AKKA Architects

What AKKA Architects does

AKKA Architects B.V. is a privately held architecture and interior design studio headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, founded in 2012 and operating with approximately 16 employees under founder Stephanie Akkaoui Hughes. The firm specializes in creating spaces designed to nurture human interactions, applying a proprietary "Interaction-Centric Design Philosophy" through a four-phase iterative collaborative process that includes a unique post-construction "Adapting Phase." Service offerings span renovations and technical upgrades, interior architecture, interior design, and custom furniture design, structured around three engagement tiers: Focused Advice (single-question consultations), Possibilities Exploration (site visits with cost estimates), and Full Project Services (end-to-end design and construction supervision). Pricing is project-based using either fixed fees or annually determined hourly rates, with potential surcharges for urgent or off-hours work.

The firm serves a diversified mix of clients including corporate enterprises (Triodos Bank, Impact Hub, KIT Royal Tropical Institute, GRI, OneFit, Amsterdam Tropen Hotel) and private residential clients across Amsterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, and Hilversum, with selective international projects in London and the British Virgin Islands. The business is founder-led and bootstrapped with no disclosed external investors, parent entities, or subsidiaries. Distribution is direct-to-client via website inquiries, free intake consultations, referrals, and content marketing through blog and social media channels.

Notable client engagements include measurable outcomes such as a 150% increase in breakfast area usage at Amsterdam Tropen Hotel after redesign, and the firm won the 2020 Sign Award First Prize for the SDG House Cupboards project at KIT Royal Tropical Institute. The firm's go-to-market emphasizes thought leadership through founder speaking engagements and a content-rich online presence covering topics such as Dutch property, renovation mistakes, and design trends.

Name

AKKA Architects

Legal name

AKKA Architects B.V.

Website

https://akkaarchitects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AKKA Architects is a founder-led Amsterdam-based architecture and interior design studio applying a proprietary interaction-centric design philosophy to residential, workplace, hospitality, and exhibition projects for private clients and corporate enterprises in the Netherlands and selectively abroad.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture & Interior Design

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141), Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (541410)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Project-based fees calculated either as fixed fees for the commission or based on hourly rates multiplied by hours worked. Payment typically made in installments throughout project execution. Additional charges may apply for urgent orders or work outside business hours (Monday-Friday, 9AM-6PM).
2. Consultation Services: Tiered service offerings including Focused Advice (single question consultations), Possibilities Exploration (site visits with design concepts and cost estimates), and Full Project Services. Each tier represents different engagement levels and pricing structures.
3. Interior Design & Renovation Management: End-to-end services covering technical renovations, interior architecture, interior design, and furniture design. Services include permit applications, contractor supervision, and supplier coordination.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

AKKA Architects is an architecture and interior design studio that provides end-to-end design and renovation services for residential, workplace, educational, urban, hospitality, and exhibition projects. The firm sells its services through three engagement tiers (Focused Advice, Let's Explore Possibilities, and Let's Start the Project) and delivers four interconnected service modules: renovations and technical upgrades, interior architecture, interior design, and furniture design.

Product overview

AKKA Architects is an Architecture & Interior Design Studio based in Amsterdam, operating as a service-based consultancy rather than a software platform. The firm offers a comprehensive suite of design and renovation services organized into four interconnected service modules: Renovations and Technical Upgrades (structural and engineering work), Interior Architecture (layout and spatial flow design), Interior Design (aesthetics, materials, and finishes), and Furniture Design (custom furniture and movable items). Clients can engage through three engagement levels: Focused Advice (consultation for specific questions), Let's Explore Possibilities (site-visit-based design exploration with cost estimates), or Let's Start the Project (full end-to-end design and construction management). The firm specializes in residential, workplace, educational, urban, hospitality, and exhibition projects, with a distinctive philosophy centered on using architecture as a strategic tool to nurture human interactions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture & Interior Design Studio Services Full-service architecture and interior design studio offering end-to-end services including space design, renovation, and transformation for residential, workplace, educational, urban, hospitality, and exhibition projects. The firm emphasizes a collaborative, interaction-focused design philosophy across all engagements.
• Focused Advice Non-committal focused consultation service for clients with specific renovation questions, second opinions, or space challenges. Includes submission review, an analyst meeting, and an evaluation/guidance report.
• Let's Explore Possibilities Site-visit-based exploration service that includes initial information review, on-site discussion of ideas and challenges, design of different solutions with cost estimates, and a final report to help clients understand possibilities before committing to a full project.
• Let's Start the Project Full end-to-end renovation project service encompassing needs assessment, vision creation, layout design, technical considerations, implementation, construction supervision, and real-time evaluation and adaptation through the firm's Adapting Phase.
• Renovations and Technical Upgrades Heavy and technical renovation services including inspections, engineering, architectural work, foundations, windows replacement, double-glazing upgrades, insulation, ventilation, structural repairs, extensions, and permit acquisition.
• Interior Architecture Focused on layout flows and dynamics, including wall demolition, relocation, skylight possibilities, and optimization of electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems. Produces plans, elevations, sections, 2D sketches, and 3D visualizations.
• Interior Design Dedicated to the look and feel of spaces, including materials and finishes, colors, lighting fixtures, kitchen finishes, bathroom fixtures, and custom built-in storage solutions, including color palette design for coherent home aesthetics.
• Furniture Design Custom furniture design services covering movable equipment and accessories including couches, beds, dining tables, chairs, bookshelves, and home office furniture, ensuring pieces complement the overall architectural design.

Quantifiable outcome

• 150% increase in breakfast area usage at Tropen Hotel while simultaneously reducing perceived crowding
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Paul HughesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Ten Meters of Thinking exhibition - a spatial exploration of Paul Hughes' OPUS numbers concept. AKKA designed how his work could be spatially presented and experienced, including exhibition layouts, viewing formats (posters, accordion-folded books, 10-meter wallpaper rolls), and live performance staging.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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