Design Erick van Egeraat

What Design Erick van Egeraat does

Design Erick van Egeraat is a privately held Dutch architectural practice founded by Erick van Egeraat around 1980 and headquartered in Rotterdam at Javastraat 4. The firm operates additional offices in Moscow, Budapest, and Prague, giving it a four-country European footprint with project delivery extending to Malaysia, Denmark, and Germany. Its core offering is full-service architectural design, including new construction, renovation, interior design, master planning, and urban design, delivered on a project-based professional services model with multi-year engagement cycles.

The firm's project portfolio spans large institutional and commercial commissions: the Dynamo Stadium in Moscow (international competition win, 2010), the Vershina Trade and Entertainment Centre in Surgut, the Sberbank Corporate University in Moscow, the Drents Museum in Assen, a Waste to Energy Plant in Roskilde, the Sumatrakontor in Hamburg's HafenCity, and the University Church of Leipzig (Europa Nostra Award 2020). Customer segments include institutional clients (universities, museums, cultural bodies), commercial real estate developers, and high-net-worth private residential clients. The firm's design language is characterized by sculptural forms, innovative facades, and integration with natural surroundings, as exemplified by Villa Pirogovo's domed architecture in a forest setting.

The go-to-market model is direct enterprise sales, with engagements sourced through international design competitions, direct commissions, and the founder's public profile as a juror and speaker at architectural forums (Eurasian Prize 2021, SHARE Budapest 2022). Revenue is generated via custom project-based fees with no publicly disclosed pricing; staff compensation follows the Collective Labor Agreement for architectural firms. The firm pursues earned-media marketing through industry awards (RIBA 2007, Best Building 2011/2012, European Property Award 2013, Europa Nostra 2020, NYC Journal Top 10 Architects 2022), architectural publications, and social media. The firm is privately held with no disclosed parent company, external investors, or institutional funding.

Name

Design Erick van Egeraat

Legal name

Design Erick van Egeraat

Website

https://erickvanegeraat.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Design Erick van Egeraat is a privately held Dutch architectural practice founded in 1980, operating from Rotterdam with offices in Moscow, Budapest, and Prague. It delivers full-service architectural design for institutional, commercial, and private residential clients across Europe and Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD), Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Master planning
• Building renovation
• Sustainable architecture
• Heritage conservation

Headquarters

HQ city

Rotterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Fees for architectural design, renovation, and master planning services for institutional, commercial, and residential projects. Project-based professional services with engagements spanning concept through construction administration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Design Erick van Egeraat is a Dutch architectural practice providing full-service architectural design, master planning, renovation, new construction, and interior design for international residential, commercial, cultural, and institutional projects. Engagements are project-based and span concept through construction administration, with a portfolio spanning university buildings, museums, corporate headquarters, retail and entertainment complexes, residential villas, and urban developments.

Product overview

Design Erick van Egeraat is a single architectural practice offering comprehensive design services. The core offering is architectural consultation and design services for international projects spanning Europe and Asia. Projects include commercial complexes, cultural institutions, educational facilities, residential villas, and urban developments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services

Quantifiable outcome

• RIBA Award 2007, Best Building Award 2011 & 2012, European Property Award 2013
• +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

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Hyundai ItaliaminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 January 2022Sumatrakontor building in Hamburg's HafenCity featured in Hyundai Italia advertising spot. The building's distinctive facade that 'parts like a pair of red curtains' was used in the commercial.
• Eurasian Prize OrganizationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerErick van Egeraat served as Jury Member for Eurasian Prize 2021, contributing to evaluation of architectural projects and industry recognition.
• SHARE Budapest 2022coreGTM or Marketing PartnerInternational Architecture and Engineering Forum where Erick van Egeraat participated as speaker with speech 'Creating sustainable value'. Event includes Plenary Sessions, Debate, and Opera Omnia Award.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): Danish-founded international architecture firm with strong brand recognition and contemporary design identity. Competes in the same competition-driven, signature-architecture market segment as EvE, with comparable recent international expansion profile.
• OMA (Office for Metropolitan Architecture): Rotterdam-headquartered global architecture firm founded by Rem Koolhaas. Significantly larger and more established than EvE, with broader service portfolio and signature master-planning capabilities. Represents the upper-tier of the same Dutch architecture ecosystem in which EvE operates.
• Foster + Partners: London-based global architecture and integrated design practice with a heavily award-winning portfolio. Competes with EvE for high-profile international commissions and sustainability-focused projects, though at substantially larger scale.
• Snøhetta: Norwegian-founded international architecture and design practice with strong heritage conservation and cultural-institution portfolio. Comparable to EvE in heritage/restoration work (overlapping with Europa Nostra Award) and in cross-disciplinary design leadership.
• Zaha Hadid Architects: Global architecture firm known for sculptural, parametric design and complex geometries — stylistically aligned with EvE's signature aesthetic. Operates at a much larger scale but competes for the same iconic, competition-driven commissions.

Direct peers

• Mecanoo: Dutch architecture firm with strong institutional and public-sector client focus (libraries, universities, cultural buildings). Similar scale and rank within the Dutch architecture ecosystem, with overlapping award credentials and project types such as museum and university commissions.
• KAAN Architecten: Dutch architecture firm of similar size and positioning, with strong international portfolio spanning cultural, civic, and residential projects. Operates as a founder-led boutique in the same market tier as EvE.
• MVRDV: Rotterdam-headquartered architecture firm with a similar Dutch design pedigree, international project portfolio, and multi-founders structure. Comparable size, brand-driven positioning, and willingness to tackle complex geometries and sustainability-focused projects make MVRDV the closest direct competitor to EvE.
• 3XN: Danish architecture firm with an international project portfolio and sustainability focus. Similar scale to EvE with comparable office footprint across multiple countries, and overlap in cultural and institutional project types.
• UNStudio: Amsterdam-based international architecture firm founded by Ben van Berkel with comparable scale, multi-country footprint, and signature design identity. Operates as a boutique-to-mid-size practice serving institutional and commercial clients globally, directly comparable to EvE in business model and market positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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