HOUTMAN+SANDER Landschapsarchitectuur

What HOUTMAN+SANDER Landschapsarchitectuur does

HOUTMAN+SANDER Landschapsarchitectuur is a Dutch landscape architecture practice founded in 2006 by André Houtman and Margriet Sander, headquartered in Den Dungen, Netherlands. The firm delivers urban planning, public space design, roof gardens, and execution support services, primarily to Dutch municipalities, housing corporations, and project developers. Its portfolio includes heritage transformation work, exemplified by the De Transformatie project which received the Willem Diehlprijs in 2015.

The practice operates as a boutique studio with 1–10 employees, running project-based design commissions rather than a productized or platform business model. Revenue is generated through professional services fees tied to individual landscape architecture engagements. Despite its small scale, the firm has executed projects in China (Taiyuan, Shenzhen), India (Mumbai), and Belgium, often through international collaborations with partners including OMA Hong Kong, YRG, MIC, and architect Marco Koops. This partnership-led model allows the firm to participate in overseas commissions without proportional headcount expansion.

The competitive positioning rests on founder expertise, award recognition, and cross-disciplinary partnerships rather than technology differentiation. There is no evidence of AI/ML capabilities, proprietary software, or scalable digital products; the business is fundamentally a human-design service. International project work is concentrated through a small number of partnership channels, which both extends the firm's addressable market and creates dependency on key collaborators for cross-border deal flow.

Name

HOUTMAN+SANDER Landschapsarchitectuur

Legal name

HOUTMAN+SANDER landschapsarchitectuur BV

Website

https://houtmanensander.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

HOUTMAN+SANDER Landschapsarchitectuur is a Dutch boutique landscape architecture firm founded in 2006, serving Dutch municipalities, housing corporations, and developers with urban planning, public space design, and roof garden services, supplemented by select international projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

akta.pro primary industry

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture services
• Urban design planning
• Public space design
• Masterplan development
• Roof garden design

Headquarters

HQ city

Den Dungen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Design Services: Professional landscape architecture and urban planning design services for municipalities, housing corporations, and developers. Revenue is generated through project-based fees for masterplans, urban designs, public space designs, and garden/roof garden designs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

HOUTMAN+SANDER is a Dutch landscape architecture firm that designs urban masterplans, public spaces, parks, and roof/courtyard gardens for municipalities, housing corporations, real estate developers, and corporate clients. Services cover three interconnected areas—urban planning (Stedenbouw), public space design (Openbare Ruimte), and roof gardens/gardens ((Dak)tuinen)—plus execution support and supervision to ensure design intent is realized. Projects span the Netherlands and international locations including China and India.

Product overview

HOUTMAN+SANDER is a landscape architecture firm founded in 2006 by André Houtman and Margriet Sander. The company operates as a single, unified service offering centered on landscape architecture, encompassing three interconnected service areas: Urban Planning (Stedenbouw), Public Space Design (Openbare Ruimte), and Roof Gardens/Gardens ((Dak)tuinen). Their design philosophy emphasizes buildability and attention to detail, with each project being custom-made for specific locations, contexts, and users. The firm also offers execution support services to guide projects through to realization. Projects span the Netherlands and international locations including China and India.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Urban Planning (Stedenbouw)

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, regular and minor.

• OMA Hong KongcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013HOUTMAN+SANDER collaborates with OMA Hong Kong on international projects including the Taiyuan Industrial Heritage Transformation masterplan and Prince Bay harbor development in Shenzhen. OMA leads these multidisciplinary projects while HOUTMAN+SANDER contributes landscape architecture and public space design expertise.
• Architectuurcentrale Thijs AsselbergscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaboration on Dutch urban planning and residential projects including Malburgen Arnhem and Valkenbos Arnhem. The firms work together on both masterplan and public space design.
• De Twee SnoekenregularStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegular collaboration with architecture firm De Twee Snoeken on various projects including Centrum Mill, Markt Boxtel, and Talita Koemi school in Nijmegen.
• DSA stedenbouw & architectuurregularStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on multiple projects including Den Bergh Boxtel residential development and 't Geerke care complex in 's-Hertogenbosch.
• Civil SupportregularImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaboration on municipal projects including Theresialaan Vught, providing engineering and implementation support.
• Marco KoopsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Spoorzone Dieren station area redesign, working together on urban planning and public space design.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• West 8: Leading Dutch landscape architecture and urban design firm based in Rotterdam. Closest direct peer — same Dutch landscape architecture discipline, same municipal and developer client base, and comparable focus on public space and urban transformation.
• LOLA Landscape Architects: Rotterdam-based landscape architecture firm with strong Dutch municipal and international project portfolio. Comparable niche positioning in public space, urban design, and innovative landscape interventions.
• Karres en Brands: Dutch landscape architecture and urban design office. Highly comparable as a Netherlands-based landscape practice working on masterplans, public space, and residential developments for municipalities and developers.
• OKRA Landscape Architects: Dutch landscape architecture practice specializing in urban public space, climate adaptation, and masterplanning. Comparable to HOUTMAN+SANDER in scale, Dutch municipal focus, and design-driven public space portfolio.
• KCAP Architects & Planners: Dutch urban planning and architecture firm with deep public-sector and mixed-use development experience. Comparable in masterplanning, urban transformation, and collaboration with housing corporations and municipalities.
• Flux Landscape Architecture: Dutch landscape architecture studio working on urban, park, and public-realm projects across Europe. Comparable in service offering and target client segments (municipalities, developers).

Broad incumbents

• Hosper (Sweco Netherlands): Originally an independent Dutch landscape architecture firm, now part of Sweco. A broad incumbent offering landscape, urban design, and engineering at greater scale than HOUTMAN+SANDER, often competing for the same municipal briefs.
• Mecanoo: Established Dutch architecture firm with strong landscape and public-space integration in projects. Overlaps with HOUTMAN+SANDER in multidisciplinary teams and Dutch public-sector commissions.
• OMA (Office for Metropolitan Architecture): Global architecture and urban planning firm with which HOUTMAN+SANDER partners on international masterplans. Comparable in urban transformation work (Taiyuan, Shenzhen) and is an active counterpart rather than competitor on most joint projects.

Emerging players

• Buro Lubbers: Smaller Dutch landscape architecture practice with overlapping municipal and developer client base. Comparable in niche scale and focus on Dutch public space and masterplanning projects.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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