THE OFFICE

Office Winhov received the ARC Oeuvre Award in 2016 and was named ‘Architect of the Year’ in 2023 for its significant contributions to the architectural profession. With a team of 30, the practice collaborates closely with clients and partners on new buildings and the adaptive reuse of existing structures and listed heritage across the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Belgium. A context-driven design philosophy respects historical significance while ensuring continuity within the built environment. The commitment to craftsmanship combines artistic vision with technical precision, producing designs that are adaptive and sustainable. Office Winhov sees architecture as a collective, evolving discipline, engaging actively in architectural education, research, and involvement on committees, juries, and editorial boards. The practice also founded the ‘Local Heroes’ platform and the ‘Design-by-thinking-of’ lecture series.

PARTNERS

Uri Gilad, co-founder, and partner at Office Winhov, focuses on the renovation and extension of buildings of special historical significance, sustainable housing, and multifunctional projects at the intersection between hospitality, culture, and commerce. Developed with a careful understanding of context and an interest in material presence, his work incorporates the environmental, social, and cultural dimensions related to architecture and city planning. Uri is directly involved with the office projects and responsible for the communication with clients. Uri graduated from the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture where he obtained his Master’s ‘Cum Laude’ under Prof. Herman Hertzberger. And now, Uri teaches at the same institution while also regularly giving lectures worldwide on his work and vision. In 2016 he received the ARC16 Oeuvre Award and in 2023 he won ‘Architect of the Year’ for the work of Office Winhov. From 2021, Uri holds the position of architect member of Committee 1 (city center) of Amsterdam’s Spatial Quality Committee and is the editor of the yearbook Architecture in the Netherlands.

Inez Tan, partner at Office Winhov, specializes in the renovation and adaptive reuse of existing buildings, with a focus on the intersection between architecture and the spatial and social contexts of urban environments. Her work spans public buildings and offices in combination with retail and housing. According to Inez, thorough research within a dynamic context is essential to ensure the relevance of the project. She is also a co-editor for the writers’ platform Local Heroes. Inez studied at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan in Stockholm, and graduated from Delft University of Technology in 2016. She gained international experience at Go Hasegawa & Associates in Tokyo, worked at Bureau van Eig in Rotterdam, and has been with Office Winhov since 2016. In 2023, Inez was a lecturer at the Maastricht Academy of Architecture. She won ‘Architect of the Year 2023’ for the work of Office Winhov and Inez has been nominated for the 2024 Abe Bonnema Prize for Young Architects.

Jan Peter Wingender, co-founder, and partner at Office Winhov, focuses his work on urban ensembles, residential buildings, civic and public programmes and the renovation and redevelopment of existing, often listed buildings. He designs buildings that last for long and considers buildings to be more than single objects; they are part of an environment and contribute to its development. Constantly interrogating the diverse and often complex relationships between a place and a building, the building typology, the application of materials and final use are pivotal to his work. Jan Peter studied at Eindhoven University of Technology and the Berlage Institute in Amsterdam. He regularly lectures, writes on architecture and is a jurymember and guest lecturer at architecture schools in the Netherlands and abroad. From 2003 to 2007, Jan Peter headed the architecture department of the Academy of Architecture in Amsterdam. He was a lecturer at the Amsterdam University of the Arts, in 2016 he published the book Brick, An Exacting Material and in 2024 the book Architecture Repurposed. In 2023 he won ‘Architect of the Year’ for the work of Office Winhov. Jan Peter is a board member of the BNA, supervisor for the Pampusbuurt on Amsterdam IJburg and the Zuidasdok on Amsterdam Zuidas.

TEAM

Business Director/Architect:
Henk Tiegelaar

Architects/Designers:
Elizabeth Acland
Jasper ten Bosch
Alma Bouwens
Rick Bruggink
Alice Dicker
Daan Groeneveld
Henrik Holte
Anna Janssen
Rutger van der Meer
Maarten Plomp
Dominique de Rond
Matilde Scali
Carlo van Steen
Levi Noah Steevensz
András Szél
Caroline Versteden
Bob van der Vleugel
Martijn van Wijk

Technical Design:
Charles Hueber
Leon Kentrop
Peter Nagtzaam

BIM Management:
Ruben Groot

Interns: 
Bartłomiej Głomski
Angela Zlatanova

Graphic Design/Communication:
Karen Willey

Administration:
Aeliane van den Ende

Office Assistant:
Mara-Flor Silva da Cruz

Joost Hovenier (1963–2016) was co-founder and partner of Office Winhov until his passing in 2016