Plant and Wood Goods

Landscape Architecture Servicesplantenhoutgoed.be

Plant en Houtgoed is a Belgian landscape architecture and design-build firm that designs and constructs nature-driven public spaces, gardens, playscapes, waterscapes, and care landscapes for municipalities, healthcare institutions, corporate clients, and private customers, with research-driven methods.

Company typePrivate
Founded2013
HeadquartersOverijse, Belgium
Headcount11–50
GTM typeB2B and B2C
OfferingServices

What Plant and Wood Goods does

Plant en Houtgoed is a Belgian landscape architecture and design-build firm founded in 2013 and headquartered at Hengstenberg Farm in Overijse, with additional offices in Brussels and Wingene. The firm is organized across six entities — Plant en Houtgoed Studio (landscape architecture practice), Plant en Houtgoed Build (design and construction), Natuurtalent (nature pedagogy), Maakatelier (wood constructions), Jeshile (Albania practice), and Plant en Houtgoed West (Ghent-area regional operations) — and has completed more than 400 projects since inception. Services span garden, playscape, waterscape, scenography, animal shelter, public space, and care-campus landscape design, with execution handled in-house through the Build division.

The firm's core methodology is "Design by Maintenance," a proprietary approach in which landscape design is treated as an evolving process shaped by ongoing ecological monitoring and adaptive management rather than as a static plan. This methodology is backed by five dedicated research labs and an 11,000 m² living laboratory at Hengstenberg Farm that functions as a continuous test environment across multiple biotopes. The firm also operates specialized capabilities in natural swimming pond technology using lava and UV filtration, and in short-chain wood construction for animal shelters and landscape furniture.

Plant en Houtgoed generates revenue through professional services fees on a project-by-project basis, with pricing scaled to scope (observed contract values range from approximately €30,000 for small therapeutic landscapes to €7,500,000 for multi-year care campus masterplans). The go-to-market combines direct engagement via the company website, public procurement for municipal contracts, and recurring co-bid partnerships with architecture firms such as 51N4E, Bureau Bas Smets, NU architectuuratelier, and Collectief Noord. The customer base spans Belgian municipalities (Overijse, Menen, Vilvoorde, Overpelt), healthcare and residential care operators (Ganspoel, Molenhof, Huis Perrekes, De Ark, UZB, Tous Ensemble), cultural institutions (Mu.ZEE, LUMA Foundation, Plantentuin Meise), corporate clients (Skechers, MATEXI, Immobel), private residential customers, and international public-sector clients in Albania, Italy, Switzerland, and France.

Plant and Wood Goods firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Plant and Wood Goods
Legal name: Plant en Houtgoed
Website: https://plantenhoutgoed.be
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2013
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 11–50 employees
Short description: Plant en Houtgoed is a Belgian landscape architecture and design-build firm that designs and constructs nature-driven public spaces, gardens, playscapes, waterscapes, and care landscapes for municipalities, healthcare institutions, corporate clients, and private customers, with research-driven methods.
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Plant and Wood Goods industry classification

Industry

Product category: Landscape Architecture Services
NAICS: Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Landscaping Services (561730)
SIC: Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)
akta.pro primary industry: Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD)
akta.pro secondary industry: Landscape Installation (Plants, Sod & Soil) (HSAIABAB)

Keywords

Landscape architecture
Design-build construction
Nature-inclusive design
Ecological landscape services
Natural swimming ponds

Where Plant and Wood Goods is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Overijse
HQ country: Belgium
HQ region: Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

Plant and Wood Goods business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B and B2C
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

Landscape Architecture Services: Full-service landscape architecture from planning, research, and design through to hands-on design-build implementation. Services include gardens, playscapes, scenographies, waterscapes, animal shelters, and furniture.
Design and Construction Projects: Design and build organization specializing in implementation of projects they design. Ranges from small private gardens to large public space transformations and institutional landscapes.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Other	Multi-year contract	Project-based custom pricing
Other	Multi-year contract	Consultation and project initiation

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Plant and Wood Goods product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Plant en Houtgoed is a landscape architecture and design-build firm that combines planning, research, and design of public spaces with hands-on construction. Its deliverables span gardens, playscapes, scenographies, waterscapes (natural swimming ponds), animal shelters, public spaces, therapeutic landscapes, and wooden furniture/structures, delivered primarily through its Studio, Build, Natuurtalent, Maakatelier, and Jeshile entities.

Product overview

Plant en Houtgoed is a landscape architecture and design-build firm structured across five distinct organizational entities: Plant en Houtgoed Studio (landscape architecture practice), Plant en Houtgoed Build (design and build construction), Natuurtalent (pedagogy), Maakatelier (wood constructions), and Jeshile (Albanian landscape practice). The company offers a comprehensive range of services including garden design and construction, nature-inclusive playscapes, waterscapes, animal shelters, scenographies, and public space design. The practice combines planning, research, and design with hands-on implementation, operating from their base at Hengstenberg Farm in Overijse, Belgium.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

Garden Design and Build Design and construction of nature-friendly gardens ranging from small city gardens (135 m²) to large rural properties (2,600 m²), including natural swimming ponds, vegetable gardens, animal shelters, and outdoor living spaces; primarily for private homeowners.
Playscape Design and Build Design and construction of nature-inclusive play landscapes integrating natural play elements with ecological principles, including natural playscapes for schools, municipalities, and public spaces.
Waterscape Design and Build Design and construction of swimming ponds and water landscapes, from 100% natural to modern designs, using biological lava filtration with or without UV filtering for chemical-free (no chlorine, no salt) water in custom sizes and forms.
Animal Shelter Design and Build Design and construction of custom animal shelters using locally sourced short-chain timber (solid oak at treated-pine prices), offering budget-friendly and aesthetically attractive solutions for various animals.
Scenography and Installation Design Design of temporary installations, indoor ecosystems, plant rentals, and atmospheric landscape scenographies for events, exhibitions, and cultural venues.
Public Space Design Masterplanning and design of public spaces, including therapeutic landscapes, urban renewal projects (e.g., Vilvoorde ASIAT-DARSE 90,000 m², Scheldeboorden landscape park masterplan), and civic infrastructure for municipalities and government.
Landscape Architecture Studio Services Full design process from participatory phase through execution plans, covering planning, research, and design of public and private outdoor spaces.
Nature Education Programs (Natuurtalent) Pedagogy-focused nature education and learning programs bridging design and ecology through hands-on educational activities.
Wood Constructions Workshop (Maakatelier) Custom wooden structures, furniture, and landscape elements built from locally sourced short-chain timber; provides solid oak at treated-pine pricing.
International Landscape Practice (Jeshile) Landscape architecture practice based in Albania, extending the company's design and build services to international projects in the Balkans and beyond.

Quantifiable outcome

Depaving over 2,600 m² of concrete at Stationsplein Roeselare
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Companies that use Plant and Wood Goods

Customer profile

Named customers18 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Plant and Wood Goods technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Plant and Wood Goods partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

Bureau Bas SmetscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Lead landscape architecture partnership for Landschapspark Scheldeboorden masterplan and Parc des Ateliers in Arles.
51N4EcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Ongoing partnership across multiple projects including Dony residential development, Asiat-Darse transformation, Mobile Forest Basel, Redingenhof, and Ganspoel.
NonkelcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Design collective collaboration for Meiveld participatory playground design process involving 300+ children and 60 adults.
BUURcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Collaborative partnership on the Heesakker nature-inclusive playscape project in Overpelt, combining Plant en Houtgoed landscape expertise with BUUR's design capabilities.
DOGMAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Partnership with DOGMA and Now for Architecture and Urbanism (NAU) for Ex-caserna Sani masterplan in Bologna, Italy.
Collectief Noord voor architectuurcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Partnership for Ganspoel care campus masterplan, with Collectief Noord handling architecture and Plant en Houtgoed landscape design. ARA in subcontracting.
ARAminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSubcontracting partner for Ganspoel project architecture under Collectief Noord.
Fallow architectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Begraafpark Menen and Stationsplein Roeselare public space redevelopments.
AST77coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture partnership for Molenhof care facility outdoor environment.
NU architectuurateliercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Huis Perrekes therapeutic garden (architecture) and Plantentuin van Meise project.
Wald Ingo HoehnminorOthersPhotography partner for Mobile Forest Basel project.
MEOWcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipatory agency partnership for Lepoutre and Brugmannplein ecological upgrade in Ixelles.
Now for Architecture and Urbanism (NAU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Ex-caserna Sani redevelopment of former military site.
SwecominorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering consultancy for Ex-caserna Sani project.
2PigrecominorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSpecialized consultancy for Ex-caserna Sani masterplan.
GRAUcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrban design partnership for Scheldeboorden landscape park transformation.
Atelier Ruimtelijk AdviesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSpatial planning consultancy for Scheldeboorden project.
Billie BonkersminorOthersSpecialized consultancy involvement for Scheldeboorden masterplan.
AGTminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTechnical consultancy for Scheldeboorden project.
VectrisminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSustainability consultancy for Scheldeboorden transformation.
Rebel and EquatorminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAdvisory and project management for Scheldeboorden masterplan.
ALTSTADTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture partnership for Plantentuin van Meise Pachthof and Kasteel project.
ArchipelagominorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConsultancy for Plantentuin van Meise landscape design project.
Gijs Van VaerenberghcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Central Cemetery Leuven masterplan exploring biodiverse and climate-resilient cemetery transition.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Plant and Wood Goods competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

West 8: Large, established European landscape architecture and urban design firm. Broader incumbent with a much wider portfolio and international footprint, but competes for the same large-scale European public-space masterplanning commissions.
SWA Group: Internationally established landscape architecture and urban design firm. Broader incumbent competing on large-scale public-realm, masterplanning, and ecological-design commissions globally.
Stadt Land Fluss (Atelier Dreiseitl / Ramboll): Large engineering/design consultancy (Ramboll) with a landscape and urban-design practice (formerly Atelier Dreiseitl) active in climate-resilient and water-sensitive landscape design. Comparable on water-sensitive/landscape methodology and on large public-sector commissions.

Direct peers

Land Italia: Italian landscape architecture practice working on urban regeneration and public-space design. Comparable on masterplanning and ecological public-space typologies, and overlapping in the Italian market (Bologna).
Topotek 1: German landscape architecture firm with international public-space and masterplanning work. Comparable as a European landscape-architecture competitor pursuing similar typologies (urban parks, public realm, ecological interventions).
DELVA Landscape Architecture | Urbanism: Belgian/Dutch landscape architecture and urbanism practice. Direct peer on the Benelux public-space and ecological-design market, with overlapping client base in Flemish/Dutch municipalities.
Bureau Bas Smets: Belgian landscape architecture firm specializing in urban landscape transformation and masterplanning. Direct peer—they are an active Plant en Houtgoed partner on the Scheldeboorden masterplan and Parc des Ateliers, operating in the same Belgian/European landscape-architecture category.
H+N+S Landschapsarchitecten: Dutch landscape architecture firm with strong ecological and climate-adaptive design portfolio. Comparable on nature-driven design methodology and public-sector client work in the Benelux region.
OKRA landschapsarchitecten: Dutch/Benelux landscape architecture practice with strong public-space and ecological-design portfolio. Comparable on services offered (masterplanning, public space, ecological design) and on Benelux public-sector client base.
Vogt Landschaft: Swiss landscape architecture practice focused on ecological and urban landscape design. Comparable on the ecological-design methodology and on European public-sector project delivery, including Swiss market overlap with Plant en Houtgoed's Basel work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Plant and Wood Goods leadership team

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Plant and Wood Goods subsidiaries and ownership

Company hierarchy

Subsidiaries6 records

Plant and Wood Goods funding detail

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Plant and Wood Goods M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

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Frequently asked questions about Plant and Wood Goods

What does Plant and Wood Goods do?

Is Plant and Wood Goods a public or private company?

Plant and Wood Goods is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.

When was Plant and Wood Goods founded?

Plant and Wood Goods was founded in 2013. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is Plant and Wood Goods based?

Plant and Wood Goods is headquartered in Overijse, Belgium, in the Europe region.

How does Plant and Wood Goods make money?

Two revenue lines are on record. Landscape Architecture Services are the primary driver. The others are design and Construction Projects.

Who are Plant and Wood Goods's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are West 8, SWA Group and Stadt Land Fluss (Atelier Dreiseitl / Ramboll). Direct peers are Land Italia, Topotek 1, DELVA Landscape Architecture | Urbanism, Bureau Bas Smets, H+N+S Landschapsarchitecten, OKRA landschapsarchitecten and Vogt Landschaft.

Does Plant and Wood Goods have an API?

No public API is recorded for Plant and Wood Goods.

What industry is Plant and Wood Goods in?

Plant and Wood Goods's product category is Landscape Architecture Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAHAKAD, Urban Planning & Master Planning, with a secondary code of HSAIABAB, Landscape Installation (Plants, Sod & Soil). Its NAICS code is 54132 and its SIC code is 7340.