HofmanDujardin | Architecture and Interior design

Studio

Our office is located in a 1000m² Office Villa in the east of Amsterdam. With an experienced, enthusiastic and powerful team of architects and interior designers, we put all our energy and effort in creating inspiring buildings and interiors. We merge the goals and dreams of our clients with our ideas of quality and create generous places to be.

Since 1999 we work on a large variety of projects. We gained experience in the realization of architectural projects, renovations, interior designs and product designs. Our clients include property developers, housing corporations, multinational corporations, law firms and private families. Currently we are working on projects in The Netherlands, Belgium, Monaco, United Kingdom, Switzerland, France and Germany. We are ambitious and motivated, if your required service is not listed below please don’t hesitate to contact us. We like to learn and broaden our horizon.

We create clear, inspirational and personal architecture of high quality which generates human intuitive wellbeing based on the values Spaciousness, Groundedness, Expression and Connection.

Strategy HofmanDujardin

 

Team

The HofmanDujardin team is a multi-disciplinary international group of approximately 40 architects, interior architects, draftsmen and interns with different background and university education. In the studio we speak English, French, Portuguese, Turkish, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian and Chinese fluently. We can deliver our services in any of these languages. The office has a horizontal approachable organization.

HofmanDujardin portraits Barbara Dujardin

Barbara Dujardin

HofmanDujardin portraits Michiel Hofman2

Michiel Hofman

HofmanDujardin portraits Bo Winnubst

Bo Winnubst

HofmanDujardin portraits David Hern%C3%A1ndez L%C3%B3pez

David Hernández López

HofmanDujardin portraits Fabian van den Bosch 2

Fabian van den Bosch

HofmanDujardin portraits Thom Zijlstra

Thom Zijlstra

HofmanDujardin portraits Nuno Urbano

Nuno Urbano

HofmanDujardin portraits 3k Joana Barriocanal

Joana Barriocanal

HofmanDujardin portraits 3k Shanuli Gupta

Shanuli Gupta

HofmanDujardin portraits Iker Hern%C3%A1ndez

Iker Hernández Oñativia

HofmanDujardin portraits 3k Nagore Fernandez Puertas

Nagore Fernandez Puertas

HofmanDujardin portraits Luuk van de Berg

Luuk van den Berg

HofmanDujardin portraits Shuyan Lin

Shuyan Lin

HofmanDujardin portraits Marc van Kaam

Marc van Kaam

HofmanDujardin portraits Daphne van Berkel

Daphne van Berkel

HofmanDujardin portraits Selin %C3%96zeren

Selin Özeren

HofmanDujardin portraits Erik van Schaik

Erik van Schaik

HofmanDujardin portraits Celia Almud%C3%A9ver P%C3%A9rez

Celia Almudéver Pérez

HofmanDujardin portraits Willem Wopereis

Willem Wopereis

HofmanDujardin portraits Laurene Gilliot

Laurène Gilliot

HofmanDujardin portraits Joshua Yates

Joshua Yates

HofmanDujardin portraits Carolina Pereira

Carolina Pereira

HofmanDujardin portraits S%C3%BCmeyye Pektas

Sümeyye Pektas

HofmanDujardin portraits Zs%C3%B3fia Muzsnai

Zsófia Muzsnai

HofmanDujardin portraits Alwin van Soomeren

Alwin van Soomeren

HofmanDujardin portraits Lucia Bonelli 1

Lucia Bonelli

HofmanDujardin portraits Aitor

Aitor Expósito-Ibarmia

HofmanDujardin portraits Maite Erkiaga Alonso

Maite Erkiaga Alonso

HofmanDujardin portraits Diogo Santos

Diogo Santos

HofmanDujardin portraits general

Cemre Güngör

HofmanDujardin portraits Vanessa Muraad

Vanessa Mourad

HofmanDujardin portraits In%C3%AAs Monney

Inês Monney

Shaping Intuition®

Our approach to architecture focuses on the well-being of the human being in his environment. Over the years, a guiding concept we call Shaping Intuition® has emerged naturally from our work. We all need a natural balance in our basic needs. In our projects, we give people the individual opportunity to harmonize the qualities of spaciousness, groundedness, expression and connection. We combine these with our cultural values which shape our projects: clarity, quality, personal and inspiration.

Shaping corresponds to culture, and to the creation of an environment that meets our intuitive needs. Our work is guided by the following cultural values:

Clarity is the beauty of simplicity. What we do must be easy to perceive, and be understood in a natural way. The elegance of simplicity is the sign of successful design.

Quality is value. We build what will last. We have high standards, and aim for timelessness.

Personal is the authentic character of a project. This emerges from context, setting or client identity. Personal is also unique expression of our customized service.

Inspiration sparks all of us. It touches everybody who is involved in the creation and use of the buildings, interiors and products we design. Inspiration is both the foundation of what we do, and the result we wish to achieve.

Intuition is the natural balance of the human being in nature—the needs every human being has in their surroundings that may be fulfilled by architecture. These basic needs are:

Spaciousness is the experience of freedom in a space; the ability to “breathe.” The presence of light and air animates a feeling of spaciousness.

Groundedness is the feeling of security in a space. Feeling at ease in a setting is the experience of peace and comfort.

Expression is what commands our attention and stimulates us. Like art, it is a trigger or surprise that stimulates feeling and insight, or enhances creativity. Expression is powerful.

Connection is the sequential relation between spaces, both interior and exterior. Connection may be physical and visual. Connection stimulates the interaction between spaces, between interior and exterior and among people. Connection creates an adventurous experience of one’s surroundings.

HofmanDujardin ShapingIntuition 01

Book Shaping Intuition® with text and interview by Susan de Sola, design by Erik Rikkelman, photography by Matthijs van Roon, visualizations by A2 Studio and publication by Terra. The book is available from 17 November 2016.

Services

HofmanDujardin Services Urban design overview 01

Urban Design and landscape

HofmanDujardin Services Architecture housing overview 01

Architecture housing

HofmanDujardin Services Architecture offices overview 01

Architecture offices

HofmanDujardin Services Architecture logistics overview 01

Architecture logistics and warehouses

HofmanDujardin Services Architecture sports overview 01

Architecture sports and recovery

HofmanDujardin Services Architecture schools overview 01

Architecture schools

HofmanDujardin Services Workplace and office interior design overview 01

Workplace and office interior design

HofmanDujardin Services Renovation and transformation overview 02

Renovation and transformation

HofmanDujardin Services VillaDesign overview 01

Villa design

HofmanDujardin Services Residential interior design overview 01

Residential interior design

HofmanDujardin Services Naval design overview 01

Naval architecture

HofmanDujardin Services ProductDesign overview 01

Product design

Interview

To give you a personal impression of our ideas, our vision and our work ethics we publish an interview from an international design magazine.

What is your motivation for working in the industry of architecture so far? What is your feeling about this industry?
We started our architecture studies in 1990. Barbara studied in Versailles, Paris and Milan. Michiel studied in Delft and Milan. Our chief motivation is architecture’s beautiful mix of science and sociology. Architecture as an industry has been not very successful over the last decade. Unfortunately architects have not taken the responsibility. Architects seem now to rely on an top down aesthetic approach towards built environments. We think architecture is not about buildings but about people. Architects seem to forget this, and clients and users are surprised by it. Architects need to reclaim a more authentic position and design for the intuitive well being of people. While realizing this, they still need to make their work beautiful.

architecture is not about buildings,
it is about people.

HofmanDujardin

 

HofmanDujardin by Marc de Groot 72dpi quality10

Founding partners Michiel Hofman and Barbara Dujardin. Photo Marc de Groot

As for an architect, what quality do you think is the most important?
Our approach is to create surroundings where people feel good based on their intuition. People have an affinity for the balance they find in nature; we still desire natural elements. In architecture this means people need to find a balance in built surroundings which offers light and air, protection and comfort, surprise and action, and connection … connection between people, between spaces, between inside and outside and between culture and nature. In all of our designs the intuition of people has the highest priority. Also, our designs are always an extension of our personalities; we strive for clarity, quality, personality and inspiration.

Which part of work do you think is the most interesting in architecture?
The dialogue with the people around us, working together to design, collectively, great places which will inspire people.

What will you do when your work meets difficulty and pressure?
We stay relaxed and focused. We guide the project to a good conclusion with always the interests of the client and the user in mind.

Do you participate in the operation of your team? How do you think about team operation and team spirit?
Yes, we work very closely with our team. We maximize individual qualities but with an overwhelming sense of teamwork. Team spirit is a crucial aspect of our office. We see it as our task to integrate everybody who is involved in the project as an important team member. The client, the contractor, the advisers, the end users, they are all crucial in the realization of a great project. So, the team is always larger and more important than its individual members.

What do you think makes you/your team different? What is your/your team’s core competence?
What makes the difference is our approach, the way we create spaces by understanding people’s intuition. We design and realize projects for people. We understand people in their surroundings; we know what makes them feel good. An architect needs first to understand people, then buildings.

Do you have persistent vision of architecture from then till now? What is it? Why?
Yes, our vision has developed over the past 16 years of practicing architecture. We shape surroundings for people that communicate with their intuition.

What kind of architecture do you think is an inspiring building?
Many buildings inspire but that inspiration is not related to a specific style or period.

Do you have an identical “HofmanDujardin” element in all your projects?
Yes, one element that runs through all the spaces we design is the idea of understanding the way people intuitively perceive the world around them (their needs and desires) and echoing the balance that nature has perfected. We believe people require shelter, space, connection and entertainment.

Do you want to challenge any kind of project you have never done before? What is it?
We are preparing ourselves to design international airports. These are the cities of the future where human intuition is of vital importance. Our vision should certainly be projected on these large-scale international projects.

Could you tell me which your favorite books are?
Two favourite books are Narcissus and Goldmund by Hermann Hesse and Identity by Milan Kundera. Hesse’s book is about the balance of rationality and sensitivity. Kundera’s is about two lovers’ perceptions of a similar situation. Both books show the human necessity for empathy for opposite feelings and approaches.

Could you share your travelling stories with us?
We travel a lot for work and in our private life. Recently Barbara went to Japan and Brussels to represent the office. During the last two months I travelled to Seoul, Shanghai, Istanbul and Paris. Currently I am in Beirut for the finalization of the project The Cube which we designed with Orange Architects. Evidently travelling opens our minds and give us ideas and inspiration but we also have a focus on our local projects in The Netherlands.

Why do you think “Inspiring” is so important in your concept?
In any project inspiration is the most valuable. I think architecture has to inspire people, has to give people a positive energy and vibration. With inspiration everything is possible. Inspiration triggers fantasy, love, dreams, goals, energy, etc.. In the design process we want to inspire the client with a fabulous project. After realization of the project we want to inspire the people inside the buildings.

What kind of design concept is inspiring? Green, comfortable, high-technical or more?
Every design which touches people is inspiring. The kind of project does not matter. Inspiration is one of our most profound sources of energy. Any design is able to touch people, it is not related to scale, client or context.

Do you hope that your inspiring spaces and products can inspire people to enhance life by themselves too?
Of course, that is what it is all about. Inspiring people around us is what makes us move. We want to inspire on every level, we inspire our clients, our employees, our contractors, our users. Inspiration is what makes people activate, feel alive.

Why do you have the idea to create the Bloomframe® Window? Is it related to your inspiring concept?
One of our projects which inspires people, what triggers their imagination is the Bloomframe®, a window frame which transforms into a balcony. The Bloomframe® window offers a beautiful open outdoor space in a situation an apartment does not have a balcony or terrace. It is fascinating to see that the facade transforms and offers you a place in the open air to relax, enjoy the sun and take a cup of coffee.

Awards

Since the foundation of the office our projects and ideas have been granted several international design awards.

HofmanDujardin Awards 16

ARC20 Interior Award nomination ING Cedar

HofmanDujardin Awards 06

1st prize Wallpaper Design Award 2009 most life enhancing product

HofmanDujardin Awards 12

The New York Times selected the Bloomframe balcony for the top 10 best ideas 2008

HofmanDujardin Awards 11

Nomination Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany 2009

HofmanDujardin Awards 14

Winner Janus Award 2015 Paris

HofmanDujardin Awards 09

Finalist Jones Lang LaSalle Winning Workplace Award 2013

HofmanDujardin Awards 13

Honourable mention Europan 7 Amsterdam The Netherlands

HofmanDujardin Awards 07

Winner Red Dot Design Award 2008 Germany

HofmanDujardin Awards 08

Nomination VMRG innovation prize 2007 Netherlands

HofmanDujardin Awards 05

Nomination ARC12 Interior Design Award Eneco headquarter

HofmanDujardin Awards 02

Nomination MKB Innovation Top 100 innovative companies in The Netherlands 2009

HofmanDujardin Awards 03

Nomination Index Design Award 2009 Denmark

HofmanDujardin Awards 01

Nomination Spark Design & Architecture Awards 2009 USA

HofmanDujardin Awards 04

1st prize Audi Design Award 2008

Careers

HofmanDujardin Bilbao

HofmanDujardin is always looking for talented architects, interior architects and interns to join our team.

You will enjoy working in an international, creative and experimental studio in Amsterdam. The studio works in five mixed teams of around 8 passionate architects and interior architects each with different levels of experience. The teams are inclusive and embrace different backgrounds and expertise.

Please send your cv, motivation letter and compact portfolio to jobs@hofmandujardin.nl to the attention of Barbara Dujardin. Thank you very much!

Current Job openings:

Human Resource Manager (Dutch and English speaking)
HofmanDujardin zoekt een Human Resource Manager met de volgende kwalificaties:
• Empathische, toegankelijke en professionele persoonlijkheid
• 4 jaar ervaring in HR, inzicht en kunde in personeelsbeleid
• Gevoel voor mensen, herkennen van talent en interesses
• Teamplayer, georganiseerd en zelfstandig
• Kennis van relevante wet- en regelgeving
• HBO/WO werk- en denkniveau

Architects 
HofmanDujardin is looking for ARCHITECTS with the following skills and talents:
• Excellent design skills
• Minimum 3 years of working experience in different phases
• Master degree in architecture (TU/Academy)
• Knowledge of technical drawing and detailling
• Social skills and a teamplayer
• Experience in Archicad, Autocad, SketchUp & Adobe Suite software
• Perfect communication skills in English

Interior architects / designers
HofmanDujardin is looking for INTERIOR ARCHITECTS with the following skills and talents:
• Excellent design skills
• Minimum 3 years of working experience in different phases
• Master degree in interior architecture
• Knowledge of interior products and collections
• Social skills and a teamplayer
• Experience in Archicad, Autocad, SketchUp & Adobe Suite software
• perfect communication skills in English

BIM Modelleur (Dutch and English speaking)
HofmanDujardin is looking for BIM MODELLEURS with the following skills and talents:
• Experience in Archicad
• Affinity with architecture and interiors
• Bachelor degree in architecture (TU/HBO)
• Knowledge of technical drawing and detailling
• Social skills and a teamplayer
• Knowledge of Dutch and English

Contact

HofmanDujardin Contact Amsterdam 01

Amsterdam Office

HofmanDujardin
Verrijn Stuartweg 34
1112 AX Diemen
The Netherlands

Office office@hofmandujardin.nl
Press press@hofmandujardin.nl
Jobs jobs@hofmandujardin.nl
Product delivery products@hofmandujardin.nl

HofmanDujardin Contact Bilbao

Bilbao Office

HofmanDujardin
Calle Buenos Aires 12
48001 Bilbao
España

Office bilbao@hofmandujardin.es