FARO Architecten

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

: [L-R] Pieter Weijnen, Jurgen van der Ploeg and Hugo de Clercq [Crouching:] Coen Kampstra – © FARO Architecten

Principals

Coen Kampstra
Jurgen van der Ploeg
Hugo de Clercq
Pieter Weijnen

Brief description

FARO’s work is based on social interaction. This interaction expresses itself in our processes and our designs. Social, ecological and beautiful are the key themes.

FARO has a national reputation in great residential projects. Our firm also has a strong research studio that also Works on urban plans. Building on noise polluted locations along the Amsterdam ring road, a second life for post war garden cities, compact low rises in high density, urban towers, urban regeneration rural development and sustainable housing are but a few of our projects. Since a few years, we’ve also designed a number of schools, offices and care facilities.

Published projects

: Mennonite Church by FARO Architecten Design a church according to the traditional Mennonite principles: a sustainable building, with the user in mind and a space for gathering and meeting. The...

: Bonifacius School by FARO Architecten Alphen aan den Rijn is turning into a real city. The to be developed Bonifacius location will also become an area with urban construction. The new Bonifacius...

: Steigereiland 2.0 - Passive House by FARO Architecten FARO built on Steigereiland an energy neutral residence according to the principles of cradle to cradle meaning that materials after use either decompose or...

: Reception Building for the National Forest Service by FARO Architecten + Bureau Buitenom The National Forest Service wanted a recognizable appearance that contributes to the identity of the organization. FARO designed an exceptional reception...

: Koningin Beatrix and Prinses Marijke School by FARO Architecten “Let the children design a part of their own school”. During the design we worked together with the school teams and with the students. We asked the school...

: Scala by FARO Architecten What used to be allotments alongside the tracks in the Kolenkit neighborhood in Bos and Lommer, is now Scala, the first part of the restructuring of the...

: Houtsma Loods by FARO Architecten De Kadijken is a fairly unstructured eastern part of the city centre of Amsterdam. In 1997 a piece of ground facing two completely different sides came free...

: Geuzenveld by FARO Architecten The main objective of this project was to create a modern garden city where the green urban dweller can live with pride. The ‘light, air and space’ creed...

: Biesland by FARO Architecten + Heren5 Architects Planning and Architecture for Biesland: The 479 houses in Biesland are designed by five different architects who each made their own design subordinate to the...

: Coornhertkade by FARO Architecten FARO created a structure vision for the working class neighborhood Oud Overdie in Alkmaar. This vision sees a transformation of the neighborhood while using...

: Berkenbos by FARO Architecten 51 residences in a birch wood In 1995, FARO designed a new residential neighborhood on an empty site in Zuidlaren. Time has passed, and now the homes are...

Key projects

2009 - Steigereiland 2.0, Amsterdam (energy neutral residence)
2009 - Two elementary schools in one building, The Hague
2009 - Scala, Amsterdam (residential tower and apartments)
2009 - Coornhertkade, Alkmaar (apartment building)
2008 - Biesland, The Hague (urban planning and architecture of new neighborhood)
2008 - Reception area for nature camp sites (sustainable)
2003 - Geuzenveld, Amsterdam (regeneration of old garden cities)
2003 - Houtsma Loods, Amsterdam (office and student housing)
2003 - Vijfhuizen
1996 - Berkenbos, Zuidlaren (urban planning and architecture of new development)