Joost Hovenier was co-founder and partner of Office Winhov until his passing in 2016. Parallel to his work, Joost initiated and was editor-in-chief of the online platform ‘Local Heroes’. His practice held a particular and consistent focus on the relationship between a building and its place within the city. Joost’s close attention to the contextual embedding of architecture is an enduring theme within the work of Office Winhov.