KCAP is an international design firm, a team of over 125 people and 25 nationalities who share a common mission. With offices in Rotterdam, Zurich and Shanghai we specialize in urban design, architecture and landscape architecture, taking care of the lifecycle and transformation processes of buildings, neighborhoods and regions. But at heart, we design with a free-thinking state of mind to improve the liveability of urban environments with the human dimension as our focus. Together we create conditions for freedom.KCAP was founded in 1989 by Kees Christiaanse and over the years grown into a well-known international design office with seven Partners; Xavier Blaringhem, Jeroen Dirckx, Ruurd Gietema, Anouk Kuitenbrouwer, Irma van Oort, Ute Schneider and Edward Schuurmans.

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KCAP is an international design firm, a team of over 125 people and 25 nationalities who share a common mission. With offices in Rotterdam, Zurich...

KCAP is een internationaal ontwerpbureau, een team van meer dan 125 mensen en 25 nationaliteiten die een gemeenschappelijke missie delen. Met kantoren in Rotterdam, Zürich en Shanghai zijn we gespecialiseerd in stedenbouw, architectuur en landschapsarchitectuur, waarbij we zorg dragen voor de levenscyclus en transformatieprocessen van gebouwen, buurten en regio's. Maar in wezen ontwerpen we met een free-state-of-mind om de leefbaarheid van stedelijke omgevingen te verbeteren met de menselijke maat als onze focus. Samen creëren we voorwaarden voor vrijheid.KCAP is in 1989 opgericht door Kees Christiaanse en in de loop der jaren uitgegroeid tot een bekend internationaal ontwerpbureau met zeven Partners; Xavier Blaringhem, Jeroen Dirckx, Ruurd Gietema, Anouk Kuitenbrouwer, Irma van Oort, Ute Schneider en Edward Schuurmans.

KCAP is een internationaal ontwerpbureau, een team van meer dan 125 mensen en 25 nationaliteiten die een gemeenschappelijke missie delen. Met...

KCAP ist eine internationale Designfirma, ein Team von über 125 Personen und 25 Nationalitäten, die eine gemeinsame Mission teilen. Mit Büros in Rotterdam, Zürich und Shanghai sind wir auf Städtebau, Architektur und Landschaftsarchitektur spezialisiert und kümmern uns um den Lebenszyklus und die Transformationsprozesse von Gebäuden, Stadtteilen und Regionen. Aber im Grunde entwerfen wir mit einer frei denkenden Geisteshaltung, um die Lebensqualität städtischer Umgebungen zu verbessern, wobei die menschliche Dimension im Mittelpunkt steht. Gemeinsam schaffen wir Bedingungen für Freiheit.KCAP wurde 1989 von Kees Christiaanse gegründet und hat sich im Laufe der Jahre zu einem bekannten internationalen Designbüro mit sieben Partnern entwickelt; Xavier Blaringhem, Jeroen Dirckx, Ruurd Gietema, Anouk Kuitenbrouwer, Irma van Oort, Ute Schneider und Edward Schuurmans.

KCAP ist eine internationale Designfirma, ein Team von über 125 Personen und 25 Nationalitäten, die eine gemeinsame Mission teilen. Mit Büros in...

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Zurich, May 4, 2023 - With the ‘Quarter of the Dancing Couples’ KCAP (urban design and architecture), Studio Vulkan (landscape) and Raumanzug (sustainability) win the competition for a new residential neighbourhood with 279 apartments in the vicinity of Zurich. Wangen-Brüttisellen is a fast-growing municipality which is planning to densify. One of the plots designated for redevelopment is the Erni-Areal, a former industrial estate located close to the railway station. The aim was to create a dense and liveable neighbourhood in a contrasting, almost cacophonous context.

The ‘Quarter of the Dancing Couples’ by KCAP - urban transformation of an industrial estate in Wangen-Brüttisellen

Zurich, May 4, 2023 - With the ‘Quarter of the Dancing Couples’ KCAP (urban design and architecture), Studio Vulkan (landscape) and Raumanzug...

Rotterdam/Zurich, March 9, 2023 - As a project of national importance for Iceland, we are proud to announce the official launch of the K64 Keflavík Airport Area Masterplan. The masterplan has been developed by a multidisciplinary team led by KCAP, including WSP, FELIXX, MIC-HUB, VSO Consulting, Buck Consultants International, Buro Happold, Base Design, Maurits Schaafsma, and Kanon Arkitektar.

Launch of the K64 Keflavík Airport Area Masterplan

Rotterdam/Zurich, March 9, 2023 - As a project of national importance for Iceland, we are proud to announce the official launch of the K64...

Rotterdam, February 16, 2023 - February saw the festive completion of the Hogekwartier in Amersfoort, the Netherlands. In 2008, KCAP designed the masterplan for this new city district, commissioned by housing corporation De Alliantie and the Municipality. The neighbourhood had to meet a number of requirements: the partially built-up site had to be transformed into a residential area with various types of affordable rentals and owner-occupied houses, surrounded by public spaces and greenery; in addition, there was a clear wish to provide Amersfoort with a proper ‘entry’, to create a local hub and improve the traffic flow between the city centre and the A28 highway. Furthermore, the masterplan was part of a larger operation to sustainably renovate and renew the existing social housing stock in Amersfoort.

Hogekwartier Amersfoort: an affordable, lively and sustainable city district after a masterplan by KCAP

Rotterdam, February 16, 2023 - February saw the festive completion of the Hogekwartier in Amersfoort, the Netherlands. In 2008, KCAP designed the...

Rotterdam, January 19, 2023 – KCAP and Kraaijvanger Architects transformed the Stationspostgebouw, a former postal sorting centre next to the Hollands Spoor train station in The Hague, into a sustainable and social work environment for the 21st century while respecting the original architecture. Renovation of the national monument was commissioned by LIFE, SENS real estate and PostNL, the national postal service and former occupant. The building is home once again to PostNL, now serving as its headquarters.

KCAP and Kraaijvanger Architects transform iconic Stationspostgebouw The Hague

Rotterdam, January 19, 2023 – KCAP and Kraaijvanger Architects transformed the Stationspostgebouw, a former postal sorting centre next to the...

Rotterdam, 24 November 2022 - October saw the completion of The Twins, a residential ensemble designed by KCAP. The project consists of two robust volumes set around a communal courtyard garden. Stepped green balconies, combined with the sturdy materialization and luxurious detailing, makes for a sensorially rich ensemble, like a three-dimensional oasis right in the middle of Amsterdam.

The Twins, a residential ensemble like a green valley by KCAP

Rotterdam, 24 November 2022 - October saw the completion of The Twins, a residential ensemble designed by KCAP. The project consists of two robust...

Shanghai, October 27, 2022 - KCAP was awarded first prize in the competition for the International Coastline Conceptual Design for the Yantai Economic and Technological Development Zone in China that took place in June. Objective was to transform the underused coastal area bordering the city of Yantai into a vibrant, international urban district with a beautiful natural coastline. KCAP’s vision, Yantai Seafront Garden, spans several scales and is rooted in the city’s evolution from North-eastern China’s historical open gateway to an Economic Development Zone.

KCAP wins first prize for Yantai Seafront Garden

Shanghai, October 27, 2022 - KCAP was awarded first prize in the competition for the International Coastline Conceptual Design for the Yantai...

Rotterdam, July 4, 2022 - On 30 June, the Katwijk City Council approved the zoning plan for Valkenhorst, a new town on the site of the Marine Vliegkamp Valkenburg in Katwijk, the Netherlands. The transformation of the former military airfield is one of the largest residential developments in the Randstad, and makes an important contribution to the demand for housing in the Netherlands. With 5.600 homes for approximately 13.000 inhabitants, it is the size of a new village.

KCAP designs new town for 13.000 inhabitants

Rotterdam, July 4, 2022 - On 30 June, the Katwijk City Council approved the zoning plan for Valkenhorst, a new town on the site of the Marine...

Rotterdam/Delft, June 13, 2022 - Over the past five years Droogbak, an iconic 19th century building next to Amsterdam Central Station, has been transformed into an office space for the 21st century. KCAP was commissioned by Allianz Real Estate, together with consulting engineers ABT, and was responsible for the spatial transformation of the listed building; Fokkema & Partners drew on this in their interior design for law firm Clifford Chance. Focal point was to create a future-proof monument that enables a new way of working.

Droogbak, a perfect fusion of past and present

Rotterdam/Delft, June 13, 2022 - Over the past five years Droogbak, an iconic 19th century building next to Amsterdam Central Station, has been...

Rotterdam/Hamburg, April 21, 2022 - KCAP and K+H, in collaboration with Transsolar KlimaEngineering, PML Lange and WTM Engineers have won the first prize in the competition for a sustainable residential tower in Hamburg, Germany. The project is one of three 'Wasserhäuser' that are to be built in the Baakenhafen, which is part of the HafenCity master plan by KCAP/ASTOC - currently the largest inner-city development in Europe. One of the main objectives was to design a tower that is part of its context but also has a clear identity of its own, and makes maximum use of its location.

KCAP and K+H win competition for sustainable residential tower in HafenCity, Hamburg

Rotterdam/Hamburg, April 21, 2022 - KCAP and K+H, in collaboration with Transsolar KlimaEngineering, PML Lange and WTM Engineers have won the...

Rotterdam/Ghent, November 30, 2021 - KCAP in cooperation with evr-architecten have completed the residential tower Zuiderzicht in Antwerp, Belgium. It is one of the new buildings of the Antwerp Nieuw Zuid development, a new residential area along the River Scheldt in the South of Antwerp. The 80 metres tower with integrated hotel stands out for its iconic double façade and dialogue with its surroundings. Developer Triple Living commissioned the Dutch-Belgian team after their design had been awarded first prize in an international competition in 2014. Bureau Bouwtechniek supported the architects with the technical elaboration and site supervision.

Zuiderzicht Antwerp by KCAP with evr-architecten

Rotterdam/Ghent, November 30, 2021 - KCAP in cooperation with evr-architecten have completed the residential tower Zuiderzicht in Antwerp...

Rotterdam, December 7, 2021 - KCAP has completed the housing block The Grid in the new residential neighbourhood Aan het IJ along the river IJ in Amsterdam North, facing the Central Station. The project is part of the transformation of the former industrial site Overhoeks into a diverse district for living and working. Within the development of the district Aan het IJ, The Grid presents itself as an all-sided, stacked living world with 68 spacious apartments around an interior green courtyard. KCAP designed The Grid in commission of Amvest, Amsterdam.

The Grid in Amsterdam by KCAP, a building made out of balconies

Rotterdam, December 7, 2021 - KCAP has completed the housing block The Grid in the new residential neighbourhood Aan het IJ along the river IJ in...