Two years after completion, the Art Deco House has settled into its garden beautifully. The curved extension is now partly hidden behind the mature Velvet Tree, making it feel as though it has always been there
The Art Deco House is finally complete. We recently revisited the project to capture it in its final setting: surrounded by a lush garden that the owners have carefully created themselves. The curved extension is now partially concealed by a beautiful Velvet Tree (Fluweelboom) that has stood on the site for many years, allowing the architecture and landscape to blend together naturally. Remarkably, two years after completion, the extension still looks as if it was finished only yesterday
We’re excited to share the very first design sketches for “Paraku”; a new 7,000+ m² knowledge center near Paramaribo, Suriname, commissioned by Stichting Kenniscentrum Paraku.
Paraku brings together a wide mix of functions such as: a primary school, knowledge center, workshop spaces, hotel, restaurant, and sports facilities, all woven into one tropical campus surrounded by nature.
The design is informed by two intertwining ‘boeiarmbanden’: symbolic bangles connected to Suriname’s history of slavery and resilience. The smaller loop houses the primary school, while the larger loop contains the knowledge center and hotel functions, together forming one connected community.
This marks the beginning of the journey, and Paraku is currently looking for investors and collaborators to help bring the vision to life. Interested in being part of it? Feel free to reach out.
For this tender, as part of the development Zuilense Vecht, our proposal Stadsoase offers future home-owners the opportunity to personalise their house within a flexible and highly sustainable framework of CLT and reused bricks. The 21 townhouses vary from 80 - 180m2 and surround a centrally placed communal garden that wraps around the plot as an “ecological ribbon”.
Our plan draws inspiration from this area’s traditional context of hedges, orchards and gardens. By incorporating a network of green spaces that provide habitat for hedgehogs, sparrows, and other species we want to strengthen this existing natural network.
The angled top floors of the homes form a ‘zaagtand’, as reference to the industrial typology that characterises Zuilen. This shape not only provides natural sense of privacy to the terraces, it also forms a sense of place alongside the new park.
Proud of our 2nd place entry and collaboration together with:
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Upgrading your apartment doesn’t always require a full renovation. Often, it’s the thoughtful choices in materials, lighting and layout that make the biggest difference.
In our projects, we focus on creating calm, timeless interiors that feel both personal and refined. In this post, we’re sharing 6 simple tips that can help transform your space, whether you’re working with a compact apartment or a larger home.
Curious which one makes the biggest impact?
In the historic city centre of Amsterdam we recently completed the interior design of this 135 m² apartment. The project was commissioned by a young couple from Australia, who asked us to create a calm Scandinavian-inspired interior with oak as the unifying material throughout the home applied in the furniture, flooring and even parts of the walls.
One of the main eye-catchers of the apartment is the spiral staircase that separates the living room from the kitchen. Its elegant, organic form introduces movement and contrast within the otherwise minimal interior, becoming both a sculptural element and a functional centrepiece of the space.
We currently have three projects under construction in Amsterdam Noord. On the Nieuwendammerdijk we have just started the construction phase for the renovation and rear garden extension of a freestanding house. At the same time, two projects on the Noorder IJdijk are nearing completion, both featuring extensions that fold around a semi-patio.
The North of Amsterdam is a special area to work in, with its beautiful houses along the dikes. Stay tuned for updates!
Last week we couldn’t resist the chance to photograph a few of our projects dressed up in a fresh layer of snow ⛄️
2025 has been a year in which we can look back on many great projects. Projects through which we were able to make our world a little more sustainable and more beautiful for our clients, step by step.
We are very much looking forward to committing ourselves on an even larger scale in 2026, working towards a more beautiful and sustainable living environment.
Doing our part
In addition to our own efforts to reduce CO₂ emissions within our projects, we are making a donation this year to the non-profit organization Future Cleantech Architects (FCA) to help create an even greater impact worldwide.
FCA has been rated an “effective” charity by www.effectiefdoneren.nl and works, among other things, on making growing urban environments emission-free, generating and storing clean and efficient energy, and developing solutions for circular production.
Interested in “effective donation” yourself?
Listen to the podcast “Wat Wél Kan”: “A donation of 40 cents does more than skipping meat for an entire year”
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6IxAADxFp9WCBuiUDgF548?si=d14dd274f4454607
Cheers to a HOP-py New Year, in which we can all make the world just a little bit better together!
In the north of Amsterdam, this new semi-detached house (twee-onder-één-kapwoning) will be built for two separate households. The architectural model offers a highly accurate impression of the design’s form and textures. It also showcases the intended material palette: red-brown brickwork for the walls, dark hardwood for the window frames, metal for the dormers, and a sloped roof covered with biodiverse vegetation. Construction is expected to start in Q4 2026
Model built by Maankraters