What Architects in Motion does

Architects in Motion (AIM) is a Belgian architecture firm headquartered in Turnhout, operating as a private limited company (Architects in Motion BV) under Belgian law. The firm provides full-service architectural design from concept through execution, organized across eight service categories: Offices & Industry, Retail, Public Buildings, Healthcare, Urban, Residential, Interior Architecture, and Concept projects. Its client base spans Flemish and broader Belgian enterprise (e.g., Soudal, Simac, Robojob), healthcare providers (e.g., AZ Sint-Elisabeth, CAW De Kempen), and government/public institutions (e.g., OCMW Lier, de Warande, Gemeentehuis Meerhout). The current entity was founded in 2002 by architects Bart Janssens and Luc Vanhout, building on the heritage of Atelier Vanhout & Ass. established in 1955; the partnership has since expanded to include senior partners Peter Mertens and Frédéric Wattecamps, and junior partner Ann Geudens.

The firm employs approximately 27 staff, of whom 24 are designers (architects, engineer-architects, urban planners, interior architects, and assistant architects), organized in partner-led working groups across mixed experience levels. Delivery relies on BIM, 3D printing, and virtual reality, with a stable network of approximately 20 FTE-equivalents of external engineering partners covering structural, technical, and acoustic disciplines. AIM operates from two offices in Turnhout and Lommel and markets through a project portfolio website, social media, and earned-media coverage. The firm introduced Neuroarchitecture as a new service discipline in September 2025 and publicly elevated BIM as a strategic focus in October 2025. Revenue is project-based professional services fees; pricing is not publicly disclosed and there are no external institutional investors, funding rounds, or M&A activity on record.

Name

Architects in Motion

Legal name

Architects in Motion BV

Website

https://architectsinmotion.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Architects in Motion is a Flemish Belgian architecture firm delivering full-service design across offices, industry, retail, public, healthcare, urban, and residential sectors for enterprise, government, and private clients from offices in Turnhout and Lommel.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Interior Design Services (54141), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB), Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Building information modeling
• Healthcare architecture
• Urban planning design
• Interior architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Turnhout

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Architectural Services: Professional architectural services including design, project management, and supervision for various building types. Revenue generated through project-based fees for commercial, residential, public, and healthcare projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Architects in Motion provides full-service architectural design and project management across commercial, residential, public, and healthcare buildings. The firm delivers projects from concept through execution, organized into eight service categories: Offices & Industry, Retail, Public Buildings, Healthcare, Urban, Residential, Interior, and Concept projects, primarily for corporate clients (KMOs and multinationals), healthcare providers, and public-sector bodies in Flanders, Belgium.

Product overview

Architects in Motion (AIM) is a Belgian architecture firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of architectural design services. The core offering consists of architectural design spanning from concept to execution, organized across nine service categories: Kantoren & Industrie (Offices & Industry), Retail, Publiek (Public Buildings), Gezondheidszorg (Healthcare), Urban, Woningen (Residential), Interieur (Interior Architecture), and Concepten (Concept Projects). The firm employs approximately 27 staff members including architects, engineer-architects, urban planners, interior architects, and assistant architects, organized in working groups under partner leadership. Projects range from corporate headquarters and healthcare facilities to residential homes and public buildings, with the company tracing its roots to the Turnhout School tradition dating back to the 1950s.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Full-service architectural design covering project development from concept to execution, serving corporate, public, healthcare, retail, residential, urban, interior, and conceptual projects.
• Offices & Industry Architecture (Kantoren & Industrie) Corporate architecture translating company mission and DNA into state-of-the-art buildings, serving both KMOs and multinationals in offices, industrial facilities, warehouses, and manufacturing plants.
• Retail Architecture Retail architecture addressing brand identity and branding in building design, as well as casco structures for customization, for interior and exterior design.
• Public Buildings Architecture (Publiek) Public architecture with characteristic design and clear societal signature, including open buildings and recreation centers for municipalities and public bodies.
• Healthcare Architecture (Gezondheidszorg) Healthcare architecture ranging from large hospital projects and residential care campuses to multidisciplinary group practices and medical offices, designed with attention to the latest trends in care and wellbeing.
• Urban Architecture Complex urban design projects including multiple housing developments, realized with respect for environment and community aspects, with green facilities as a key element.
• Residential Architecture (Woningen) Residential architecture rooted in the Turnhout School tradition of honest and clear architecture, focusing on client wishes and site-specific design for single-family homes, villas, and renovations.
• Interior Architecture (Interieur) Interior architecture as an equal and complementary discipline to architecture, emphasizing timelessness, simplicity, detailing, and honest materials for residential and commercial interiors.
• Concept Projects (Concepten) Conceptual architectural projects including competition entries and experimental designs in various sectors, including new methodologies such as Neuroarchitecture.

Named customers11 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Orde van Architecten (Provinciale Raad Antwerpen)coreOthersProfessional regulatory body membership. Architects in Motion is affiliated with the Order of Architects, provincial council Antwerp, and adheres to the professional code of conduct (reglement van beroepsplichten).
• External Engineering PartnerscoreTechnology or IntegrationDaily collaboration with approximately 20 FTE equivalents of external partners including structural engineering, technical installations, acoustics and other specialists. Working in construction teams is standard practice for decades for both private and government projects.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• evr-Architecten: Belgian architecture firm with a broad multi-sector practice covering residential, public, healthcare, and office projects. Comparable to AIM in scale, regional Belgian focus, and cross-sector service model.
• AWG architecten: Established Belgian architecture firm with a multi-sector portfolio including public, healthcare, residential, and commercial projects. Comparable to AIM in regional positioning and breadth of practice.
• BOGDAN & VAN BROECK: Belgian architecture practice working across housing, public, and urban projects with a contemporary design-led approach. Comparable to AIM as a similarly sized Flemish-rooted firm with multi-sector scope.
• DKV Architecten: Benelux-based architecture firm with multi-sector practice including residential, public, and commercial buildings. Comparable to AIM in regional positioning and cross-sector service model.
• Robbrecht en Daem architecten: Established Belgian architecture practice with a long heritage and a multi-sector portfolio spanning cultural, public, residential, and urban projects. Comparable to AIM in regional positioning, design-led heritage, and emphasis on material and contextual quality.
• Stéphane Beel Architects: Belgian architecture firm of comparable size with a multi-sector portfolio spanning residential, public, and cultural projects. Most directly comparable to AIM in terms of scale, Belgian heritage, and breadth of practice across building typologies.
• BOOG: Belgian contemporary architecture studio with a multi-sector portfolio spanning residential, public, and interior projects. Comparable to AIM as a similarly sized Flemish practice with design-led multi-sector work.

Broad incumbents

• Neutelings Riedijk Architects: Dutch architecture firm with a broader portfolio spanning cultural, public, and commercial buildings at a larger scale than AIM. Comparable in technology-forward design approach and Benelux regional identity, but operates at a larger scale with broader international reach.
• UNStudio: Large Dutch architecture firm with technology-driven design (parametric, BIM-centric) across commercial, public, and cultural typologies globally. Comparable to AIM in technology-forward design ethos (BIM, VR, digital workflows), but operates at much larger scale internationally.

Emerging players

• Bovenbouw Architectuur: Belgian contemporary architecture firm with multi-sector work including residential, public, and adaptive reuse projects. Comparable to AIM as a Flemish-rooted practice with similar typological breadth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ArchitectsInMotion
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/architects-in-motion

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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