We approach every project with curiosity and combine this with 30 years of planning and building experience.
We approach every project with curiosity and combine this with 30 years of planning and building experience. Our focus lies on the essence, which we pursue in detail through the conceptual use of form, material, and atmosphere. We create new things in building typology, sustainability, construction, technologies, building materials and actively develop digital methods such as parametric and computational design and BIM.
We see ourselves as generalists who accompany a project from the idea to the finished building.
We see ourselves as generalists who accompany a project from the idea to the finished building. It allows us to influence all phases and to realize our quality standards. The open exchange within our teams, the networking of our knowledge within the office, and the intensive cooperation with all parties involved enable us to have an integrative understanding of our projects.
From the complex conditions of the site and task, we develop multilayered and, at the same time, clear architectural concepts.
From the complex conditions of the site and task, we develop multilayered and, at the same time, clear architectural concepts. Aspects of human perception and the social significance of a building come into play, as do questions of relevance, the past, and the future of a building. Each project is unique.
In 2020, we reorganized our office to allow everyone to participate in the office's decisions about the future.
In 2020, we reorganized our office to allow everyone to participate in the office's decisions about the future. Working groups prepare new topics and present them for discussion. All major decisions are made by a forum consisting of the management and elected representatives from all the office's areas of responsibility.
Alfred Nieuwenhuizen is a founding member of the Laborrunde, a network of building owners, planners, and executing companies. Experiences about the planning, construction, and operation of laboratory buildings are exchanged and discussed.
Alfred Nieuwenhuizen is a member Museumsrunde, a network of building owners, planners, and executing companies. Experiences about the planning, construction, and operation of museum buildings are exchanged and discussed.
We are a founding member of the BIM Alliance, an international network of planners that seeks solutions to issues arising from the new planning methods independently of software vendors and service providers.