What Vlugp does

Vlugp (legal name: Vlug & Partners, formerly Buro Vlug & Partners) is a privately held Dutch professional services firm specializing in urban planning (stedebouw) and landscape architecture (landschapsarchitectuur). Founded prior to 2010 and operating from a co-housing office at Pedro de Medinalaan 128 in IJburg, Amsterdam, the firm delivers commissioned design services across the full project lifecycle, from master planning and vision documents through detailed design and implementation oversight. Its project archive includes 34+ documented engagements spanning residential neighborhoods, public spaces, urban parks, ecological restorations, school grounds, private gardens, and brownfield redevelopments, concentrated in the Netherlands (Amsterdam, North Holland, Utrecht, Gelderland).

The firm's service offering is purely consultancy-based, with no software products, technology platforms, or proprietary tools. It operates on a project-based professional services model with quotes tailored to project scope; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Work is produced using standard industry tools including hand-drawing, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Photoshop, and InDesign for documentation and visualization. The client base spans government agencies (notably Rijkswaterstaat and municipal districts including Stadsdeel Oud-Zuid Amsterdam), property developers (BPD Ontwikkeling, Green Real Estate B.V.), institutional clients (Congregatie van de zusters van Julie Postel), foundations (Stichting Leefomgeving Schiphol), and private individuals. Distribution is exclusively direct engagement, with no channel partner or reseller model.

VLUGP differentiates through nature-inclusive design expertise, integrating ecological considerations into infrastructure corridors and developed landscapes, evidenced by projects such as NVO Nigtevecht (fish-migration-friendly canal redesign) and Kortenoord Wageningen (nature-inclusive residential public space). The firm is independently owned by its practitioners (key team members include Menno Vergunst and Henk Schuitemaker), has no external investment, no subsidiaries, and pursues marketing through project portfolio presentation, NVTL professional association participation, and earned media in publications such as Het Parool.

Name

Vlugp

Legal name

Vlug & Partners

Website

https://vlugp.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Vlugp is a Dutch privately held landscape architecture and urban planning firm based in Amsterdam, delivering project-based design consultancy across residential, public space, ecological, and infrastructure commissions for government agencies, developers, and private clients in the Netherlands.

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, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

VLUGP is a Dutch urban planning and landscape architecture firm providing design and planning services for residential neighborhoods, public spaces, parks, ecological restorations, gardens, and urban development projects. Services span all project phases from master planning through detailed design and implementation, delivered as commissioned projects using standard landscape architecture tools including AutoCAD, SketchUp, Photoshop, and InDesign.

Product overview

Vlugp is a professional services firm specializing in urban planning (stedebouw) and landscape architecture (landschapsarchitectuur). The firm provides design and planning services for various project types including residential neighborhoods, public spaces, parks, ecological restorations, gardens, and urban development projects. The company does not offer software products or technology platforms — its offerings consist entirely of architectural and landscape design consultancy services delivered through traditional project-based engagements with clients such as government agencies, developers, and private individuals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Architecture Design Services
• Urban Planning Services
• Ecological Restoration and Nature-Inclusive Design
• Residential District Master Planning
• Private Garden and Estate Design
• Urban Park and Public Space Design

Quantifiable outcome

• Positive resident satisfaction documented for Leeuwenveld II residential project in Weesp

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Rijkswaterstaat, RIZAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2002National water management authority as client and strategic partner for infrastructure-integrated ecological projects including the NVO Nigtevecht project focusing on nature-friendly canal oever design.
• Architectenbureau Van Manen BVminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Van Manen architecture firm for the Landhuistuin private estate project where integrated architecture and landscape design were delivered together.
• Stadsdeel Oud-Zuid, AmsterdamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal district client for the Theophile de Bockstrook urban park redesign project, integrating the park redesign with a new school development.
• SmitsRinsmaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner in urban park and landscape design projects including Theophile de Bockstrook redevelopment.
• Congregatie van de zusters van Julie PostelminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClient and partner for Tweelingtuinen garden design project at the convent gate building in Boxmeer.
• Du Pré groenprojectenminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGreen projects contractor collaborating on the Tweelingtuinen garden design at the convent in Boxmeer.
• Green Real Estate B.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReal estate developer as client for the Groot Baronie project transforming a former chocolate factory site in Alphen aan den Rijn into a mixed residential/commercial area.
• Rod'or AdviesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvisory partner in the Groot Baronie design team responsible for winning the competition for the former factory site redevelopment.
• Vastgoed RegieminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProject management partner for the Groot Baronie urban redevelopment project.
• S2 architectenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborating on the Groot Baronie project with Frank Spoek as lead architect.
• Stichting Leefomgeving SchipholcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation providing subsidy funding for environmental improvement projects around Schiphol airport, supporting the Iepenlaan greenhouse area restructuring project.
• Lidewij LendersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndividual landscape architect collaborating with VLUGP on the Iepenlaan greenhouse area restructuring project.
• Kees HundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape architect originally designing the Bos der Onverzettelijken memorial forest in Almere; VLUGP collaborated on the replanting plan.
• Boogaart Almere bvminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGreen contractor implementing the memorial field replanting works in collaboration with VLUGP and Kees Hund.
• BPD Ontwikkeling BVcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProperty developer and valued client for the Kortenoord residential district in Wageningen, where VLUGP designed nature-inclusive public spaces.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• OMA: Internationally recognized Dutch architecture and urban planning practice. Comparable given overlap in urban planning and masterplanning for large Dutch redevelopments, though significantly larger and broader in scope.
• MVRDV: Large Dutch architecture and urban planning firm with adjacent landscape and masterplanning capabilities. Comparable as a Netherlands-based firm working on urban redevelopment and mixed-use projects, though at much larger scale.
• Arcadis: Global design and consultancy firm with strong Dutch roots and significant landscape and urban planning practices. Comparable as a Netherlands-headquartered firm serving public infrastructure and development clients.
• Witteveen+Bos: Dutch engineering and consultancy firm with significant water infrastructure and spatial planning practices. Comparable given overlap with VLUGP's work for Rijkswaterstaat and water-related ecological projects.

Direct peers

• MTD landscape architects: Dutch landscape architecture firm based in the Netherlands, working across public space and residential projects. Comparable as a similarly-sized Dutch landscape practice serving municipalities and developers.
• Karres en Brands: Dutch landscape architecture and urban planning firm with comparable mixed-use development and ecological project focus. Directly comparable as a similarly-sized Netherlands-based practice serving municipalities and developers.
• H+N+S Landschapsarchitecten: Dutch landscape architecture firm with strong credentials in nature-based solutions and water-related landscape projects. Directly comparable given VLUGP's nature-inclusive and water infrastructure work with Rijkswaterstaat.
• Bureau B+B: Amsterdam-based landscape architecture and urban design practice with strong expertise in nature-inclusive and ecological design. Direct peer given overlapping Dutch public-sector client base and similar nature-inclusive specialization.
• Strootman Landschapsarchitecten: Amsterdam-based landscape architecture practice working across public space, residential, and ecological projects in the Netherlands. Comparable as a similarly-positioned Dutch boutique firm.
• West 8: Leading Dutch landscape architecture and urban design firm based in Rotterdam. Directly comparable to VLUGP as a Netherlands-based practice specializing in landscape architecture with strong public-sector and ecological credentials.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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