Studio BLAD

What Studio BLAD does

Studio BLAD is a privately held landscape architecture studio founded in 2015 in Beesd, Netherlands, by Fiona Kydd and Frank van Zuilekom. The firm provides nature-based landscape and urban design services for public spaces, residential developments, healthcare facilities, and educational institutions, with documented projects in the Netherlands and Belgium. Its practice combines a Dutch analytical methodology with a Scottish poetic conceptual approach, and centers on principles of nature-inclusive design, climate adaptation, biodiversity enhancement, circular material use, and water management — including specialized therapeutic-landscape work for psychiatric and hospital environments.

The studio operates on a project-based professional services model, generating revenue through landscape architecture fees tied to project scope and phase (tender, VO, DO, TO, construction supervision). Go-to-market is sales-led: the firm engages clients through direct commissions, public tenders, and design competitions, frequently collaborating with architecture, engineering, ecology, and construction partners (e.g., Andrew van Egmond, Gryllus Advies, Studio Nuy & van Noort, LEVS Architecten, Sweco). Named clients span municipal governments (Gemeente Vijfheerenlanden, Gemeente Eindhoven), healthcare providers (Amsterdam UMC, GGZ Noord-Holland Noord), and real estate developers (VORM, Blauhoed, NL Development, Building4you). The studio is organized around its two co-founders with a stated team of approximately seven designers, operates from a headquarters in Beesd and a secondary office in Leerdam, and is actively hiring for a mid-level landscape designer while running a multi-month internship program.

Name

Studio BLAD

Legal name

Studio BLAD

Website

https://studio-blad.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Studio BLAD is a Dutch landscape architecture studio that designs nature-based public spaces, residential developments, and therapeutic healthcare landscapes for government, developer, and institutional clients in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (541320), Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Architectural Services (54131), Architectural Services (541310)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture services
• Nature-based design
• Urban landscape planning
• Therapeutic garden design
• Climate-adaptive design

Headquarters

HQ city

Beesd

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Landscape Architecture Services: Professional services revenue from designing nature-based solutions for public spaces, residential developments, healthcare facilities, and urban areas. Projects are typically commissioned through tenders, competitions, or direct client engagement, with fees based on project scope, phases, and complexity.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Studio BLAD is a landscape architecture studio that provides nature-based landscape and urban design services. The studio delivers professional design services for public spaces (squares, station areas, entryways), residential developments (courtyards, housing complexes, neighborhoods), healthcare environments (therapeutic landscapes, psychiatric facilities), educational institutions, and cultural/special structures across the Netherlands and Belgium. Projects span the full design lifecycle from competitive tender participation through schematic design, design development, technical documentation, and construction supervision.

Product overview

Studio BLAD is a landscape architecture studio that provides nature-based design services for outdoor spaces. The studio offers a unified service approach across multiple project typologies: public spaces (squares, station areas, entryways), residential developments (courtyards, housing complexes, neighborhoods), healthcare environments (therapeutic landscapes, psychiatric facilities), educational institutions, and cultural/special structures. Projects span the full design lifecycle from competitive tender participation through schematic design, design development, technical documentation, and construction supervision. The studio's approach centers on nature-inclusive design, climate adaptation, biodiversity enhancement, circular material use, and water management solutions. Services are delivered through interdisciplinary collaboration with architecture, engineering, and ecology partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nature-based Landscape Architecture Services Professional landscape architecture design services for nature-based outdoor spaces across public, residential, healthcare, educational, and cultural typologies. Engagements span full project lifecycle from tender/competition winning through schematic design, design development, technical design, and construction supervision for clients including government entities, healthcare institutions, and real estate developers in the Netherlands and Belgium.
• Therapeutic Landscape Design for Healthcare Facilities Specialized landscape design service creating therapeutic environments for hospitals, mental health institutions, and psychiatric facilities. Designs support patient recovery, staff wellbeing, and provide therapeutic outdoor spaces including HIC and Forensic Psychiatric Department outdoor spaces, park areas, and therapeutic gardens. Notable projects include Amsterdam UMC entrance and GGZ Noord-Holland Noord Sint Willibrordus landgoed in Heiloo.
• Nature-based Urban Design for Public Spaces Landscape and urban design services for municipal governments commissioning public space redesigns, squares, station areas, streetscapes, and urban parks. Notable projects include Dokter Reilinghplein and Stationsstraat Leerdam (Gemeente Vijfheerenlanden) and Stationsplein Etten-Leur (TBI - Hazenberg).
• Residential Landscape and Urban Plan Design Nature-based landscape and urban plan design for residential developments, including courtyards, gardens, roof gardens, vertical greenery, and landscape frameworks integrated with new housing. Notable projects include Bostorens Bosrijk (Building4you), Portico (VORM), Buitenvoorde (Blauwhoed), Samen Bredius (NL Development), and Buurtschap Te Veld (Gemeente Eindhoven).
• Educational Landscape Design Landscape design services for schools and educational institutions, including green school playgrounds with play elements integrated with nature. Notable project includes Brede School Beesd.

Quantifiable outcome

• Rainwater buffering capacity increased from 60mm to 80mm standard in Bredius project
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

27 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Andrew van EgmondcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvisory partner for landscape design projects including Amsterdam UMC entrance and Dokter Reilinghplein, providing design consultation and ecological expertise.
• Gryllus AdviescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCivil engineering partner for Amsterdam UMC and GGZ NHN Heiloo projects, providing technical infrastructure and civil works expertise.
• Studio Nuy & van NoortcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture partner collaborating on Amsterdam UMC entrance redesign, combining landscape and architectural design.
• Temp.ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrban planning partner for Amsterdam UMC project, contributing spatial planning expertise.
• Marcel LokcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitect partner for Bostorens Bosrijk project in Eindhoven, collaborating on sculptural residential ensemble design.
• Kroeze HoveniersminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLandscape contractor and planting partner for Brede School Beesd project, responsible for execution.
• RoosRos ArchitectenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture partner collaborating on Brede School Beesd project.
• Arjan BoekelminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlanting specialist partner for Dokter Reilinghplein project, contributing horticultural expertise.
• Roelofs GroepminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConstruction execution partner for Dokter Reilinghplein project.
• FAAM architectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStructure design partner for Buurtschap Te Veld project, designing structural landscape 'rooms'.
• Tom van Tuijn stedenbouwcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrban planning partner responsible for the urban plan of Buurtschap Te Veld.
• SwecocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcology partner providing ecological expertise and consulting for Buurtschap Te Veld project.
• LEVS ArchitectencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture partner for Stationsplein Etten-Leur project.
• Boekel Tuin en LandschapcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPlanting partner for GGZ NHN Heiloo project, executing landscape and planting design.
• DGMRminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvisory partner for Portico Amsterdam project, providing technical consultation.
• PietersminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConstruction partner for Portico Amsterdam project.
• Studio PalleshcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture partner for Pompentoren Ichtegem transformation project in Belgium.
• Bureau BouwtechniekminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical engineering partner for Pompentoren project.
• BAS bvbaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Pompentoren Ichtegem project execution.
• Maes & CouckeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Pompentoren Ichtegem project.
• Monadnock ArchitectencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead architecture partner for Samen Bredius project, designing the residential building surrounding courtyard.
• AardlabminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialist partner for Samen Bredius project.
• LüningminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialist partner for Samen Bredius project.
• DABTminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical partner for Samen Bredius project.
• ZieglerGautierminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialist partner for Samen Bredius project.
• Aliki van der KruijsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtist collaborator for Samen Bredius project.
• Fore Installatie AdviseursminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstallation advisors for Samen Bredius project.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• HOSPER: Dutch landscape architecture firm with comparable boutique size and focus on public space, parks, and nature-based design. Closely comparable peer in scale and target segments.
• Karres en Brands: Dutch landscape architecture and urban design firm working on similar typologies including residential developments, public squares, and parks. Comparable in scale and Dutch-market focus.
• LOLA Landscape Architects: Dutch landscape architecture firm working on public space, parks, and urban design projects across the Netherlands and internationally. Direct peer in size, methodology, and target clients.
• MTD landscape architects: Dutch landscape architecture studio working on similar urban and nature-based design projects in the Netherlands and Belgium. Comparable boutique scale and design philosophy.
• Bureau B+B: Dutch landscape architecture and urban design firm with comparable focus on public space and nature-inclusive design. Direct peer in size, geography, and design approach.
• OKRA Landschapsarchitecten: Dutch landscape architecture firm of comparable scale working on public space, urban, and healthcare projects. Closest direct peer given similar size, Netherlands focus, and nature-inclusive design approach.
• DS Landschapsarchitecten: Mid-sized Dutch landscape architecture firm with comparable project mix in public space, residential, and healthcare environments. Direct peer in size and market positioning.
• Delva Landscape Architecture: Amsterdam-based landscape architecture firm working on similar urban, residential, and public space projects. Comparable in size and methodology, with shared focus on ecological and nature-based design.
• Strootman Landschapsarchitecten: Dutch landscape architecture firm of similar boutique scale, working on public space, residential, and urban projects. Direct peer with shared Dutch-market focus and nature-inclusive approach.

Broad incumbents

• West 8 Urban Design & Landscape Architecture: Larger, internationally established Dutch landscape architecture firm with broader portfolio spanning urban, public space, and large-scale infrastructure projects. Competes for similar commissions but at much greater scale and with global reach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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