NIO architecten

Profile of NIO architecten, headquartered in Netherlands. Eleven projects submitted by NIO architecten have been published on Architecture News Plus (ANP).

: [L-R] Maurice Nio and Joan Almekinders – © NIO architecten

Principals

Maurice Nio
Joan Almekinders

Brief description

NIO architecten is a relatively small office, based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

The total office structure generally consists of 8 people, led by 2 people: Maurice Nio and Joan Almekinders. Everyone in the office is educated and trained as an architect and is required to know all and do all; everyone in the office is an 'all-rounder'.

Over the years, we have established a network with experts, of whom we can say it is a constant pleasure to work with.

NIO architecten is making `primary identities', obstinate entities that brave themselves against the lukewarm tide of consensus. We design small-scale and large-scale utilitarian buildings, complex residential buildings, civil projects such as tunnels and highways, urban plans, commercial and private interiors.

Published projects

: Bridge Vrouwenakker by NIO architecten Prayer of shadow protection: For most bridges, whether they are fixed or moveable, an architect is not required. They are simply “engineered”, as they call...

: Dark Matter by NIO architecten We live in a world that is becoming more and more transparent. Riddles are being solved, secrets uncovered, irregularities glossed over, twists rationalized:...

: A4 Burgerveen-Leiden by NIO architecten The Monkfish and the Waterwolf: When human intervention takes on the proportion of a natural phenomenon, the question arises whether the nature gods should not...

: Betty Blue by NIO architecten Retail Park in Roermond. Until recently the Dutch city centres were the stage for a shopping audience, but the last couple of years shops have been grouping...

: ZEP Leisure Park by NIO architecten The wave and the whirlwind. The building for the ZEP Leisure Park is based on Zeeland’s two most vital natural elements: wind and water. The image that the...

: Twence Office Building Extension by NIO architecten Ever since the delivery of the waste processing installation in 1997, the building has not changed. But after the organizations aviTwente and RegioTwente...

: The Eleventh House by NIO architecten In the middle of an area dominated by the usual porched houses, gallery flats and maisonettes from the seventies, three identical blocks with a total of 33...

: Paradise for Two by NIO architecten The grass and marshland of the Botshol is a nature reserve and a unique habitat for unusual plants (wild orchids, rare marsh plants, cotton grass, holly-leaved...

: The Amazing Whale Jaw by NIO architecten At the beginning of the year 2003 a bus station was built on the forecourt of Hoofddorp’s Spaarne Hospital. This facilities block is located in the middle of...

: The Aquarians, 22 Bridges by NIO architecten One can easily say that, in spite of the Delta works, the power and force of the water have only increased in the Netherlands. It has mainly adjusted its...

: Touch of Evil, Inter-Area Tunnel by NIO architecten What happened here? On the walls and ceilings of the tunnel a strange imprint is visible. A big, whimsical and brightly coloured imprint, an imprint of an...