Van Aelst - Nguyen & Partners Architecture Consulting Company

What Van Aelst - Nguyen & Partners Architecture Consulting Company does

Van Aelst | Nguyen & Partners (VA.NG) is an international architecture and design firm founded in 2016, headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium, with primary operations in Vietnam and additional offices in Singapore. The firm delivers architecture design, interior technical design, facade engineering, and urban/master planning services to enterprise and government clients across hospitality, education, civic, residential, and mixed-use sectors. Notable clients include UNIS Hanoi, Indochina Capital (WiNK Hotel brand), Lotte, Him Lam, BIM Group, Viettel, and the authorities of Long An and Da Nang. Cumulative output includes approximately 80 projects, 3,996,990 m2 of designed gross floor area, 504,980 m2 of facade engineered, and 176,640 m2 of green-certified projects.

VA.NG's technical differentiation sits in facade engineering — polycarbonate systems that filter urban air pollution while diffusing light, and UHPC panels for climate-resilient envelopes — and in sustainable, context-driven master planning including mangrove ecosystem frameworks. The firm markets a Belgian-Vietnamese hybrid model that pairs European design standards with local execution, and reports an 80% design competition conversion rate and 50% design award conversion rate. Service delivery is supported by a partner network spanning Boydens Engineering (Sweco) for sustainability, OMGEVING for landscape and urban planning, Ney & Partners for structural engineering, AW2 for branded hospitality concepts, and Flanders Investment & Trade for government-level market access.

The business operates a professional services, project-based revenue model with fees tied to scope, complexity, and gross floor area. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales combined with competition-driven acquisition and partner referrals; the firm maintains visibility through industry events such as ZAK World of Facades and Future Cities Singapore. Geographic footprint covers five countries (Vietnam, Belgium, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Croatia), with the Saudi expansion announced under Vision 2030 in September 2024 representing the most recent frontier market entry. The firm is privately held by co-founders Steve Van Aelst (Creative Director) and Tony Nguyen (Founding Partner & Director Facade), with no external investment or parent ownership disclosed.

Name

Van Aelst - Nguyen & Partners Architecture Consulting Company

Legal name

Van Aelst I Nguyen & Partners

Website

https://va-ng.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Van Aelst | Nguyen & Partners is an international architecture firm, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Antwerp, that delivers architecture, facade engineering, and master planning services to enterprise and government clients across Vietnam, Belgium, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, and Croatia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture Consulting Services

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Interior Design Services (54141), Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Air Quality & Emissions Management (BPAHAJAI), Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Facade engineering
• Master planning
• Interior technical design
• Sustainable architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Ho Chi Minh City

HQ country

Vietnam

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Architecture Design Services: Full-service architecture and interior design for commercial, hospitality, residential, education, and civic projects. Revenue generated through design fees based on project scope, complexity, and GFA.
2. Facade Engineering: Specialized facade design and engineering services including technical design, UHPC panels, and polycarbonate systems for hotels and commercial buildings.
3. Master Planning Services: Urban planning and master plan design for large-scale developments including mangrove cities, mixed-use complexes, and residential districts.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Van Aelst | Nguyen & Partners is an international architecture and design firm providing full-service architecture, interior technical design, façade engineering, and urban/master planning for commercial, hospitality, residential, education, and civic projects. The firm is differentiated by specialized expertise in polycarbonate and UHPC façade systems, sustainable and green-certified building design, and ecological master planning for sensitive ecosystems such as mangrove cities.

Product overview

Van Aelst | Nguyen & Partners is an architecture and design firm offering integrated services across architecture, interior technical design, façade engineering, and urban planning. The firm operates a platform approach combining multiple service lines—Architecture Design Services, Interior Technical Design, and Façade Engineering—serving mixed-use, hospitality, residential, civic, and educational sectors. The portfolio includes branded hospitality work (WiNK Hotels), large-scale urban master plans, sports/aquatic facilities, and educational institutions. Notable projects include UNIS Hanoi Sports & Aquatic Centre, Long An Museum and Library, multiple WiNK hotels across Vietnam, and international projects in Croatia and Belgium. The firm has 80 completed projects totaling 3,996,990 m2 GFA designed to-date.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Design Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% design competition win rate demonstrates strong market positioning
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Boydens Engineering (part of Sweco)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 April 2024Belgian engineering firm providing sustainability expertise on projects including UNIS Hanoi Sports Centre, Can Gio Master Plan, and various Vietnamese developments. Long-standing collaboration partner in multidisciplinary project delivery.
• Ney & PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 April 2024Belgian structural engineering partner collaborating on bridge design and structural solutions for complex projects including Can Gio Mangrove City master plan.
• OMGEVINGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 April 2024Belgian city planning and landscape architecture firm. Long-term partner on master planning projects including South Hai Phong Economic Zone, Can Gio Master Plan, and various Vietnamese urban developments.
• Flanders Investment & TradecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 22 April 2024Belgian government trade organization strengthening business connections between Belgium and Vietnam. Facilitates participation in trade missions and events including Belgian royal state visits.
• AW2coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 November 2022Paris-based architecture and interior design firm that creates the WiNK Hotel brand concept. VA.NG serves as local technical architect to materialize the brand vision in Vietnam.
• Indochina CapitalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 17 November 2022Developer and investor for WiNK Hotel brand in Vietnam. Commissioned VA.NG as technical architect for multiple hotel locations including Da Nang Centre, Da Nang Riverside, and Tuy Hoa.
• KajimacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 17 November 2022Japanese construction company as joint venture partner with Indochina Capital for WiNK Hotel developments. General contractor providing project execution support.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Aedas: Global architecture firm with major presence across Asia including Vietnam, competing for the same large-scale commercial, hospitality, and mixed-use commissions from enterprise developers. Comparable customer overlap but much larger and broader portfolio.
• Gensler: Global design and architecture firm with significant Asia-Pacific presence serving commercial, hospitality, and mixed-use enterprise clients. Comparable customer base at the project-comparison level though much broader service portfolio.
• Foster + Partners: Global architecture and integrated design practice active across commercial, civic, and master-planning sectors worldwide. Comparable at the project-type level for high-profile mixed-use and civic commissions but operating at vastly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM): Global architecture, engineering, and urban planning firm with strong commercial, civic, and master-planning portfolio. Comparable for large-scale enterprise and government-led design competitions that VA.NG also pursues.

Direct peers

• WOHA Architects: Singapore-headquartered practice specializing in sustainable, green-integrated architecture across hospitality, civic, and education sectors. Closely comparable to VA.NG's sustainable design framework and educational-sector credentials.
• Vo Trong Nghia Architects: Vietnam-headquartered architecture firm with internationally recognized sustainable and bamboo-based design. Highly comparable given shared Vietnamese origin, strong award profile, and focus on context-driven sustainable architecture.
• DP Architects: Singapore-based architectural practice with extensive mixed-use, hospitality, and commercial portfolio across Asia. Comparable as a Southeast Asian architecture firm of similar scale pursuing similar enterprise developer clients and large-scale urban projects.
• H&P Architects: Vietnamese architecture and planning practice with deep experience in hospitality, residential, and mixed-use projects. Directly comparable given shared Vietnam focus and similar firm size tier serving enterprise developer clients.

Emerging players

• Snøhetta: Global architecture and design practice with strong sustainability and cultural-sector portfolio. Comparable in terms of award-winning, sustainability-driven design positioning though at a larger and more globally distributed scale.
• Heatherwick Studio: Boutique design studio known for highly expressive, material-led architecture across cultural and hospitality projects. Comparable to VA.NG at the level of differentiated material and facade experimentation (e.g., UHPC), though operating in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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