What CIER ARCHITECTEN does

CIER ARCHITECTEN is a privately held Dutch architecture firm founded in 1975 and headquartered in Dongen, Netherlands. The firm provides full-service architectural and urban planning services across four end-markets — living (residential), working (commercial), learning (education), and care (healthcare) — and operates with a team of approximately 11 professionals including senior architects, a senior project manager, a BIM modeler, and assistant designers/architects-in-training working toward registration. The firm follows an integral design methodology that incorporates location, aesthetics, program requirements, technology, sustainability, cost, and regulatory considerations from the initiative phase through project handover, and can draw on a network of specialists for complex assignments.

The firm's service portfolio spans architectural design, residential housing design (apartments, single-family homes, life-proof housing, social housing), urban planning/master planning, educational building design, building transformation and renovation, and a dedicated biobased construction service line committed to the BuildingBalance initiative (30% biobased materials by 2030). Technical capabilities include BIM modeling and 3D printing for study models and client presentations at 1:500/1:1000 scale; the firm does not pursue a fixed architectural style but develops each project through dialogue with the client. Notable project credentials include the 114-unit Rosariopark development in Dongen (Welstandsprijs Noord-Brabant nomination, 2002), Beljaart Dongen (38 units), Heiveldhoef Breda (36 units), Tussen de Leijen Rijen (115 units), and biobased educational facilities for Curio.

The business model is sales-led professional services revenue: project-based, quote-driven engagements sourced through direct client relationships, public tenders, and repeat work with regional developers and housing corporations. The GTM emphasizes early-stage client engagement in the initiative phase, with multi-year contracts spanning concept to delivery. Distribution is regional (Netherlands) and concentrated in North Brabant with active projects in South Holland, Limburg, and Gelderland. Customer segments include housing corporations, property developers, construction firms, educational institutions, healthcare/care organizations, industrial/commercial enterprises, and private individuals. No public revenue, funding, or pricing data is disclosed; the firm is independently owned with no parent company, subsidiaries, or external investment.

Name

CIER ARCHITECTEN

Legal name

CIER ARCHITECTEN

Website

https://cierarchitecten.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CIER ARCHITECTEN is a privately held Dutch architecture firm founded in 1975, headquartered in Dongen, Netherlands, with 11 professionals providing full-service architectural and urban planning design for residential, educational, commercial, and healthcare projects across the Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural Services (541310)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK), Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Residential architecture
• Urban planning services
• Sustainable building design
• Biobased construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Dongen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Services: Full-service architectural engagements from initiative phase through project completion and handover, serving various building types including residential, educational, commercial, and healthcare projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CIER ARCHITECTEN is an all-round architecture bureau providing full-service architectural design for residential, work, education, and care projects. The firm engages clients from the initiative phase through project completion using an integral design approach that simultaneously considers location, aesthetics, program requirements, technique, sustainability, costs, and regulations, supported by BIM modeling, 3D-printed study models, and biobased material specification.

Product overview

CIER ARCHITECTEN is an all-round architecture firm (bureau) based in Dongen, Netherlands, with approximately 11 professionals providing architectural and urban planning services. Founded in 1975 and celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2025, the firm works on projects across living (wonen), working (werken), learning (leren), and care (zorgen) sectors. Their services include architectural design for residential housing, educational buildings, commercial projects, and healthcare facilities, with specializations in sustainable and biobased construction, urban planning, and building transformation. The firm follows an integral design approach that considers location, aesthetics, technical requirements, sustainability, costs, and regulations from the initial concept phase through project completion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectonisch Ontwerp Full-service architectural design for residential, commercial, educational, and healthcare projects, delivered through an integral approach that considers location, aesthetics, program requirements, technique, sustainability, costs, and regulations from initial concept to project completion. Intended for housing corporations, developers, contractors, educational institutions, healthcare providers, and private clients.
• Woningbouw Ontwerp
• Stedenbouw
• Onderwijsgebouwen
• Transformatie & Renovatie
• Biobased Bouwen

Quantifiable outcome

• 50 years of successful operation in the Dutch architecture market
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Building Balance Vezelrijk BrabantcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 October 2025CIER ARCHITECTEN signed a joint commitment declaration for the application of biobased construction materials during Natural Fibertastic on October 9, 2025. This aligns with the National Approach Biobased Building (NABB) goals including 30% biobased materials in new construction and renovation by 2030, and 70% biobased insulation in renovation projects over five years.
• BLASt (Platform voor Architectuur en Stedenbouw)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBLASt is the platform for architecture and urban planning in Breda. CIER ARCHITECTEN actively participates in BLAStcafé events and the Dag van de Architectuur, engaging in professional knowledge sharing and networking within the architecture community.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• KCAP Architects & Planners: KCAP is a Dutch architecture and urban planning firm with a strong residential and urban planning portfolio across the Netherlands and Europe. Comparable to CIER through its stedenbouw (urban planning) and woningbouw (residential) service lines and Dutch housing corporation clients, though operating at significantly larger scale and international footprint.
• cepezed: cepezed is a Dutch architecture practice with strong technology and sustainability focus, working across commercial, residential, and industrial projects. Comparable to CIER because both target Dutch developer/institutional clients with sustainability-led design narratives, though cepezed operates at larger scale and with more industrial/commercial emphasis.
• Mecanoo: Mecanoo is a long-established Dutch architecture firm (founded 1984, ~80 staff) working across residential, education, healthcare, and urban planning sectors. Comparable to CIER because both are Dutch practices serving housing corporations, developers, and educational institutions, though Mecanoo operates at materially larger project scale.

Direct peers

• H architecten: H architecten is a Dutch practice of comparable size specializing in residential, care, and education buildings, frequently working with housing corporations and developers. Directly comparable in team scale, sector focus, and Dutch client base to CIER ARCHITECTEN.
• Tangram Architekten: Tangram Architekten is a mid-sized Dutch architecture firm based in the Randstad region with comparable headcount and similar focus on residential, commercial, and educational buildings for developers and housing corporations. Directly comparable in scale, sector mix, and Dutch regional developer client base.
• OZ architects: OZ architects is a Dutch practice comparable in size and scope, with strong focus on residential and healthcare projects for developers and housing corporations. Comparable to CIER in project typology, scale, and Dutch developer/housing corporation client mix.
• VMX Architects: VMX Architects is a Dutch practice of similar size focused on housing, care, and education projects with sustainability emphasis. Closely comparable in team scale, project typology (residential, healthcare, education), and Dutch regional developer client base.
• EVA architecten: EVA architecten is a Dutch practice of similar size focused on residential, education, and healthcare architecture for housing corporations and developers. Closely comparable in team size, Dutch regional focus, and project typology.
• Buro Lubbers: Buro Lubbers is a small Dutch landscape and architecture firm working on residential and public projects in the Netherlands. Comparable in scale and Dutch regional focus, with overlapping interest in landscape-integrated and sustainable residential design.
• diederendirrix: diederendirrix is a Dutch architecture and interior firm with comparable mid-market scale, working on residential, healthcare, and adaptive reuse projects for Dutch developers and institutions. Overlaps directly with CIER in sector coverage and Dutch client base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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