What Buro Kade does

Buro Kade is an architecture and urban design firm headquartered at Tramkade 26 in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, formed through the merger of MBVDArchitecten and Stichting Conceptenbouwers. The firm operates as an 'Ontwerpburo Van nieuwe stadmakers' (design bureau for new city makers) with 17 employees, delivering services across healthcare, education, residential, office, religious heritage, and urban planning projects. Its work is anchored by internationally recognized dementia care architecture (notably De Hogeweyk in Weesp) and a specialization in biobased and circular construction methods, evidenced by material passports via Madaster and biobased housing projects such as Boschveld.

The firm's core technology is BIM-based design engineering, executed in partnership with BIMWYSE to integrate technical and structural disciplines in coordinated digital models. It operates the proprietary Duurzaamheidsmonitor HNN — a sustainability monitoring tool processing 4 themes and 17 indicators — and uses Twinmotion for client visualizations. Internal circularity metrics are tracked on flagship projects such as the World Skate Center Den Bosch. The firm operates from De Mengfabriek, its own circular building hub, which also functions as a community venue, training space, and demonstration environment for circular design principles.

Buro Kade generates revenue through project-based architectural commissions, secured via direct client engagement, architectural competitions, and collaborative development partnerships with housing corporations, healthcare foundations, municipalities, educational institutions, and private clients. Engagements are individually scoped with no public pricing. Marketing and inbound demand are driven by a detailed project portfolio website, active social channels (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter), thought leadership at events such as Dutch Design Week and Shanghai Design Week, and the KLOOS community platform for circular urban development. The firm is a member of BNA (the Dutch Architects' Association) and initiated the BNA Circular Network.

Name

Buro Kade

Legal name

Buro Kade

Website

https://burokade.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Buro Kade is a 's-Hertogenbosch-based architecture and urban design firm delivering healthcare, education, housing, heritage, and biobased circular projects for Dutch institutional clients, using BIM engineering, Madaster material passports, and proprietary sustainability monitoring tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Engineering Services (54133)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Urban planning services
• Circular construction design
• Biobased architecture
• Healthcare architecture design

Headquarters

HQ city

's-Hertogenbosch

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Buro Kade is a Dutch architecture and urban design firm that delivers integrated architectural, urban planning, and BIM-based engineering services across healthcare, education, residential, office, religious heritage, and infrastructure sectors. The firm specializes in biobased and circular construction, integrating BIM engineering (with BIMWYSE), material passports (via Madaster), and proprietary sustainability monitoring tools across the project lifecycle. Engagements are won through direct commissions, architectural competitions, and collaborative development partnerships with housing corporations, healthcare foundations, municipalities, and private clients.

Product overview

Buro Kade is an architecture and urban design firm (Ontwerpburo Van nieuwe stadmakers) that offers a comprehensive portfolio of architectural services. The firm specializes in healthcare architecture (including the famous De Hogeweyk dementia village), residential building, urban planning, education facilities, office design, religious heritage restoration, and interior design. The firm has a strong focus on biobased and circular architecture, operating De Mengfabriek as an innovation hub for circular building experiments. Their KLOOS Community platform supports collaborative sustainable urban development. Projects range from large-scale urban planning to intimate residential renovations, with notable expertise in dementia care facilities, sustainable housing, and heritage conversions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Urban Planning and Design (Stedenbouw)

Quantifiable outcome

• De Hogeweyk houses approximately 135 dementia patients across 23 unique dwellings designed around different lifestyle types
• +4 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MadastercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 June 2020Buro Kade joined the Madaster Partner Network in June 2020 as one of the first architects in the Netherlands to do so. The partnership enables Buro Kade to deliver material passports for buildings, registering materials as 'stored' in buildings with documentation of quality, origin, location, and circular/financial residual value. Used on circular projects including World Skate Center Den Bosch.
• BIMWYSEcoreTechnology or IntegrationBIMWYSE serves as the primary BIM engineering partner for Buro Kade projects. The firm uses BIMWYSE for integrated BIM modeling combining technical and structural disciplines across residential, healthcare, office, and infrastructure projects. BIMWYSE is referenced across numerous project pages (De Bolst, Pompstation Evides, Biobased Boschveld, Waluwe II Zaltbommel, World Skate Center Den Bosch, De Hogeweyk).
• Dementia Village Advisors (DVA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDVA is a strategic advisor on dementia care architecture. Buro Kade collaborated with DVA on multiple dementia care projects including De Hogeweyk (Weesp), Verpleeghuis Aalborg (Denmark), Marijke Hiem Heerenveen, and Empelse Schans. The firm presents internationally on dementia care design, including at the Shanghai Design Week with DVA.
• DELVA (Landscape Architecture)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBuro Kade collaborated with DELVA on the MMC/Peppelrode urban district project in Eindhoven (approximately 2,000 homes), where DELVA contributed landscape architecture for a mixed-use neighborhood combining housing, care, and public space.
• FIT IngenieurscoreTechnology or IntegrationFIT Ingenieurs collaborated with Buro Kade on multiple projects including Kenniscentrum Eerstelijns Zorg Strijp-Z (KIEZ) in Eindhoven and Villa Sint Oedenrode. FIT provides structural and installation engineering integrated with Buro Kade's architectural design.
• De ConceptenbouwerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDe Conceptenbouwers is the umbrella organization from which Buro Kade emerged following the merger with MBVDArchitecten. The firm maintains a close collaborative relationship with Conceptenbouwers, including co-organizing the Toekomst is Nu Marathon event in 2020 and housing its studio at the Mengfabriek.
• BNA (Beroepsvereniging van Architecten)minorOthersBuro Kade is a member of BNA (Dutch Architects' Association). The firm initiated the BNA Circular Network and participates in BNA Circular Architecture events and programs. The Mengfabriek serves as a venue for BNA Circular Architecture workshops.

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mecanoo: Mecanoo is a large established Dutch architecture firm with deep healthcare, education, and library portfolios — overlapping strongly with Buro Kade's healthcare and education segments but operating at significantly greater scale across international markets.
• MVRDV: MVRDV is a leading Dutch architecture practice with strong sustainability credentials and large-scale urban, residential, and mixed-use projects. Comparable to Buro Kade in Dutch sustainable-architecture positioning but at much larger scale and international footprint.
• de Architekten Cie. de Architekten Cie. is an established Dutch architecture firm with a broad portfolio in housing, care, education, and urban renewal — overlapping with multiple Buro Kade segments at a larger firm scale.

Direct peers

• ZUS (Zones Urbaines Sensibles): ZUS is a Rotterdam-based urbanism and architecture practice with a strong sustainability/circular mandate and social housing focus, comparable to Buro Kade's stedenbouw and biobased/circular positioning.
• cepezed: cepezed is a Dutch architecture firm with a parallel profile to Buro Kade: integrated BIM workflows, sustainability-driven design (notably 'The Green House' and demountable buildings), and a focus on circular construction. It is one of the most direct comparables in the Dutch circular-architecture segment.
• RAU Architects: RAU is a Dutch/European architecture practice specializing in regenerative, circular, and biobased design, including material passports and circular economy strategies. Comparable to Buro Kade in its explicit positioning around circular building and biobased materials.
• Powerhouse Company: Powerhouse Company is a Rotterdam-based architecture firm focused on sustainable, energy-positive, and circular building design. Comparable to Buro Kade in circular/bioclimatic design ethos and Dutch SMB profile.
• KCAP Architects & Planners: KCAP is a Dutch architecture and urban planning firm with strong expertise in mixed-use urban districts, healthcare campuses, and large-scale housing — directly comparable to Buro Kade's stedenbouw, healthcare, and housing segments.
• EGM architecten: EGM is a Dutch architecture firm with a strong healthcare and elderly-living portfolio (including dementia care), closely paralleling Buro Kade's zorg segment and dementia village expertise.
• LIAG architecten: LIAG is a Dutch architecture firm specializing in housing, care, and education projects — a direct segment-by-segment peer to Buro Kade within the Dutch social/utility building market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BuroKade
• Facebookfacebook.com/BuroKade
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/burokade
• Instagraminstagram.com/buro_kade

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