After 25 years of experience as an architect, including 21 years at Mecanoo Architecten, I embarked on a new chapter in my career.
This led to the founding of Fondere Architects—a firm where dialogue, collaboration, and a personal approach are at the heart of every project.
My passion lies in developing new ideas that help people live, learn, and work in innovative ways. By making smart and forward-thinking choices, I guide my clients toward sustainable and future-oriented solutions.
As an all-round architect with over 25 years of international experience in urban planning, architecture, and interior design, I have primarily focused on designing cultural and educational buildings.
What sets me apart is my ability to distill complex challenges into clear, essential concepts. Through hand-drawn sketches, I make ideas instantly visible and understandable. This helps clients make informed decisions that truly align with their vision and provides a solid foundation for the design process.
“Sketching is a way to explore the space, think, test, and start to become familiar with the idea/project, to understand the possibilities, and develop the right story for my clients”.
Beyond my work as an architect, I regularly share my knowledge and experience through lectures, conferences, and forums on urban development, architecture, and interior design.
With Fondere Architects, I strive to continue creating meaningful, innovative, and inspiring projects.
Selection of main projects at Mecanoo:
Architecture
- Quantum Institute at Princeton University, New Jersey, USA
- Library - National Archives and Parliament of the Emirates/ competition design, Abu Dhabi
- Manchester Engineering Campus Development (MECD) University, research, office, campus, Manchester, UK
- Residential development (550 units) Te Werve Oost, Rijswijk, NL
- Office building for Lampugnano/ competition design, Milan, IT
- Learning Center ECHO/ competition design, TU Delft, NL
- Public Library of Birmingham integrated with the REP Theatre, Birmingham, UK
- Performing arts hall/ Theater/ competition design, Leuven, BE
- Military Museum, DBFMO/competition design, Soesterberg, NL
- Da Vinci College, Regional Educational Centre (ROC), Dordrecht, NL
- Housing complex Kanaleneiland, Utrecht, NL
Urbanism
- Vision for Rotterdam south, Rotterdam, NL
- Masterplan for Lampugnano/ competition design, Milan, IT
- Masterplan / vision (PDCOM) for the city of Lugano/ competition design, CH
- Masterplan Villeroy & Boch, residences/ competition design, Luxembourg, LU
- Urban vision for the “Scali Milanesi”, Milan, IT
- Masterplan Bessenveld, Brussels, BE
- Masterplan Kanaleneiland, Utrecht, NL
Interior / restauration
- New York Public Library, New York, USA
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Washington D.C., USA
- Royal-Rivoli Theater-Cinema, Heerlen, NL
- Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building, Boston, USA
Interior
- LocHal Library Tilburg, NL
- The Hague Central Library, The Hague, NL
- OBA Library Mercatorplein, Amsterdam, NL
- OBA Library Postjesweg, Amsterdam, NL
- Public library, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, Athens, EL
Research
- The future of learning
- The home for people with dementia
- The urban development of Rotterdam south, NL
Talks/ lecture / Juri
- European Cultural Foundation, Panel, Amsterdam
- Harvard University, graduate school of design, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Computers in libraries, Washington D.C., USA
- Next generation learning spaces London, Manchester, UK
- Coventry University Architecture Society, Coventry, UK
- BK city, TU Delft, NL
- Library Talk Show Bieb-a-palooza, The Hague, NL
- Library congress Eindhoven, NL
- Social housing, Turin, Milan, Bologna, Rome, IT
- WAF Amsterdam, NL
- WAF Berlin, DE
- WAF Singapore, SG
- The Plan, Milan, IT
- Juri Young Architects Competitions, online
