For the love of buildings
Buildings are more than individual objects. They define our streets and neighbourhoods. They reflect and encourage the development of our cities. Buildings provide a home for people that is strongly connected to daily life. When successful, they allow for varied use and appropriation. Buildings carry the stories of a city, holding a physical and layered memory of a place. This is why we need buildings that withstand time, buildings that remain relevant in their usability, beauty, and presence. In our ever-changing world, the best buildings are those firmly rooted in the everyday. The ones that belong to a place.
We are building a sustainable future in the existing city. Sometimes this involves creating a new building. More often, it involves reusing existing buildings. For us, sustainability is more than just the conscious use of energy, materials, and the environment. It must also acknowledge the social, economic, cultural agility and resilience a city needs to face in the future. We believe that the most sustainable buildings are built to last while also contributing to the history and character of a city.
As architects, we believe in the elegance of simple solutions to solve complex problems. We work closely together with clients and users, in a circular process of listening, questioning, observing and continual design refinement. Our buildings are defined by a careful understanding of context, their rational basis, and our focused attention on materials and design. We strive to balance simplicity with refinement.
For the love of craftsmanship
Office Winhov was awarded the ARC Oeuvre Award in 2016 and named ‘Architect of the Year’ in 2023 for its work and contribution to the profession. With a team of 30 we work, together with clients and partners, on new construction and the reuse of existing buildings and listed heritage in the Netherlands, Switzerland and Belgium. 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.
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 30. 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. 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.
Uri Gilad, co-founder, and partner at Office Winhov, focuses on the renovation and extension of buildings of special historical significance, sustainable housing, and multifunctional projects at the intersection between hospitality, culture, and commerce. Developed with a careful understanding of context and an interest in material presence, his work incorporates the environmental, social, and cultural dimensions related to architecture and city planning. Uri is directly involved with the office projects and responsible for the communication with clients. Uri graduated from the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture where he obtained his Master’s ‘Cum Laude’ under Prof. Herman Hertzberger. And now, Uri teaches at the same institution while also regularly giving lectures worldwide on his work and vision. In 2016 he was nominated as a young architect for the Abe Bonnema Prijs and in the same year received the ARC16 Oeuvre Award for the work of Office Winhov. From 2021, Uri holds the position of architect member of Committee 1 (city center) of Amsterdam’s Spatial Quality Committee and is the editor of the yearbook Architecture in the Netherlands.
Inez Tan, architect and partner at Office Winhov, specializes in the renovation and adaptive reuse of existing buildings, with a focus on the intersection between architecture and the spatial and social contexts of urban environments. Her work spans public buildings and offices in combination with retail and housing. According to Inez, thorough research within a dynamic context is essential to ensure the relevance of the project. She is also a co-editor for the writers’ platform Local Heroes. Inez studied at the Tokyo Institute of Technology and Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan in Stockholm and graduated from Delft University of Technology in 2016. She gained international experience at Go Hasegawa & Associates in Tokyo and Bureau van Eig in Rotterdam before joining Office Winhov in 2016. In 2022, she received the prestigious ARC22 Award for her work on Leiden City Hall, and in 2023, she was named Architect of the Year for Office Winhov’s contributions. Inez has also been a lecturer at the Maastricht Academy of Architecture. This year, she has been nominated for both the Arie Keppler Prize 2024 and the ARC24 Interior Award for her work on the National Holocaust Museum.
Jan Peter Wingender, co-founder and partner at Office Winhov, focuses in his work on the development of complex urban ensembles, residential as well as civic buildings and the renovation and extension of buildings of special historical significance. He designs buildings that endure and believes buildings to be more than individual objects but rather part of the urban environment which they in turn also shape. Exploring the diverse and often complex relations between place, building typology, the use of material and the function proves pivotal to his work. Jan Peter is directly involved with the office projects in the Netherlands and Switzerland and liable for the communication with the clients. Jan Peter studied at Eindhoven University of Technology and the Berlage Institute in Amsterdam. He regularly lectures, writes about architecture and is a guest lecturer at architecture schools within the Netherlands and abroad. From 2003 to 2007, he was head of the architecture program at the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture. He was lecturer at the Amsterdam University of Applied Arts and published the book Brick, An Exacting Material in 2016. Jan Peter was appointed supervisor of the Pampusbuurt on Amsterdam IJburg in 2023.
Business Director/Architect:
Henk Tiegelaar
Architects/Designers:
Elizabeth Acland
Jasper ten Bosch
Alma Bouwens
Rick Bruggink
Alice Dicker
Daan Groeneveld
Henrik Holte
Anna Janssen
Rutger van der Meer
Dominique de Rond
Matilde Scali
Carlo van Steen
Levi Noah Steevensz
András Szél
Caroline Versteden
Bob van der Vleugel
Martijn van Wijk
Technical Design:
Charles Hueber
Leon Kentrop
Peter Nagtzaam
BIM Management:
Ruben Groot
Interns:
Bartłomiej Głomski
Angela Zlatanova
Graphic Design/Communication:
Karen Willey
Administration:
Aeliane van den Ende
Office Assistant:
Mara-Flor Silva da Cruz
Joost Hovenier (1963–2016) was co-founder and partner of Office Winhov until his passing in 2016