Our mission is to create vital buildings:
buildings that move, motivate and activate people.
We design bold, original, and highly functional spaces.
Always working from the perspective of our clients and end-users. 
As architecture is not about buildings, but about people.
Welcome to P·A. We are looking forward to getting to know you!

 
 
 

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OP DE HILL drinks!
 

Last Tuesday, the proud new owners of the houses in the OP DE HILL project met their future neighbors on the construction site. They had the opportunity to leave a time capsule with a message in their foundation. The content varied from children’s drawings to a personal note to the year 3000.

The OP DE HILL project was initiated in our development division and was designed by our architecture department. OP DE HILL is a small-scale new housing project in Hillegersberg, consisting of seven gasless and energy-efficient homes.

panel discussion on solar design organized by Air

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Tonight Sander van Schaik will be part of a panel discussion on solar design with Solar designer Marjan van Aubel and LOLA landscape architects organized by AIR, architectuurinstituut Rotterdam.

The discussion will take place after a keynote by Marjan van Aubels on her innovative practice where she merges sustainability, design, and PV-technology. Sander will share our experiences designing solar for Zon in de Stad.

Zon in de Stad is an initiative by Personal Architecture, Climate Focus, and HilgersomDeen duurzaam to promote solar energy in Rotterdam, starting in Middelland. Find out more on www.zonindestad.nl

Practice what you preach - interview architectenweb

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"Practice what you preach" - according to Maarten Polkamp. Read this interview by Architectenweb on the development branch of P·A and our project OP DE HILL (Dutch only).

The development division of P·A carries out real estate development projects on behalf of (private) investors as well as independently. Our focus is on the (re)development of high-quality, small-scale buildings that are carefully integrated into the urban fabric. To quote Maarten: "we develop buildings we would want to live in."

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Joyce Wierda

"The new design that P·A suggested was quite extreme but we haven’t regretted it for one second."

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Ronald LAgeweg

"P·A is serious about architecture, but they are always quick to laugh. Just how I like it."

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Anne Breemer

"To this day we continue to receive compliments from guests and business partners."
 

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erwin franken

"I was looking for advisors that could take everything off my hands. P·A offered exactly what I was looking for!"

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A SPECTACULAR CONNECTION . . We transformed two apartments into one spacious family home in The Hague. A series of bold interventions tie the two houses together. Here are some pictures of the bold but beautiful steel staircase. . . . This radical transformation in The Hague has all the ingredients that make our architecture-loving heart beat faster: floating stairs, voids, split-levels, a loggia with a floor-high folding window, a glass floor, walls and ceilings covered with oak wooden parts... . #architecture #personalarchitecture #rotterdam #dutcharchitecture #vitalbuilding #vitalcity #architecturelife #humancentereddesign #peopledesign #project #building #happypeople #stairs #steel #connection #boldintervention #boldbuildings #architecturalstairs #staircase
A SPECTACULAR CONNECTION . . We transformed two apartments into one spacious family home in The Hague. A series of bold interventions tie the two houses together. Here are some pictures of the bold but beautiful steel staircase. . . . This radical transformation in The Hague has all the ingredients that make our architecture-loving heart beat faster: floating stairs, voids, split-levels, a loggia with a floor-high folding window, a glass floor, walls and ceilings covered with oak wooden parts... . #architecture #personalarchitecture #rotterdam #dutcharchitecture #vitalbuilding #vitalcity #architecturelife #humancentereddesign #peopledesign #project #building #happypeople #stairs #steel #connection #boldintervention #boldbuildings #architecturalstairs #staircase
A SPECTACULAR CONNECTION . . We transformed two apartments into one spacious family home in The Hague. A series of bold interventions tie the two houses together. Here are some pictures of the bold but beautiful steel staircase. . . . This radical transformation in The Hague has all the ingredients that make our architecture-loving heart beat faster: floating stairs, voids, split-levels, a loggia with a floor-high folding window, a glass floor, walls and ceilings covered with oak wooden parts... . #architecture #personalarchitecture #rotterdam #dutcharchitecture #vitalbuilding #vitalcity #architecturelife #humancentereddesign #peopledesign #project #building #happypeople #stairs #steel #connection #boldintervention #boldbuildings #architecturalstairs #staircase
three levels connected – photo (3/3) #PAthrowback . transformation and extension of an early 20th century house into a light and spacious family home . . . A large extension at the back side connects three levels that seemed incompatible in the original home. The elevated living room at the front of the house is connected with the extension at garden level in which the spacious kitchen is located. From the kitchen a second staircase leads to the former cellar which now serves as a TV room. The transformation resulted in a doubling of the living space and a four-meter-high, sun-lit garden room as the common heart. . . #throwback #architecture #personalarchitecture#pa #rotterdam #dutcharchitecture #vitalbuilding#vitalcity #architecturelife #humancentereddesign#peopledesign #project #building #happypeople#instadaily #renovation#transformationarchitecture #adaptivereuse#familyhome #bolddesign #wood #concretefloor #splitlevel #livingroom #luxuryliving #rotterdam Photo by @ovanduivenbode
three levels connected – photo (2/3) #PAthrowback . transformation and extension of an early 20th century house into a light and spacious family home . . . A large extension at the back side connects three levels that seemed incompatible in the original home. The elevated living room at the front of the house is connected with the extension at garden level in which the spacious kitchen is located. From the kitchen a second staircase leads to the former cellar which now serves as a TV room. The transformation resulted in a doubling of the living space and a four-meter-high, sun-lit garden room as the common heart. . . #throwback #architecture #personalarchitecture#pa #rotterdam #dutcharchitecture #vitalbuilding#vitalcity #architecturelife #humancentereddesign#peopledesign #project #building #happypeople#instadaily #renovation#transformationarchitecture #adaptivereuse#familyhome #bolddesign #wood #concretefloor #splitlevel #livingroom #luxuryliving #rotterdam Photo by @ovanduivenbode
three levels connected – photo (1/3) #PAthrowback . transformation and extension of an early 20th century house into a light and spacious family home . . . A large extension at the back side connects three levels that seemed incompatible in the original home. The elevated living room at the front of the house is connected with the extension at garden level in which the spacious kitchen is located. From the kitchen a second staircase leads to the former cellar which now serves as a TV room. The transformation resulted in a doubling of the living space and a four-meter-high, sun-lit garden room as the common heart. . . #throwback #architecture #personalarchitecture#pa #rotterdam #dutcharchitecture #vitalbuilding#vitalcity #architecturelife #humancentereddesign#peopledesign #project #building #happypeople#instadaily #renovation#transformationarchitecture #adaptivereuse#familyhome #bolddesign #wood #concretefloor #splitlevel #livingroom #luxuryliving #rotterdam Photo by @ovanduivenbode
Middellandplein - photo (3/3) . . Poem by @derek.otte . . Best friends Nasredin and Mansour, both of whom grew up in the neighborhood, couldn’t stand it any longer: with the purchase of this striking building they put an end to years of abandonment and dilapidation. “By restoring this building to its original splendor we want to make a contribution to the neighborhood. But to realize all this, the business case must be solid.” P·A transformed the building into a café with three chic urban apartments. The transformation of the building played a key role in the redevelopment of the adjacent square and upgrades to other buildings in the street . . . #architecture #personalarchitecture#rotterdam #dutcharchitecture #vitalbuilding#vitalcity #architecturelife #humancentereddesign#peopledesign #project #building #happypeople#instadaily #renovation #transformationarchitecture #adaptivereuse #facade #art #poetry #facade #brick #middelland
Middellandplein - photo (2/3) . . Poem by @derek.otte . . Best friends Nasredin and Mansour, both of whom grew up in the neighborhood, couldn’t stand it any longer: with the purchase of this striking building they put an end to years of abandonment and dilapidation. “By restoring this building to its original splendor we want to make a contribution to the neighborhood. But to realize all this, the business case must be solid.” P·A transformed the building into a café with three chic urban apartments. The transformation of the building played a key role in the redevelopment of the adjacent square and upgrades to other buildings in the street . . . #architecture #personalarchitecture#rotterdam #dutcharchitecture #vitalbuilding#vitalcity #architecturelife #humancentereddesign#peopledesign #project #building #happypeople#instadaily #renovation #transformationarchitecture #adaptivereuse #facade #art #poetry #facade #brick #middelland
Middellandplein - photo (1/3) . . Poem by @derek.otte . . Best friends Nasredin and Mansour, both of whom grew up in the neighborhood, couldn’t stand it any longer: with the purchase of this striking building they put an end to years of abandonment and dilapidation. “By restoring this building to its original splendor we want to make a contribution to the neighborhood. But to realize all this, the business case must be solid.” P·A transformed the building into a café with three chic urban apartments. The transformation of the building played a key role in the redevelopment of the adjacent square and upgrades to other buildings in the street . . . #architecture #personalarchitecture#rotterdam #dutcharchitecture #vitalbuilding#vitalcity #architecturelife #humancentereddesign#peopledesign #project #building #happypeople#instadaily #renovation #transformationarchitecture #adaptivereuse #facade #art #poetry #facade #brick #middelland
 

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