BETA office for architecture and the city

Name

BETA office for architecture and the city

Legal name

BETA office for architecture and the city

Website

https://beta-office.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Professional architectural and urban design services commissioned for residential, cultural, and community projects. Revenue generated through design fees for masterplanning, urban design, building design, and research projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

BETA is an Amsterdam-based architecture, urban design, and research practice that delivers commissioned building designs, masterplans, and adaptive reuse projects for municipalities, housing corporations, developers, and cultural institutions. The firm specializes in residential and social housing, community and cultural buildings, and urban planning across the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Belgium, and supplements project work with practice-based research and publications such as 'Active Design in Buildings' and 'Meer Generatie Wonen'.

Product overview

BETA office for architecture and the city is an Amsterdam-based architecture and urban design practice offering a unified portfolio of services centered on investigative, people-first design. The core offering consists of architectural design and urban planning projects spanning housing, community facilities, cultural buildings, and public spaces. Alongside project work, BETA conducts research and publishes findings through intellectual products including 'Active Design in Buildings' (a practical toolkit for incorporating physical activity incentives in architecture) and 'Meer Generatie Wonen' (a book on intergenerational living). All work emphasizes social sustainability, contextual design, and the integration of diverse user groups.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture and Urban Design Services
• Research and Consulting

Quantifiable outcome

• Station Wildeman received Honorable Mention at BNA Building of the Year 2026 national architecture prize
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 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

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NL ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Consortium partner for De Nieuwe Meervaart design competition in Amsterdam, along with KRFT, B+B Landscape Architects, ABT, and De Wijde Blik.
• KRFTcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Consortium partner for De Nieuwe Meervaart design competition in Amsterdam.
• B+B Landscape ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Consortium partner for De Nieuwe Meervaart design competition in Amsterdam.
• ABTcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Consortium partner for De Nieuwe Meervaart design competition in Amsterdam.
• De Wijde BlikcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Consortium partner for De Nieuwe Meervaart design competition in Amsterdam.
• KADERSTUDIOcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Co-architect partnership on Masui Multigenerational project in Brussels, converting former factory into intergenerational residential building for OCMW Brussel.
• studioninedotscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Collaboration on Strandeiland urban plan alongside Studio Ard Hoksbergen. Studioninedots drew up the masterplan for Wisselspoor and Strandeiland.
• Studio Ard HoksbergencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Collaboration on Strandeiland social housing development with Ymere housing corporation.
• ECHO Urban DesigncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Collaboration on La Manufacture urban plan in Lausanne, Switzerland. BETA and ECHO won the invited competition in 2022 and are developing building envelopes and urban guidelines for subsequent architecture competitions.
• FABRICationsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Collaboration on Nagele Energy Masterplan competition entry, connecting potential of Noordoostpolder with preservation of the renowned Modernist village.
• Space&MattercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign collaboration on Klaprozenbuurt participatory masterplan in Amsterdam. Space&Matter and BETA devised inclusive design process integrating stakeholders' interests.
• OUESTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Podium Lely transformation project in Amsterdam, working together with aardlab to transform a Modernist monument into a center for dance and circus.
• Office WinhovcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Wisselspoor Block 9 collective concept. Office Winhov designed one of the buildings in the courtyard ensemble alongside BETA and Arons & Gelauff.
• B+B Landscape ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape architecture partnership on multiple projects including Klaprozenbuurt, Strandeiland, and Treehouse NDSM.
• OP-ARCHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on Güterbahnhof Wolf project in Basel, Swiss Railway Company SBB brownfield development for affordable housing.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Office Winhov: Amsterdam architecture firm working on residential, cultural, and adaptive-reuse projects; BETA's consortium partner on Wisselspoor Block 9. Same scale band, same Dutch market, and overlapping typologies (housing, public buildings).
• studioninedots: Amsterdam-based architecture firm working on residential and urban projects including the Strandeiland masterplan with BETA. Highly comparable in size, typology, and Dutch social-housing focus.
• Arons en Gelauff: Amsterdam architecture firm working across residential, cultural, and adaptive-reuse projects; co-collaborator on Wisselspoor Block 9. Same scale band, same Amsterdam market, overlapping typologies.
• Space&Matter: Amsterdam architecture and urban design practice focused on participatory planning and inclusive housing — joint partner with BETA on the Klaprozenbuurt masterplan. Closest methodological match on community-led, social-housing urban design.
• ZUS (Zones Urbaines Sensibles): Rotterdam/Delft urbanism and architecture practice focused on area development, social housing, and adaptive-reuse masterplans. Strong methodological overlap with BETA's urban design and community-led approach.
• ECHO Urban Design: Amsterdam urban design practice specializing in urban strategies and masterplans; joint winner with BETA of the La Manufacture invited competition in Lausanne. Most direct methodological and typology peer.

Broad incumbents

• De Architekten Cie. Amsterdam-based architecture firm with extensive Dutch housing, urban, and commercial portfolio. Larger scale but directly comparable in residential typology, competition-led GTM, and Dutch public-sector client base.
• MVRDV: Rotterdam-based architecture and urban design practice known for large-scale mixed-use, housing, and cultural projects across Europe and globally. Directly comparable to BETA in urban design, housing typologies, and Dutch competition culture, but at far greater scale and brand recognition.
• Mecanoo: Dutch architecture firm with deep experience in social housing, libraries, and public buildings across Europe. Comparable typology (housing, public, cultural), larger portfolio, and similar competition-led GTM.
• NL Architects: Amsterdam-based architecture firm with broad portfolio spanning housing, cultural, and large urban projects; BETA's consortium partner on De Nieuwe Meervaart competition. Comparable Dutch competition culture and urban-design emphasis but larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/beta-office

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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