated to research and experimentation — particularly around sustainable construction, material systems, and the ecological potential of local and natural materials. We examine, interrogate and question: what works, what doesn't, and what could be made better. We believe a fundamental rethink is needed in how buildings are designed and made, and we try to live that conviction in our practice.

Anna Karlsdóttir // BArch, DipArch, MArch FAÍ

Anna studied in Reykjavík and Glasgow and is qualified as an architect in both Iceland and the UK. She has led projects from inception to completion across Iceland and London, and teaches in the architecture department at the Iceland University of the Arts.

Jan Dobrowolski // BArch, DipArch, MArch FAÍ

Born in Warsaw and raised in Cairo, Jan studied in Glasgow and qualified in London, where he practised for over a decade. He has designed and delivered complex projects across the UK, Iceland and the Middle East, with work published in the UK architectural press. He teaches in the architecture department at the Iceland University of the Arts.