30 Best Architecture and Design Firms in Netherlands

From functionalism and neoplasticism to structuralism and deconstructivism to the “international” character of the contemporary global context, designers from the Netherlands have been realizing daringly dynamic constructions for over a century. The culture of experimentation that fuses bold aesthetic detail with even bolder engineering feats comes as no surprise in a country that has, for centuries, relied on engineering to make their land liveable by draining water and relying on polders.

Rotterdam particularly stands out as a hotbed for experimentation. From the moment visitors arrive through its sleek train station, the city acts as a museum for cutting-edge contemporary design: from Huis Sonneveld and Kubuswoningen to the Erasmusbrug and Markthal and the recently completed Boijmans Depot. Contemporary architectural discourse could not be cited without referencing the plethora of Dutch thinkers. Think of Rem Koolhaas, Wiel Arets, Jacob Van Rijs. These innovative and intelligent spirits have founded some of the biggest global firms, proving time and again that Dutch centrality in global design discourse is shatterproof.

With so many architecture firms to choose from, it’s challenging for clients to identify the industry leaders that will be an ideal fit for their project needs. Fortunately, Architizer is able to provide guidance on the top design firms in Netherlands based on more than a decade of data and industry knowledge.

How are these architecture firms ranked?

The following ranking has been created according to key statistics that demonstrate each firm’s level of architectural excellence. The following metrics have been accumulated to establish each architecture firm’s ranking, in order of priority:

• The number of A+Awards won (2013 to 2025)
• The number of A+Awards finalists (2013 to 2025)
• The number of projects selected as “Project of the Day” (2009 to 2025)
• The number of projects selected as “Featured Project” (2009 to 2025)
• The number of projects uploaded to Architizer (2009 to 2025)

Each of these metrics is explained in more detail at the foot of this article. This ranking list will be updated annually, taking into account new achievements of Netherlands architecture firms throughout the year.

Without further ado, here are the 30 best architecture firms in Netherlands:

30. Joris Verhoeven Architecture

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“Graceful Simplicity”

Building is a wonderful adventure! It is an excellent opportunity to arrange your living environment entirely to your own taste. Architect Joris Verhoeven helps you shape this adventure; translating your wishes into a functionally timeless design.

When you assume the art of omission, the result is pure architecture with a subdued exuberance; a bright design with a timeless, graceful simplicity. Fair material use and minimalist detailing reinforce this.

Some of Joris Verhoeven Architecture’s most prominent projects include:

• RielEstate, Riel, Netherlands
• Villa Sundrops, Udenhout, Netherlands
• A Brickwork Orange, Waalre, Netherlands
• Four Seasons House, Tilburg, Netherlands
• Silky black house, Berkel-Enschot, Netherlands

The following statistics helped Joris Verhoeven Architecture achieve 30th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Netherlands:

29. Office Winhov

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“For the love of craftsmanship.”

We believe that architecture is more than just realizing buildings. It is a collective and constantly evolving field. Our voice is heard through architectural education and research, and by participating in committees, juries, and editorial boards. We are also the initiators of the platform ‘Local Heroes’ and the architecture lecture series ‘Design-by-thinking-of’. In this way, we connect locally and internationally with the breadth of the profession and our peers.

Office Winhov comprises a team of 25. We work with clients and partners on new construction and the reuse of existing buildings and listed heritage. Our craftsmanship lies in the combination of the artistic, the technical and the professional, in which personal engagement and the ongoing quest for quality and sustainability are paramount.

Some of Office Winhov’s most prominent projects include:

• house plot 75, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• W Hotel Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Alpine Loft, Switzerland
• SUD Residential building Kop Zuidas, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Leiden’s City Hall, Leiden, Netherlands

The following statistics helped Office Winhov achieve 29th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Netherlands:

28. cepezed

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cepezed is a medium sized, award-winning spatial design specialist. Assignments address the challenges of town-planning, industry, interiors and particularly architecture. cepezed represents knowledge, skill and a stimulating no-nonsense mentality. Combining conceptual skills, contemporary solutions for contemporary problems and ingenious creativity, results are disarmingly sober and inimitably intelligible.

Esthetics and functionality are logically linked. At cepezed, projects are designed as monuments of function for people, not monuments of thanks to an architect. cepezed is skilled at managing the complexity behind simplicity. It uses an integral design method with multiple material use in which various aspects such as spatial design, construction and installation techniques are forged into an indivisible whole.

Some of cepezed’s most prominent projects include:

• Temporary Courthouse Amsterdam , Amsterdam, Netherlands
• International student house, Delft, Netherlands
• State Office De Knoop, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Graafschap college, Doetinchem, Netherlands
• Town hall Woerden, Woerden, Netherlands

The following statistics helped cepezed achieve 28th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Netherlands:

27. Studio RAP

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Studio RAP is an architectural design company where we combine the power of computational design with innovative digital fabrication methods. Our team consists of architects, designers, roboticists, programmers and researchers. Together we explore innovative technology and try to improve the way we design, produce, manage and build architecture.

We are based in Rotterdam where we surround ourselves with robots in an industrial atmosphere where we can discover and realize challenging architecture. In close collaboration with our client we design from vision to detail. With diagrams, visuals and prototypes we make the design process clear and insightful. With experience in design, fabrication and contracting we deliver unique buildings within time and budget.

Some of Studio RAP’s most prominent projects include:

• New Delft Blue, Delft, Netherlands
• The Float, Leiden, Netherlands
• Ceramic House, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Theater Zuidplein, Rotterdam, Netherlands

The following statistics helped Studio RAP achieve 27th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Netherlands:

26. Civic Architects

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CIVIC is an office for public architecture. We design libraries, bridges, cultural buildings, public fora, squares, educational buildings, housing, sculptures and stations. We love complex projects that enable us to do what we do best: CIVIC designs generous, powerful and atmospherically architecture that stands the test of time.

Some of Civic Architects’ most prominent projects include:

• Augmented Brickwork Public Railway Passage Tilburg, Tilburg, Netherlands
• LocHal Library Architecture by Civic, Tilburg, Netherlands
• Flemish-Dutch pavilion, Frankfurt, Germany
• Piushaven Harbour Pavilion Tilburg, Tilburg, Netherlands
• LocHal Library Interior Design by Mecanoo, Tilburg, Netherlands

The following statistics helped Civic Architects achieve 26th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Netherlands:

25. Superimpose Architecture

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Superimpose: ‘to place one thing over another as an addition, in such a way that all layers are still evident.’

Superimpose is not only our studio name, it is also our design approach and thinking methodology. We design and develop the projects based on valid contextual elements and overlay them with architectural elements, promoting and providing a holistic design approach in all stages is the key to our studio’s success.

Our design scope covers from architecture to master plan projects, high end furniture design, interior and installation design. We also highly value local initiatives such as our Micr-O project in Hangzhou. We strive to enrich the context by giving back a design that adds value, aesthetic and identity to the place.

Some of Superimpose Architecture’s most prominent projects include:

• CO2, Beijing, China
• Micr-O Hangzhou, Hangzhou, China
• Sky Cellar Beijing, Beijing, China
• Well Living Lab, Beijing, China
• Y-Loft City, Changzhi, China

The following statistics helped Superimpose Architecture achieve 25th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Netherlands:

24. ZJA I Architects & Engineers

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ZJA is an international architectural studio, headquartered in Amsterdam. Born as a design studio for architecture and product development, ZJA has developed into a professional architectural studio specializing in sports and leisure, infrastructure and public transport. ZJA designs with the objective to improve the quality of the environment both from an ecological and a human perspective. We are optimistic about the opportunities to do so, knowing what it takes to learn to see and discover the things that make that possible: working together and continually researching new methods and materials. The better the design, the more it enriches society, and the more sophisticated and careful it intertwines new functions with the environment.

Some of ZJA I Architects & Engineers’ most prominent projects include:

• Albert Cuyp underwater parking garage, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Zuidasdok – Amsterdam South station, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Elevated Lightrail System, South Korea, South Korea
• Thialf ice arena, Heerenveen, Heerenveen, Netherlands
• Sports centre Sportoase Groot Schijn, Deurne Belgium, Antwerp, Belgium

The following statistics helped ZJA I Architects & Engineers achieve 24th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Netherlands:

23. Kraaijvanger Architects

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Creating places to explore. Kraaijvanger strives to create healthy environments for people to work, learn, and enjoy themselves in, such as public spaces, public buildings, and urban districts, where unique encounters occur, where memories are made, and where important decisions are taken.

We take our inspiration from socially relevant themes. And we look ahead as building is a slow process in a rapidly changing world.

Some of Kraaijvanger Architects’ most prominent projects include:

• City Hall Venlo, Venlo, Netherlands
• Early Childhood Center, Wassenaar, Wassenaar, Netherlands
• City Hall Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Museum Voorlinden, Wassenaar, Netherlands
• Brede School Snijdelwijk, Boskoop, Netherlands

The following statistics helped Kraaijvanger Architects achieve 23rd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Netherlands:

22. NEXT architects

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NEXT architects is an architecture practice that covers the full spectrum of the architectural field. Since its earliest projects, ‘Holland – Layer by Layer’ and ‘The Image of Metropolis’, NEXT has explored the boundaries of its own discipline, and searched for areas that overlap with other disciplines. This exploratory attitude has resulted in a highly diverse portfolio that ranges from design products to urban plans.

Some of NEXT architects’ most prominent projects include:

• Lianjiang Butterfly Bay, Lianjiang, Fuzhou, China
• Bloemendaal Town Hall, Bloemendaal, Netherlands
• Fuzhou Shouxi Building, Fuzhou, China
• Lucky Knot, Changsha, China
• House M&M, Amsterdam, Netherlands

The following statistics helped NEXT architects achieve 22nd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Netherlands:

21. studio AAAN

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studio AAAN is a Rotterdam-based architecture firm, led by Hilbrand Wanders, Luuk Stoltenborg and Rik de Ruiter. With a strong focus on structure, simplicity, material, and detail the studio realizes modern architecture which can be read in a classical manner. AAAN works at various scales in the practices of architecture, urban design, and design.

Some of studio AAAN’s most prominent projects include:

• House Zevenhuizen, Anjerlaan, Zevenhuizen, Netherlands
• Terphouse Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
• NN Kralingen, Rotterdam, Netherlands
• Hospice de Liefde, Rotterdam, Netherlands
• Wantijhof Dordrecht, Dordrecht, Netherlands

The following statistics helped studio AAAN achieve 21st place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Netherlands:

20. SeARCH

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SeARCH stands for Urbanism & Architecture (Stedenbouw en ARCHitectuur). As our name suggests, we see buildings and their surrounding environment as inseparable elements of design. SeARCH was founded in 2002 by Bjarne Mastenbroek, and is a leading architecture and urban design bureau based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, with an international multi-disciplinary staff working on projects around the world.

Our practice is driven by a fascination with the intimate and reciprocal relationship between architecture and site. Our projects are conceived as landscapes — the most essential and generous element. Without boundaries, landscapes are endless and open — they connect architecture with its surroundings, and interior with exterior. Through a careful consideration of the surrounding environment, SeARCH introduces a high degree of sustainability and circularity into our projects.

Some of SeARCH’s most prominent projects include:

• The Iceberg, Aarhus, Denmark
• Juf Nienke, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Villa Vals, Vals, Switzerland
• Skewed Stolp, Netherlands
• Khalifeyah Library, Muharraq, Bahrain

The following statistics helped SeARCH achieve 20th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Netherlands:

19. Felixx Landscape Architects & Planners

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Felixx Landscape Architects and Planners is a Rotterdam-based office for proactive landscape architecture, founded in 2014. Felixx believes a better world requires a better organization of our environment. We specialize in addressing urgent global challenges with local embedded design solutions. Our work has a broad international scope and our projects range from spatial research, landscape transformation strategies and developing masterplans, to public space and product design. The office is named after our self-invented modest hero Felixx, who travels the world looking for opportunities to realize happy environments.

Some of Felixx Landscape Architects & Planners’ most prominent projects include:

• Jonas, IJburg, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Dapeng Coastline, Shenzhen, China
• Floating Gardens, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Rijnvliet Edible Neighborhood, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Towards a healthy city by foot

The following statistics helped Felixx Landscape Architects & Planners achieve 19th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Netherlands:

18. Shift A+U

© Shift A+U

Shift is a Rotterdam based design office that focuses on the fields of architecture, urbanism and spatial planning. The office combines a broad engagement in space production with precise and project-specific design interventions.In the past few years the office and its partners have received several awards and nominations, including Prix de Rome, Archiprix International, Archiprix NL and Europan.

Some of Shift A+U’s most prominent projects include:

• Faculty Club, Tilburg, Netherlands
• Museumplein Limburg, Kerkrade, Netherlands
• Vertical Loft, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• CMY Pavilion, Groningen, Netherlands
• Dentist with a view, Best, Netherlands

The following statistics helped Shift A+U achieve 18th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Netherlands:

17. Barcode Architects

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Barcode Architects is an international office for architecture, urbanism and contemporary design. The office is led by Dirk Peters, along with a creative team of 70 professionals including architects, urban designers, and technologists.

We have building experience in both the Netherlands and abroad. Our work ranges from urban masterplans to mixed-use public buildings, from high-end residential and office towers to exclusive villas. Our projects are driven by the ambition to realize buildings that revitalize and transform their surroundings, that offer a moving experience and that awaken an aesthetic awareness, and that users can identify with. The resulting designs are highly site-specific, with an unexpected twist.

In this fresh and contemporary approach lies the novelty, the “above and beyond”, the added value that a projects gives to its clients, users, and surroundings. Each project is unique and the result of extensive concept driven-experimentation of function and form.

Some of Barcode Architects’ most prominent projects include:

• The Muse & CasaNova, Rotterdam, Netherlands
• Bibliothèque Alexis de Tocqueville, Normandy, France
• Villa X, NB, Netherlands
• Hyde Park, Hoofddorp, Netherlands
• Bijlmer Bajes, Amsterdam, Netherlands

The following statistics helped Barcode Architects achieve 17th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Netherlands:

16. Engel Architecten

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Whether it’s the design of a modern home, or the complete remodeling of an interior; Engel Architecten enjoys taking on the challenge. Engel Architecten is a proven, reliable partner with its own unique style and extensive knowledge and experience. From initial sketch to realization, Engel Architecten takes care of the entire process.

Some of Engel Architecten’s most prominent projects include:

• Eclectic Diamond House, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Villa Kerckebosch, Zeist, Netherlands
• Villa Nieuw Oosteinde, Aalsmeer, Netherlands
• Hidden among the greenery, NH, Netherlands
• Residence Hoge Dennen, Zeist, Netherlands

The following statistics helped Engel Architecten achieve 16th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Netherlands:

15. MoederscheimMoonen Architects

© MoederscheimMoonen Architects

We are a team of strategic creatives who want to make the world a better place. For us, the big idea plays an important role in how we look at the world, our team and our collaborations.

We think carefully, make informed decisions and make the right connections. We create calm and overview in complex situations. We do what is needed at the right times while always staying focused on the bigger picture.

Some of MoederscheimMoonen Architects’ most prominent projects include:

• ZOHO Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
• Community center ‘Het Anker’, Zwolle, Netherlands
• Clubhouse VV Capelle, Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands
• Sports-Pavilion ‘Zestienhoven’, Rotterdam
• House of Eemnes, Eemnes, Netherlands

The following statistics helped MoederscheimMoonen Architects achieve 15th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Netherlands:

14. GROUP A

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We are GROUP A, a Dutch studio for architecture, interior and urban design founded in 1996. Led by the founders Maarten van Bremen, Folkert van Hagen and Adam Visser we form a close team of 31 architects and four staff members. Together we have won several awards, including Frame Award, Daylight Award and Rotterdam Architecture Award.

In the past twenty-five years we have realized a wide range of projects. From offices to housing and from mobility assignments to transformations. In our work, the disciplines urban planning, architecture and interior design are inextricably linked. This way we create sustainable environments where people live, work and reside comfortably.

As a full service agency, we are responsible for the entire process, from design to completion.

Some of GROUP A’s most prominent projects include:

• Central Park , Utrecht, Netherlands
• Workshop Steigereiland
• Blok 1 Presikhaaf, Zoomstraat, Arnhem, Netherlands
• Cultural Educational Centre ‘Het Lichtruim’, De Bilt, Netherlands
• Office Building De Schelde, Vlissingen, Netherlands

The following statistics helped GROUP A achieve 14th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Netherlands:

13. Mei architects and planners

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Mei architects and planners realizes leading projects in the Netherlands and abroad. Our work is founded on respect for the environment: for the history of the location, the current context and future living environment. Based on our expertise in the field of adaptive re-use of architectural heritage, new build projects and urban development strategies, we work on designs that put the user first. Our distinct designs tell their own story, which increases the involvement with the building and the connection between its users. With creativity, expertise and courage, we introduce innovative technical applications and user concepts that contribute to social and ecological sustainability.

Some of Mei architects and planners’ most prominent projects include:

• SAWA, Rotterdam, Netherlands
• Gasometer, Münster, Germany
• residential tower De Verkenner, Kanaleneiland, Netherlands
• Schiecentrale 4B, Rotterdam, Netherlands
• The Four Worlds

The following statistics helped Mei architects and planners achieve 13th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Netherlands:

12. concrete

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concrete develops concepts. we develop them in architecture, interior design, urban development and brand development.

concrete loves provoking, confusing, philosophizing, scale models, haute cuisine, burgers, and (most of all) shattering dogmas.

concrete provides results. no grand theories or abstract ideas. just things that work.

concrete unites people. we work with a team of 50 multi-disciplinary creatives as architects, interior designers and visual marketeers to help businesses and institutions.

concrete wants the best answers, not the easiest solutions.

concrete likes to let the work do the talking.

Some of concrete’s most prominent projects include:

• Jersey City Urby, Jersey City, New Jersey
• citizenM Bowery, New York City, New York
• KLM crown lounge, Schiphol, Netherlands
• Restaurant 212, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Hotel Norge, Bergen, Norway

The following statistics helped concrete achieve 12th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Netherlands:

11. Neutelings Riedijk Architects

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Neutelings Riedijk Architects was established in Rotterdam in 1987. We offer a strong commitment to design excellence: realizing high quality architecture through the development of powerful and innovative concepts into clear built form.

Over the last thirty years Neutelings Riedijk Architects has established itself as a leading international practice, specializing in the design of complex projects for public, commercial and cultural buildings. The office has great experience in balancing the complex challenges of these projects to meet the ambitions of our client. For our international projects our design force is complemented by technical force through the association with local partners that specialize in architectural engineering, cost calculation and site supervision.

Some of Neutelings Riedijk Architects’ most prominent projects include:

• Cultural Centre Eemhuis, Amersfoort, Netherlands
• The Museum Aan de Stroom (MAS), Antwerp, Belgium
• Gare Maritime, Brussels, Belgium
• Le Cinq
• Cultural Centre Rozet, Arnhem, Netherlands

The following statistics helped Neutelings Riedijk Architects achieve 11th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Netherlands:

10. Bloot Architecture

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BLOOT is a concept driven architectural studio located in The Hague, The Netherlands. Founded in October 2010 by Tjeerd Bloothoofd. With much pleasure and great dedication we are constantly searching through design for the concept and shape that unites the function, context, actuality and the wishes of the client in an integral sustainable design that appeals to the development of self-awareness and the liberty of choice in life.

Some of Bloot Architecture’s most prominent projects include:

• East West House, The Hague, Netherlands
• Extension Villa Heuvelrug, Maarn, Netherlands
• Garden Studio, Voorburg, Netherlands
• Transformation Forest House, Hengelo, Netherlands
• Pavilion The Hague Beach Stadium, Den Haag, Netherlands

The following statistics helped Bloot Architecture achieve 10th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Netherlands:

9. Borren Staalenhoef Architects

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Jacob Borren and André Staalenhoef are modern masters of architecture. Passionate and persevering.

Borren Staalenhoef are determined to tackle every aspect of the spatial task; to oversee a large degree of complexity and to reduce it to clear, layered structures. Their ultimate objective is the act of building: the creation of a tangible object that speaks through the details. Their solutions are the result of a long series of consistent decisions and elaborations: diagrams and matrixes, sketches and artist’s impressions, ground plans and sections, construction models and working drawings. It is in this method of working that the mastery and strength of this architecture lies.

Some of Borren Staalenhoef Architects’ most prominent projects include:

• woonhuis Marssum, Marssum, Netherlands
• Het Bushok, Kortenhoef, The Netherlands
• Villa Juliana, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
• Archem Estate, Archem, Netherlands
• House Boogert, Epe, Netherlands

The following statistics helped Borren Staalenhoef Architects achieve 9th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Netherlands:

8. LEVS architecten

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LEVS architecten works from the notion that architecture and urban planning have quite a significant impact on our surroundings, on people and society as a whole, as well as the environment. We incorporate this responsibility when detailing our assignments and in our approach to running our enterprise. We welcome the challenge of complex projects in which our aim lies in finding surprising solutions which deliver a result beyond prior expectations. Our goal is to design buildings and areas where residents will eventually articulate a passion about the places they work, live and inhabit; spaces which express an optimal interweaving of functionality, aesthetics and sustainability.

LEVS architecten was established in 1989 as Loof & van Stigt Architecten.

Some of LEVS architecten’s most prominent projects include:

• Primary School Tanouan Ibi, Mali
• Doggerij, Den Helder, The Netherlands
• Dogger’s Corner, Den Helder, Netherlands
• Kaleidoscope, Nieuwkoop, The Netherlands
• De Bouwmeester, Utrecht, Netherlands

The following statistics helped LEVS architecten achieve 8th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Netherlands:

7. Studioninedots

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Studioninedots is an Amsterdam-based practice for architecture and urban design. We create spaces that spark a sense of wonder. Whether we make a house, a public building or an urban concept, every design has its unexpected quality. Because we see spaces that stir a feeling as an essential human need. Spaces that are thoughtfully designed, yet where something can emerge that you couldn’t predict upfront.

Established as a collective in 2011, Studioninedots consists of 25 people today. The practice is led by founders Albert Herder, Vincent van der Klei and Metin van Zijl, and associates Ike Gronheid, Jurjen van der Horst, Stijn de Jongh and Wouter Hermanns.

To us, disruption is the counterpart of innovation.

Some of Studioninedots’ most prominent projects include:

• Lieven de Key HQ, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Highnote, Almere, Netherlands
• De Burgemeester, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands
• The TrueTalker, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Black Swan, Amsterdam, Netherlands

The following statistics helped Studioninedots achieve 7th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Netherlands:

6. Wiel Arets Architects

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Wiel Arets Architects (WAA) is a globally active architecture and design firm, whose work extends to education and publishing, with studios located in the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland. Comprised of an international team of architects, designers, thinkers, and administrators, the firm is currently involved in large number of projects throughout Europe, North America, Asia, and Africa. Its architecture and design emerges from research and a balance of hybrid-programming solutions, which adapt to and anticipate future contextual change. The output of WAA is acclaimed for both its craftsmanship and tactility.

Some of Wiel Arets Architects’s most prominent projects include:

• Jellyfish House, Marbella, Spain
• The Hoge Heren, Rotterdam, Netherlands
• Four Towers Osdorp, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• V’ Tower, Eindhoven, Netherlands
• University Library Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

The following statistics helped Wiel Arets Architects achieve 6th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Netherlands:

5. atelier PRO architekten

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We are an architectural firm founded in 1976. Since then, we have successfully completed over a thousand projects. Our work is characterized by surprising designs that create connections: designs that allow for interaction, that evolve, and that adapt to their use, all developed with a focus on sustainability. We strive to leave a better world for future generations.

Architecture is teamwork. With 40 dedicated professionals, we have all the knowledge and skills in-house, from chair to city and from sketch to building. We are resourceful, loyal and straightforward. We enjoy collaborating and engaging in meaningful conversations, using our collective strength to design a better living environment.

Some of atelier PRO architekten’s most prominent projects include:

• Graafschap college, Doetinchem, Netherlands
• ROC Graafschap College, Doetinchem, Netherlands
• Multifunctional community school Krimpen aan de Lek, Krimpen aan de Lek, Netherlands
• School, Child and Community Centre O3, The Hague, Netherlands
• Lumion, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

The following statistics helped atelier PRO architekten achieve 5th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Netherlands:

4. UNStudio

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UNStudio is an international architectural practice, situated in Amsterdam since 1988, with extensive experience in the fields of urbanism, infrastructure, public, private and utility buildings on different scale levels. At the basis of UNStudio are a number of long-term goals, which are intended to define and guide the quality of our performance in the architectural field. We strive to make a significant contribution to the discipline of architecture, to continue to develop our qualities with respect to design, technology, knowledge and management and to be a specialist in public network projects. We see as mutually sustaining the environment, market demands and client wishes that enable our work, and we aim for results in which our goals and our client’s goals overlap.

Some of UNStudio’s most prominent projects include:

• Echo, TU Delft, Delft, Netherlands
• Canaletto, London, United Kingdom
• P.C. Hooftstraat 138, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Arnhem Central, Arnhem, Netherlands
• Shanghai jiuguang center, Shanghai, China

The following statistics helped UNStudio achieve 4th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Netherlands:

3. OMA

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OMA is a leading international partnership practicing architecture, urbanism and cultural analysis. OMA’s buildings and masterplans around the world insist on intelligent forms while inventing new possibilities for content and everyday use. AMO, a research and design studio, works in areas beyond architecture that today have an increasing influence on architecture itself: media, politics, renewable energy, technology, publishing, fashion.

Some of OMA’s most prominent projects include:

• Milstein Hall, Ithaca, New York
• 11th Street Bridge Park, Washington, DC
• Rebuild by Design
• Faena District, Miami, Florida
• MPavilion 2017, Melbourne, Australia

The following statistics helped OMA achieve 3rd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Netherlands:

2. MVRDV

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MVRDV is based in Rotterdam and works in the fields of architecture, urbanism and city planning. Founders are Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries. Recent projects include an urban masterplan in Oslo (Norway), Gwang Gyo (Korea), Greater Paris (France), Tianjin and Chengdu (China) and an eco-city in Logroño (Spain). Examples of projects currently in progress are a market hall and a public library in Rotterdam (Netherlands), a headquarter office in Oslo (Norway) and several housing projects in the Netherlands, Spain, and France. Well-known projects include the Netherlands Pavilion for the Expo 2000 in Hanover and the Make-It Right Housing in New Orleans.The work of MVRDV is published and exhibited worldwide and received many international awards.

Some of MVRDV’s most prominent projects include:

• Tianjin Binhai Library, Tianjin, China
• Valley, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Haus 1 – Atelier Gardens, Berlin, Germany
• Tainan Spring, Tainan, Taiwan
• Featured image: Depot Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands

The following statistics helped MVRDV achieve 2nd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Netherlands:

1. Mecanoo

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Mecanoo, officially founded in Delft in 1984, is made up of a highly multidisciplinary staff of creative professionals from 25 countries. The team includes architects, interior designers, urban planners, landscape architects as well as architectural technicians and support staff.

Mecanoo is led by Francine Houben (Creative Director & Founding Partner), Floris Overheul (Financial Director), Dick van Gameren (Design & Research Partner), and Partners/Architects Nuno Fontarra, Rick Splinter and Arne Lijbers.

Mecanoo has extensive experience designing and realizing exceptional buildings which serve client ambitions while creating vibrant end-user spaces.

Some of Mecanoo’s most prominent projects include:

• National Kaohsiung Centre for the Arts (Wei-Wu-Ying), Kaohsiung, Taiwan
• HUBB – Learning Environments, Eindhoven, Netherlands
• Delft City Hall and Train Station, Delft, Netherlands
• Tainan Public Library, Tainan City, Taiwan
• Palace of Justice, Córdoba, Spain

The following statistics helped Mecanoo achieve 1st place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Netherlands:

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With more than 30,000 architecture firms and over 130,000 projects within its database, Architizer is proud to host the world’s largest online community of architects and building product manufacturers. Its celebrated A+Awards program is also the largest celebration of architecture and building products, with more than 400 jurors and hundreds of thousands of public votes helping to recognize the world’s best architecture each year.

Architizer also powers firm directories for a number of AIA (American Institute of Architects) Chapters nationwide, including the official directory of architecture firms for AIA New York.

An example of a project page on Architizer with Project Award Badges highlighted

A Guide to Project Awards

The blue “”+”” badge denotes that a project has won a prestigious A+Award as described above. Hovering over the badge reveals details of the award, including award category, year, and whether the project won the jury or popular choice award.

The orange Project of the Day and yellow Featured Project badges are awarded by Architizer’s Editorial team, and are selected based on a number of factors. The following factors increase a project’s likelihood of being featured or awarded Project of the Day status:

• Project completed within the last 3 years
• A well written, concise project description of at least 3 paragraphs
• Architectural design with a high level of both functional and aesthetic value
• High quality, in focus photographs
• At least 8 photographs of both the interior and exterior of the building
• Inclusion of architectural drawings and renderings
• Inclusion of construction photographs

There are 7 Projects of the Day each week and a further 31 Featured Projects. Each Project of the Day is published on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Stories, while each Featured Project is published on Facebook. Each Project of the Day also features in Architizer’s Weekly Projects Newsletter and shared with 170,000 subscribers.

We’re constantly look for the world’s best architects to join our community. If you would like to understand more about this ranking list and learn how your firm can achieve a presence on it, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at editorial@architizer.com.

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