Nesstofa at Seltjörn

The book traces the architectural history of Nessalon and tells about the main changes that were made to it during the period of time and inspired by the expressions of life and characters of the people of Nesi.

The book was nominated for the Icelandic Literary Prize in the category of literature and for the Recognition of Economics.

Nesstofa was built 1761-1767 as the official residence of Bjarna Pálsson, the first surgeon in Iceland. In 1772, the house was divided between him and Björns Jónsson, the first pharmacist in Iceland. In 1834 the house was sold and the activities of a general practitioner and pharmacist moved to Reykjavik. In this book, the architectural history of Nessalon is traced and tells about the main changes that were made to it over time, as well as the manifestations of the life and work of the people of Nesi, as permitted by the sources.

In this book, the architectural history of the Nessalon is traced and tells about the main changes that were made to it over time, as well as the manifestations of the life and work of the people of Nesi as permitted by the sources. Then the reconstruction of the building, carried out by the National Museum of Iceland in two phases, 1980-1986 and 2004-2008, is discussed in detail with the aim of bringing the house as close to the original model as possible with an emphasis on its historical value and architecture; provides that account in insight into the work of restoration of fenced houses, architectural historical research, design, and construction.

The Danish house master Jacob Fortling drew the Nessalon. The book provides a thorough overview of his house construction in the world, the architecture of Nesstofa is explained taking into account the main elements of house construction, space, form and utility, and attention is given to his other structures in Iceland, including the Bessastőastofu, but also the annexes to the Hóladómkirkja, a chapel and a parade house, which the author argues are the work of Fortlings.