Arons en Gelauff Architecten

Name

Arons en Gelauff Architecten

Legal name

Arons en Gelauff architecten

Website

https://aronsengelauff.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural Services (541310)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Residential building design
• Urban transformation planning
• Modular timber construction
• BIM building design

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Arons en Gelauff earns fees by providing architectural design services for residential, mixed-use, educational, sports, and care projects. Revenue is project-based, generated through direct commissions and competitive tenders from developers, housing corporations, and municipalities across the Netherlands.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Arons en Gelauff Architecten is an Amsterdam-based architecture firm that designs and delivers architectural projects focused on complex urban densification and transformation sites. The firm provides architectural design services for residential, mixed-use, educational, sports, and healthcare buildings for developers, housing corporations, municipalities, and care/sports organizations across the Netherlands. Core expertise includes world-leading BIM-driven design, modular timber and CLT construction, and circular, energy-neutral building design with a 'Joy in repetition' philosophy of standardized yet inventive architecture.

Product overview

Arons en Gelauff Architecten is an Amsterdam-based architecture firm specializing in residential, mixed-use, educational, sports, and healthcare building design. The firm does not offer a software product, platform, or digital service. Its offerings consist exclusively of architectural design services, urban planning, and building transformation projects. Projects include housing complexes (such as Pontsteiger, De Kwekerij, and Wisselspoor), schools (KC de Meerstroom), modular timber construction (Xylino, Modulair Clubhuis), sports facilities (ACE), healthcare buildings (Schuitenhuis, Baak 54), and urban area transformations (Bajeskwartier, Strijp-S, Cruquius). The firm also contributes to BIM standards development and sustainable building practices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services for Residential Towers and Housing Complexes End-to-end architectural design of large-scale residential towers and housing complexes for real estate developers and housing corporations. Includes site-specific user-centered design, BIM-driven coordination with builders and technical advisors, and delivery through handover. Examples: Pontsteiger (366 apartments, Amsterdam-West), De Kwekerij (244 starter homes, Utrecht), The Starling (185 homes, Amsterdam), The Emerald (123 homes), Zuidblok Lieven (52 student + 319 starter homes), BRISK (270 homes + 4,000 m² offices).
• Architectural Design Services for Educational Buildings Architectural design of educational facilities including primary schools and child centers, with expertise in circular CLT (cross-laminated timber) construction and ENG (Energy Neutral Building) compliance. KC de Meerstroom (1,700 m² in Muiderberg) features a circular floor plan organized around a central hall, with CLT columns and beams enabling flexible, combinable classrooms and weekly transformation into a theater with tribunal stairs.
• Modular Timber Construction Design Services (Xylino and Modulair Clubhuis) Design of modular timber construction complexes including prefabricated LVL (laminated veneer lumber) residential modules and circular demountable wooden clubhouse modules. Xylino uses a single 310 x 510 cm module, efficiently transportable, with more than 90% less CO2 emissions than concrete construction. Modulair Clubhuis is a system of prefabricated wooden circular modules with materials passports, paired with an online configurator for amateur football clubs to design their own clubhouses. Delivered for De Alliantie (housing corporation), KNVB (sports), geWOONhout (timber), and Sustainer (modular construction partner).
• Architectural Design Services for Healthcare and Care Buildings Architectural design of specialized care facilities including day care, overnight stay, and residential care for vulnerable populations (e.g., people with intellectual disabilities and seniors). Projects are integrated into urban densification contexts and combine functional care requirements with the firm's user-centered approach. Clients include Cordaan and other healthcare providers.
• Urban Densification and Area Transformation Design Services End-to-end design of buildings and areas for urban densification and transformation sites, creating socially pleasant living environments through inventive, site-specific interventions. The firm's 'Joy in repetition' philosophy balances standardization for efficiency with craft, inventiveness, and elegance. Includes concept development, project development, financial feasibility realism, and close involvement with residents and users throughout the process.
• Modulair Clubhuis Online Configurator Online configurator tool enabling amateur football clubs across the Netherlands to design and configure their own circular, prefabricated, demountable wooden clubhouse modules using the firm's Modulair Clubhuis system. The configurator allows clubs to customize layouts and specifications within the standardized biobased modular system, supporting the KNVB-led initiative to help clubs transition to sustainable clubhouses.

Quantifiable outcome

• Pontsteiger: 366 apartments delivered in 2019, won 7 awards including Brick Award 2019, Nationale Staalprijs 2020
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SustainercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSustainer provides the modular timber construction system used for the Modulair Clubhuis project, developed jointly with Arons en Gelauff. The partnership combines biobased production, demountable construction, and full materials passports. Sustainer offers design flexibility, digital chain integration, and 3D models enabling the flexible Modulair Clubhuis system.
• geWOONhoutcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnergeWOONhout collaborated on the Xylino project in Almere, a modular LVL timber construction with 103 homes, using a single module size (310 x 510 cm) that is efficiently transportable. The partnership was essential for developing the timber modular housing solution.
• Koninklijke Tichelaar MakkumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKoninklijke Tichelaar from Makkum developed special ceramic glazes for Pontsteiger (weather-responsive coloring glaze) and for BRISK (vertically undulating, ceramic facade panels in plissé texture). The Tichelaar collaboration enabled unique tactile and aesthetic building envelopes.
• buildingSMARTcoreTechnology or IntegrationThe firm maintains a close relationship with buildingSMART. Colleague Menno Mekes is a buildingSMART Practitioner level certified BIM-manager and shares knowledge internationally on IDS and other open BIM standards. The firm won the buildingSMART Award 2018 and Menno serves as a juror for buildingSMART Awards and BIM-Voice Trainer.
• TU DelftminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeam members serve as Studiohoofd (Studio Head) of Studio MicroLiving and Studio Hout at TU Delft, contributing to academic research and education in modular living and timber construction.
• Academie van Bouwkunst AmsterdamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeam members serve as lecturers at the Academie van Bouwkunst Amsterdam, contributing to architectural education.
• INGcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerING, as main sponsor of the KNVB, co-funded and supported the development of the Modulair Clubhuis system. Together with the KNVB and Arons en Gelauff, ING helped facilitate amateur football clubs in transitioning to sustainable, circular clubhouses. A configurator was launched in late 2025 for clubs to design their own clubhouses online.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Powerhouse Company: Rotterdam-based Dutch architecture firm with strong residential and mixed-use portfolios, frequently engaging on Dutch urban densification and transformation sites. Comparable typology and client overlap with housing corporations and developers.
• Mecanoo Architecten: Delft-based Dutch architecture firm of comparable size specializing in residential, urban, and cultural projects across the Netherlands and internationally. Directly comparable in scale, typology focus, and enterprise client base (developers, housing corporations, municipalities).
• Team V Architecture: Amsterdam-based Dutch architecture practice focused on social housing and large-scale residential commissions. Closely comparable in mission (socially engaged residential design), client base (Dutch housing corporations and municipalities), and project scale.
• ZUS (Zones Urbaines Sensibles): Rotterdam-based Dutch architecture and urbanism practice focused on area-oriented transformation and residential/mixed-use commissions. Comparable in Dutch urban transformation niche and developer/municipality client base.
• KAAN Architecten: Amsterdam/Rotterdam-based mid-sized Dutch architecture practice with strong residential, cultural, and urban transformation portfolios. Comparable in project scale, Dutch enterprise client focus, and emphasis on award-winning design quality.
• SeARCH: Breda-based Dutch architecture firm with a comparable mid-sized studio model and strong residential, urban, and sustainability-oriented portfolio. Overlapping Dutch developer and housing-corporation client base and similar focus on urban densification.
• de Architekten Cie. Amsterdam-based architecture firm known for large-scale Dutch residential and urban transformation projects, often commissioned by housing corporations and developers. Directly comparable client base, project typology, and Dutch market focus.
• Benthem Crouwel Architects: Amsterdam-based Dutch architecture firm with comparable headcount and a strong portfolio in residential, mixed-use, and urban densification projects. Both firms serve similar Dutch developer and housing-corporation clients.
• Neutelings Riedijk Architects: Rotterdam-based Dutch architecture firm of similar size with strong cultural, residential, and urban portfolios. Comparable in studio scale, typology focus, and reputation for award-winning Dutch built work.

Broad incumbents

• MVRDV: Rotterdam-based internationally recognized Dutch architecture firm with a much broader and larger portfolio. Operates in many of the same Dutch residential and urban typologies but at significantly greater scale and with global reach, serving as a broad incumbent peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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