Studio Roma
Studio Roma is a Leuven-based heritage architecture firm founded in 2010, specializing in the restoration, conservation, and adaptive reuse of protected monuments across Flanders and Brussels. It serves government bodies, religious institutions, cultural foundations, and private heritage owners via integrated research, monument care, and design services.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2010
- HeadquartersKessel-lo, Belgium
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Studio Roma does
Studio Roma BV is a Leuven-based architectural firm founded in 2010 that provides integrated heritage architecture services under the ROMA acronym (Restauratie, Onderzoek, Monumentenzorg, Architectuur — Restoration, Research, Monument Care, Architecture). The firm specializes in the restoration, conservation, and adaptive reuse of protected monuments — including abbeys, churches, béguinages, castles, civic buildings, and cultural institutions — across Flanders and Brussels. Its practice combines archival and building-historical research, material-technical investigation, structural engineering assessment, and architectural design into a single integrated offering, guided by the proprietary 'draagkracht' (carrying capacity) framework that determines how far a heritage building can be modified without loss of heritage value.
The firm operates as a specialized professional services practice, generating revenue through project-by-project commissions awarded via public tenders or direct mandates from government bodies (municipalities, provinces, Regie der Gebouwen), church factories (kerkfabrieken), cultural foundations (Herita, Kempens Landschap), educational institutions (KU Leuven), and private heritage owners. It is privately held with no external investment, 11–50 employees, and is headquartered on a heritage site — the Abbey of Vlierbeek in Kessel-Lo, Leuven.
Distribution is direct: Studio Roma delivers all work through its in-house team and selected specialist partners (Snøhetta, Robbrecht & Daem, BOB361, Bailleul, CONIX RDBM, Korteknie Stuhlmacher), operating without intermediaries. Marketing is portfolio-driven via studioroma.be, Instagram, and LinkedIn, supported by earned recognition through awards (Prijs voor Monumentenzorg 2001, Belgian Architecture Prize 2015) and high-profile competitions. The firm is recognized as a leading heritage specialist in Belgium, with a portfolio of hundreds of completed projects and a steady pipeline spanning religious, civic, and cultural typologies.
Studio Roma firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Studio Roma
- Legal name
- Studio Roma BV
- Website
- https://studioroma.be
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2010
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Studio Roma is a Leuven-based heritage architecture firm founded in 2010, specializing in the restoration, conservation, and adaptive reuse of protected monuments across Flanders and Brussels. It serves government bodies, religious institutions, cultural foundations, and private heritage owners via integrated research, monument care, and design services.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where Studio Roma is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Kessel-lo
- HQ country
- Belgium
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Studio Roma business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Architecture and Restoration Services: Studio Roma generates revenue through architecture and heritage restoration services on a project-by-project basis. Projects are commissioned by government bodies, cultural institutions, religious organizations, and private clients through public tenders or direct appointments. Revenue is earned as professional services fees for design, studies, and project oversight.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels5 records
Studio Roma product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Studio Roma is a Leuven-based architectural firm providing integrated heritage services under the ROMA acronym: Restauratie (Restoration), Onderzoek (Research), Monumentenzorg (Monument Care), and Architectuur (Architecture). The firm delivers restoration, conservation, building-historical and material-technical research, master planning, and adaptive reuse/herbestemming services for churches, abbeys, béguinages, castles, civic buildings, and cultural institutions, primarily across Belgium's Flanders and Brussels region.
Product overview
Studio Roma is a Leuven-based architecture firm offering integrated heritage services as a single unified practice. The company operates under the ROMA acronym (Restauratie, Onderzoek, Monumentenzorg, Architectuur), providing comprehensive solutions for complex heritage projects. Their core offerings include heritage restoration (Restauratie), research and studies (Onderzoek), monument preservation (Monumentenzorg), and architecture (Architectuur), complemented by adaptive reuse/repurposing (Herbestemming) services. The firm specializes in phased restoration projects for religious buildings (abbeys, churches, chapels), beguinages, castles, and secular historic structures, often working with partners for specialized studies and construction phases.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Heritage Restoration Services (Restauratie) Comprehensive restoration of heritage buildings including churches, abbeys, castles, béguinages, and historic secular buildings, with focus on material conservation and authentic reconstruction.
- Heritage Research and Studies (Onderzoek) Preliminary research including archival, material-technical, and stability studies to evaluate heritage value and provide guidelines for restoration and renovation projects.
- Monument Preservation (Monumentenzorg) Conservation and management of monuments including the creation of master plans, management plans, and phased restoration approaches for complex heritage sites.
- Architecture Services (Architectuur) New construction and redesign services within historical contexts, with focus on adaptive reuse and finding simple, generous, and meaningful architectural solutions.
- Adaptive Reuse / Repurposing (Herbestemming) Conversion and repurposing of heritage buildings for new functions including museums, cultural centers, hospitality, educational facilities, and residential use.
- Feasibility Studies Design-oriented feasibility studies for partial or complete repurposing of churches and heritage buildings, exploring options for new futures, commissioned by Team Vlaams Bouwmeester and Projectbureau Herbestemming Kerken.
- Master Planning for Heritage Sites Development of long-term planning tools for heritage sites to map future maintenance and necessary restoration phases, balancing short-term ambitions with long-term vision.
Quantifiable outcome
- Won the 2001 Prijs voor Monumentenzorg (Heritage Award) from the Province of Vlaams-Brabant for the restoration of Onze-Lieve-Vrouwkerk van Vlierbeek
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use Studio Roma
Customer profileNamed customers15 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Studio Roma technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
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- No
- API docs
- API detail
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App detail
Feature4 records
Studio Roma partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Miss MiyagicoreStudio Roma and Miss Miyagi formed a study team for the development of the masterplan for Keizersberg 2.0 at Abdij Keizersberg. Miss Miyagi conducted the parallel functional research alongside Studio Roma's architectural and heritage expertise.
- SnøhettacoreStudio Roma served as restoration architect and heritage expert within the design team led by Snøhetta for the international competition for the restoration and expansion of the Casino Kursaal in Knokke-Heist. Studio Roma mapped heritage values, provided heritage assessment, and developed the restoration concept.
- Korteknie Stuhlmacher architectencoreStudio Roma teamed up with Korteknie Stuhlmacher architecten for the competition for the restoration and adaptive reuse of the Citadel in Diest. Studio Roma contributed the restoration concept.
- Buro HarrominorLandscape architecture partner in the Diest Citadel competition team alongside Studio Roma and Korteknie Stuhlmacher architecten.
- BasminorBas, advisory bureau for architecture and stability, assisted with structural stability questions in the Diest Citadel project.
- Studiebureau RCRminorTechnical equipment engineering partner for the Diest Citadel project.
- Robbrecht & DaemcoreStudio Roma worked alongside Robbrecht & Daem on the project to restore Helleputtegebouw and Hôtel d'Eynatten as the headquarters of Cera. Robbrecht & Daem were lead architects while Studio Roma contributed heritage expertise.
- Ars HorticoreStudio Roma and Ars Horti collaborated on multiple projects including the masterplan for Provinciaal Domein Bokrijk and the beheersplan for Ursulineninstituut O.L.V.-Waver. Ars Horti provided landscape management expertise.
- Studio Thys VermeulencoreStudio Roma and Studio Thys Vermeulen formed a temporary partnership (tijdelijke vereniging) selected by Team Vlaams Bouwmeester and Projectbureau Herbestemming Kerken to conduct feasibility studies for the adaptive reuse of Flemish parish churches.
- Kempens LandschapcorePartner in the management, restoration and adaptive reuse of Sint-Bernardusabdij in Hemiksem. Kempens Landschap manages the property while Studio Roma provides architectural services.
- Bailleul ontwerpbureaucoreStudio Roma and Bailleul ontwerpbureau collaborated on the transformation of the Koninklijke Bibliotheek van België into museum 'KBR'. Bailleul provided scenography while Studio Roma delivered the architectural transformation.
- aNNo ArchitectencoreStudio Roma and aNNo Architecten collaborated on the restoration of eight béguinage houses in the Symforosastraat of the Begijnhof van Lier, with aNNo serving as coordinating architect.
- CONIX RDBM ArchitectscoreStudio Roma and CONIX RDBM Architects collaborated on the study and phased restoration of Penitentiair Schoolcentrum te Hoogstraten (castle of Hoogstraten), with CONIX as lead architects.
- BOB361coreStudio Roma and BOB361 jointly won the Belgian Architecture Prize 2015 for the GATE15 project in Antwerp. BOB361 served as lead architect with Studio Roma contributing heritage expertise for the restoration of the historical building.
- TriconsultminorStructural engineering partner for the stability study of Sint-Geertruiabdij and Sint-Jacobskerk in Leuven.
- Kris LeendersminorPartner for the restoration of De Lusthof in Leuven (medieval city house) and the Rachierhof in Bierbeek, acting as client and design collaborator.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Studio Roma competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Snøhetta: International architecture practice that led the Casino Kursaal Knokke-Heist competition with Studio Roma as heritage restoration architect. They represent a much larger incumbent that commissions Studio Roma-type specialists for heritage work on global projects.
- CONIX RDBM Architects: Large Belgian generalist architecture firm that partnered with Studio Roma on the Penitentiair Schoolcentrum / Castle of Hoogstraten restoration. They compete with Studio Roma on heritage tenders while also serving broader commercial and public-sector work.
Direct peers
- Studio Thys Vermeulen: Belgian heritage architecture firm with which Studio Roma formed a temporary partnership (tijdelijke vereniging) for Flemish parish-church adaptive-reuse feasibility studies, a directly comparable practice operating in the same segment and geography.
- noA architecten: Belgian architecture practice with a comparable mix of heritage-sensitive and contemporary work, competing for similar cultural and public clients in the Flemish market.
- aNNo architecten: Belgian heritage architecture practice that partnered with Studio Roma on the Begijnhof van Lier béguinage restoration as coordinating architect. aNNo operates in the same niche of religious and civic heritage restoration for Flemish kerkfabrieken and municipalities.
- Korteknie Stuhlmacher architecten: Heritage-focused architecture firm that teamed with Studio Roma on the Citadel of Diest restoration competition. They work on comparable monumental and civic heritage projects in the Low Countries.
- Stéphane Beel Architectes: Established Belgian architecture practice with a portfolio spanning cultural and adaptive-reuse projects comparable to Studio Roma's civic and heritage work in Flanders.
- BOB361 Architects: Belgian architecture firm and Studio Roma's co-winner of the 2015 Belgian Architecture Prize for GATE15 in Antwerp. The two practices operate in the same heritage/urban context, with similar project size and public-sector tender exposure in Flanders.
- BOGDAN & VAN BROECK: Belgian architecture firm active in heritage-sensitive urban and adaptive-reuse projects; competes with Studio Roma in the same Flemish/Brussels public-tender landscape for cultural and civic commissions.
- Robbrecht & Daem: Belgian architecture practice with a parallel specialism in heritage and cultural architecture, including museum and civic adaptive reuse. Robbrecht & Daem are a documented Studio Roma collaboration partner (Cera HQ, Helleputtegebouw), underscoring overlapping heritage competencies and Belgian client base.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
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Frequently asked questions about Studio Roma
What does Studio Roma do?
Studio Roma is a Leuven-based architectural firm providing integrated heritage services under the ROMA acronym: Restauratie (Restoration), Onderzoek (Research), Monumentenzorg (Monument Care), and Architectuur (Architecture). The firm delivers restoration, conservation, building-historical and material-technical research, master planning, and adaptive reuse/herbestemming services for churches, abbeys, béguinages, castles, civic buildings, and cultural institutions, primarily across Belgium's Flanders and Brussels region.
When was Studio Roma founded?
Studio Roma was founded in 2010. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Studio Roma based?
Studio Roma is headquartered in Kessel-lo, Belgium, in the Europe region.
How does Studio Roma make money?
One revenue line is on record: architecture and Restoration Services.
Who are Studio Roma's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Snøhetta and CONIX RDBM Architects. Direct peers are Studio Thys Vermeulen, noA architecten, aNNo architecten, Korteknie Stuhlmacher architecten, Stéphane Beel Architectes, BOB361 Architects, BOGDAN & VAN BROECK and Robbrecht & Daem.
Does Studio Roma have an API?
No public API is recorded for Studio Roma.