MAAS ARCHITECTEN

We create exceptional architecture for exceptional clients. As of the start of our firm in 1991 we have designed hundreds of villas and houses. Moreover, we have designed schools, care centers, offices and other types of buildings. Last but not least, throughout the years of our firm we also provided our private as well as professional clients with highly specialized interior design solutions. For each and every architectural assignment we work on we are committed to deliver the highest quality.  To quote our founder Wim Maas: “We never start with an image, our architecture derives from spatial solutions.”

In fine architecture, resilience and agility complements each other. Our architecture is unconventional, contemporary and always tailor-made.  When Wim Maas talks about spatial solutions, he also means spatial quality. Our design vision aims at maximizing the value experience of the user as well as that of the adjacent environment . This is why we, for example, put a lot of effort in the relationship between volumes, the implementation and the details of both the exterior and the interior. If the quality we aim for needs an atypical solution, we go for it. And we take it to the limit when it comes to creating  inventive solutions. We have the experience to deal with hurdles and so called obstructive conditions. Naturally, we hope to seduce you with the right propositions, in order to create and share a joint ambition with a result  that gets us both excited.

Our team consists of 15 professionals. For every and each project we set up a project team comprising of designers, a project manager and technical drawers. Such a team ensures that you get the best design power and an effective supervision of the process starting from design concept to the delivery of the building. Utilizing  our knowledge, experience and intuition we develop and deliver designs that will surprise and impress you, in the meantime enhancing the capabilities and insights of our firm. In all projects we start from scratch and we avoid beaten paths. We invest a lot of time in researching and developing the design concept that fits in the project specifications, matches client needs and expectations and addresses location specificities.

For every project, the context defines the design. As the experience of our senior architect Gerard Plug tells us: “Context is the collection of all important  factors that relates an office building or a house to a specific place. There are external factors, such as the dimensions and form of the plot, the sun position, the wind direction and the view but also the existing infrastructure and the quality of the surrounding environment or urban tissue. And there are internal factors such as the typical use of the building, the character of users and the relationship between inside and outside.” Together, all mentioned factors represent the base ingredients for the design. They will be weighed, valued, interpreted and finally translated into a design in which your wishes and demands become tangible. The design comes to life, even before the first stone is set. For example the Rijn & IJssel watership office: starting point for this design is the environment. The plot is situated in a green zone that continues through to the city centre. It is a high-tech building with a modest appearance, embedded in its peaceful surroundings.

Modern architecture interacts with influences of architectural movements of the past as well as with the development and opportunities new technology provides. For our senior architect Frank Vijftigschild  the past  is, among other things, a source of inspiration. For example, the Baroque. Often, this period is associated with extravagance, says Frank. “While actually, the Baroque is characterized by a new dimensional development. Unlike the Renaissance, with its geometrical forms and framed spaces, the Baroque lets spaces dissolve in the next and the next, an ongoing process that refers to infinity. But every movement from the past has specific qualities. Think of the ancient Greek architecture, for example. There are many principles from that time period I still use when designing 21st century houses and buildings.” Alongside the factors mentioned by Wim and Gerard, Frank likes to embed composition, plasticity and contrasting elements into the design process: light-dark, open-closed, hard-soft, high-low. “And last but not least, uniformity in color and material is key for the final result. To have conversations about this with our clients, discuss the pros and cons together, is what I consider to be an essential part of our job.”