Hooper Architects

What Hooper Architects does

Hooper Architects is a Dutch architecture firm founded in 1974, headquartered in Oosterhout, Netherlands, with a branch office in Düsseldorf, Germany. The firm specializes in two core verticals: sport and recreation facilities (swimming pools, sports halls, bathhouses) and healthcare architecture, the latter delivered through a proprietary "Healing Environment" design philosophy that emphasizes patient-centered spatial design. Secondary service lines include interior architecture and sustainable design.

The firm operates as a professional services B.V. (Dutch private limited company) and serves predominantly public-sector and institutional clients — municipalities, regional safety authorities, hospitals, and universities — across the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, and Ireland. Its revenue model is project-based, generated through winning public tenders and design commissions, with delivery either directly or in partnership with construction firms (Depenbrock Partnering, Vaessen, Buursema Bouwbedrijf) and larger architects (Sweco Architects BV). The firm uses BIM-based design tooling as its primary technical platform.

Following the December 2021 death of founder Paul Hooper, ownership transitioned in 2022 to Hokan Nummelin and Gert-Jan Scholten, with NL2i providing investment. The firm employs 1–10 people, consistent with its self-description as a mid-sized bureau, and marked its 50th anniversary in 2024.

Name

Hooper Architects

Legal name

Hooper Architects B.V.

Website

https://hooper.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hooper Architects is a Dutch architecture firm founded in 1974, headquartered in Oosterhout with a Düsseldorf branch, specializing in sport-and-recreation and healthcare facility design for public-sector and institutional clients across the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, and Ireland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB), Sports & Recreation Facility Construction (Stadiums, Arenas, Community Centers) (IMAFACAI)

Keywords

• Sports facility architecture
• Healthcare building design
• Sustainable architectural design
• Interior architecture services
• Public procurement architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Oosterhout

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Professional architecture services for sport and recreation facilities, healthcare buildings, and commercial properties. Revenue generated through project-based fees for design, engineering, and project management services for public and private clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hooper Architects is a Dutch architecture firm that provides integrated architectural design and planning services for sport and recreation facilities (swimming pools, sports halls, fitness clubs), healthcare buildings (hospitals, ambulance posts), commercial real estate, and interior architecture. The firm delivers projects from concept to completion, including sustainable design and the proprietary "Healing Environment" philosophy, serving public and institutional clients primarily in the Netherlands and Germany.

Product overview

Hooper Architects is an architecture firm offering integrated design services across five core specializations: Sport en Recreatie (sports and recreation facilities including swimming pools, sports halls, and fitness clubs), Zorg Architectuur (healthcare architecture for hospitals and ambulance posts), Duurzamer Ontwerpen (sustainable design), Interieurarchitectuur (interior architecture), and Healing Environment (therapeutic environment design). The firm also handles Commercieel Vastgoed (commercial real estate) projects. Founded in 1974, the mid-sized firm operates from Oosterhout, Netherlands with a branch office in Düsseldorf, Germany, serving clients across the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, and England.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sport en Recreatie Architectuur

Quantifiable outcome

• 12 ambulance posts designed for Veiligheidsregio Noord-Holland Noord
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• Depenbrock Partnering GmbH & Co.majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Partnership for European tender projects in Germany, notably the Cuxhaven Hallenbad project. The collaboration combined Depenbrock's construction expertise with Hooper Architects' architectural design for a new swimming pool facility.
• Sweco Architects BVmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the renovation and transformation project for Niederrheintherme Mattlerbusch in Germany, working together on the tender process.
• Vaessen B.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction partner for sports center projects in the Netherlands, including the Kapelle sportcentrum project.
• Buursema Bouwbedrijf B.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction partner for the Gymzaal Zuidlaren project focusing on circularity and material reuse.
• Depenbrock Partnering GmbH & Co.majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction partnership for the Mehrgenerationen-Gesundheitsbad (multi-generation health bath) project in Düsseldorf-Benrath, Germany.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Sweco: Large European engineering and architecture consultancy with a broad public-sector portfolio including sports and healthcare facilities. Competes with Hooper on Dutch tenders via its architecture division (which is also an active project partner of Hooper).
• UNStudio: Internationally recognized Dutch architecture firm working across large-scale commercial, cultural, and infrastructure projects. Broader portfolio and larger scale than Hooper but competing for similar Dutch public and international commissions.
• MVRDV: Major Dutch architecture practice with a global portfolio spanning mixed-use, cultural, and public buildings. Larger and broader than Hooper but competing for high-profile Dutch and international public-sector commissions.

Direct peers

• Kossmanndejong: Amsterdam-based architecture and design firm working across cultural, public, and commercial projects. Comparable Dutch mid-sized architecture practice competing for similar public commissions.
• Mecanoo: Established Dutch architecture firm based in the Netherlands with a broad portfolio including cultural, educational, and sport venues. Comparable in Dutch origin, mid-to-large firm scale, and public-sector commissions.
• EGM architecten: Dutch mid-sized architecture firm with a strong focus on healthcare, elderly care, and education buildings. Highly comparable in size, Dutch geography, and healthcare-vertical specialization (Hooper's Healing Environment).
• de Architekten Cie. Amsterdam-based architecture practice working on urban, residential, and public-sector projects in the Netherlands and abroad. Comparable Dutch mid-sized firm with public-tender exposure.
• Magma Architecture: German architecture studio specializing in sports, swimming, and leisure facility design across the DACH region. Closely comparable in German aquatic/sports niche and public-tender-driven business model.
• FaulknerBrowns Architects: UK-based architectural practice widely recognized as one of Europe's leading sport, leisure, and swimming-pool specialists. Direct comparable in vertical specialization (aquatic and sports facility design) and public-sector client base.
• Benthem Crouwel Architects: Dutch architecture office with a portfolio spanning public transport, cultural, and sport-related buildings. Comparable in size, Dutch base, and public-sector architectural commissions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hooperarchitect
• Facebookfacebook.com/hooperarchitects
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hooper-architects

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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