Archicom
Archicom is the architecture and building-engineering label of Vicoma, a family-owned Dutch industrial engineering consultancy that delivers multidisciplinary design and project management for distribution centres, refineries, chemical plants, and energy infrastructure across the Netherlands and internationally.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1962
- HeadquartersSint-Oedenrode, North Brabant, Netherlands
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Archicom does
Archicom is the architecture and building-engineering label of Vicoma, an independent family-owned Dutch engineering consultancy founded in 1962 and led by CEO Muriel Visser. Archicom delivers industrial architecture and structural/building engineering from concept sketch through technical design, permitting, construction supervision, and realisation, serving industrial real-estate developers and corporate owners of production, logistics, and process facilities. Archicom's projects span distribution centres, datacenters, refineries, tank terminals, food and pharmaceutical plants, and chemical installations; in 2022 Archicom delivered 134,060 m² of industrial buildings, ranking 6th in PropertyNL's Top 10 Architects (up from 11th in 2021).
The underlying technology stack combines 3D laser scanning and modelling, Finite Element Method (FEM) calculations (e.g., NEN-EN 13001-3-1 fatigue studies), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations, and 3D clash detection, integrated across multidisciplinary teams covering process, mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentation, civil/structural, and architectural engineering. Capabilities in 3D scanning and architecture were materially expanded through the 2022 acquisition of Advin (a Dura Vermeer subsidiary), which brought approximately 25 engineers and seeded the Sint-Oedenrode and Velsen office practices. Five offices across the Netherlands plus a Chennai, India office support the Archicom label, with partnerships including Dura Vermeer in Design & Build combinations and the Techport green-industrial-zone consortium.
Archicom earns revenue through project-based professional services — feasibility studies, concept development, detailed engineering, procurement support, project management/EPCm, construction supervision, and commissioning — priced per engagement on multi-year contracts with enterprise industrial customers. The company reaches customers through dedicated commercial managers at each office, project referrals, framework agreements (e.g., the 2-year Enexis EBS-Noord primary and secondary engineering framework awarded December 2024), and industry partnerships. Archicom is a sub-brand of Vicoma; Vicoma as the operating entity reports 300+ technical specialists across five locations and 6,000+ completed international projects, with named clients including FrieslandCampina, Mars, AkzoNobel, LyondellBasell, Enexis, Stedin, Goodman, Cargill, Indorama Ventures, KLK Kolb, Ioniqa, and AB InBev.
Archicom firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Archicom
- Legal name
- Vicoma
- Website
- https://archicom.nl
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1962
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Archicom is the architecture and building-engineering label of Vicoma, a family-owned Dutch industrial engineering consultancy that delivers multidisciplinary design and project management for distribution centres, refineries, chemical plants, and energy infrastructure across the Netherlands and internationally.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Archicom industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Architecture & Engineering Services
- NAICS
- Engineering Services (541330), Architectural Services (54131), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)
- SIC
- Fabricated Structural Metal Products (3440)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Modular/Offsite General Contracting & Installation (IMAFAAAK)
Keywords
Where Archicom is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Sint-Oedenrode, North Brabant
- HQ country
- Netherlands
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices5 records
Markets served
Archicom business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Engineering and Consultancy Services: The company generates revenue through providing engineering and consultancy services for industrial projects, including feasibility studies, concept development, detailed engineering, project management, and construction supervision. Services are rendered on a project basis with both single-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary engagements.
- Architecture and Building Services (Archicom): Archicom, a label of Vicoma, provides architecture and building engineering services from design through realization of industrial buildings, generating revenue through project-based professional services.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Project-based professional services engagement |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels6 records
Archicom product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Archicom is the architecture and building engineering label of Vicoma, providing architectural and structural engineering services for industrial buildings from concept design through technical design, permitting, and construction supervision to realisation. The label integrates spatial and architectural design with Vicoma's broader multidisciplinary engineering capabilities (mechanical, civil, electrical, process) to deliver future-proof industrial buildings, production facilities, refineries, tank terminals, distribution centres, and commercial properties. In 2022, Archicom delivered 134,060 m² of industrial buildings and was ranked 6th in PropertyNL's Top 10 Architects list.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Archicom: A label/brand of Vicoma focused on architecture and construction, ranked 6th in PropertyNL's Top 10 Architects list with 134,060 m2 delivered.
Products and services
- Archicom (Architecture & Building Engineering Label) Architecture and building label of Vicoma providing architectural and structural engineering services for industrial buildings from concept to realisation. Archicom ranked 6th in PropertyNL's Top 10 Architects list (2022) with 134,060 m² delivered.
- Architectuur & Bouwkunde Architecture and building advisory services for industrial environments, covering concept design, technical design, permitting, and construction supervision from sketch to realisation. Serves production facilities, refineries, tank terminals, specialist locations, and commercial properties.
Quantifiable outcome
- Delivered 134,060 m2 of industrial buildings in 2022, ranking 6th among PropertyNL architects
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use Archicom
Customer profileNamed customers36 records
Segments8 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Archicom technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
Archicom partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.
- TechportcoreVicoma became a Techport Plus Partner, joining the public-private partnership of more than 90 companies, schools, and governments in the IJmond region. The partnership aims to create the first green industrial zone in the Netherlands. Vicoma contributes knowledge and expertise to the Techport Innovation Centre and participates in initiatives like the Floating Wind Challenge.
- Stichting MyTec-BedrijvencorePartnership connecting technical companies with MBO education at ROC Nova College campus in Beverwijk. Vicoma provides internships for MyTec students, offers guest lectures, participates in curriculum development, and contributes to developing future engineers. This bridges education and practice while supporting the next generation of technical talent.
- Advin (Dura Vermeer subsidiary)coreAcquisition of Dura Vermeer subsidiary Advin expanded Vicoma's capabilities in architecture and civil engineering. Approximately 25 Advin employees joined Vicoma, with mechanical engineering staff going to Velsen and building engineering specialists to Sint-Oedenrode. This acquisition enabled Vicoma to offer integrated architecture and building engineering services.
- STR (Service Terminal Rotterdam)flagshipEngineering partnership for GreenSTR brownfield project developing green tank storage infrastructure for the maritime market. Vicoma serves as experienced engineering partner contributing to STR's ambition for sustainable tank storage solutions.
- Industrial Automation Partners (IAP)minorIAP served as migration partner alongside Vicoma for the Synres control system replacement project, collaborating on the transition to the new PlantPAx system.
- Dura VermeercoreOngoing collaboration in Design & Build combinations where Vicoma provides engineering and design services while Dura Vermeer handles construction execution. Projects include Advantech expansion at Science Park Eindhoven.
Scale indicators8 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Archicom competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Arcadis: Amsterdam-listed global design and engineering consultancy operating across industrial, mobility, and buildings; competes with Vicoma/Archicom on Dutch industrial real estate and process-industry mandates while offering a far broader international footprint.
- Sweco: European engineering and architecture consultancy with significant Dutch operations and growing industrial, energy, and buildings practices; competes directly with Vicoma/Archicom for industrial building design and engineering mandates in the Netherlands and Northwest Europe.
- Royal HaskoningDHV: Amersfoort-headquartered international engineering consultancy with deep Dutch industrial, water, and built-environment practices; offers overlapping multi-disciplinary engineering and architecture services to the same industrial client base, but at materially larger scale and global reach.
- Heijmans: Large Dutch listed construction and real estate developer with engineering, design, and build capabilities across industrial, residential, and infrastructure; competes with Archicom on logistics and industrial building design at greater scale.
- Witteveen+Bos: Dutch independent engineering consultancy focused on water, infrastructure, and industrial clients; comparable in size, independence, and multidisciplinary engineering depth, and competes for similar Dutch industrial and energy-transition projects.
Emerging players
- IMd (Institute for Management Development) — Rapenburg Plaza: Niche Dutch engineering firm focused on industrial building design, structural engineering, and construction support; comparable boutique-scale competitor in the Dutch industrial architecture and engineering market where Archicom operates.
Direct peers
- Iv-Groep: Dutch independent engineering firm specializing in mechanical, piping, structural, and industrial design—directly comparable technical scope, similar scale (hundreds of specialists), and the same industrial client segments including tank terminals, chemicals, and offshore.
- Dura Vermeer: Major Dutch construction and development company that was Vicoma's counterparty for the Advin acquisition and ongoing design-and-build partner; competes for similar industrial real estate and infrastructure projects through integrated design-build delivery.
- Stork (Fluor): Dutch industrial services and maintenance engineering firm (Fluor-owned) specializing in mechanical, E&I, and process services to chemicals, refining, and tank terminals; comparable technical disciplines and customer base to Vicoma's E&I and process practices.
- Mourik: Dutch family-owned industrial services and engineering company with mechanical, piping, and process capabilities serving chemicals, tank terminals, and heavy industry; highly comparable in business model, ownership structure, and target clients to Vicoma.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Archicom social profiles
Digital presenceArchicom compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
Archicom financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Archicom leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles10 records
Archicom subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Archicom funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Archicom M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Archicom
What does Archicom do?
Archicom is the architecture and building engineering label of Vicoma, providing architectural and structural engineering services for industrial buildings from concept design through technical design, permitting, and construction supervision to realisation. The label integrates spatial and architectural design with Vicoma's broader multidisciplinary engineering capabilities (mechanical, civil, electrical, process) to deliver future-proof industrial buildings, production facilities, refineries, tank terminals, distribution centres, and commercial properties. In 2022, Archicom delivered 134,060 m² of industrial buildings and was ranked 6th in PropertyNL's Top 10 Architects list.
Is Archicom a public or private company?
Archicom is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was Archicom founded?
Archicom was founded in 1962. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Archicom based?
Archicom is headquartered in Sint-Oedenrode, North Brabant, Netherlands, in the Europe region.
How does Archicom make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Engineering and Consultancy Services are the primary driver. The others are architecture and Building Services (Archicom).
Who are Archicom's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Arcadis, Sweco, Royal HaskoningDHV, Heijmans and Witteveen+Bos. IMd (Institute for Management Development) — Rapenburg Plaza is listed as an emerging player. Direct peers are Iv-Groep, Dura Vermeer, Stork (Fluor) and Mourik.
Does Archicom have an API?
No public API is recorded for Archicom.
What industry is Archicom in?
Archicom's product category is Industrial Architecture & Engineering Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAHAKAA, Architectural Design Services, with a secondary code of IMAFAAAK, Modular/Offsite General Contracting & Installation. Its NAICS code is 541330 and its SIC code is 3440.