Based out of Rotterdam, with satellite offices in Shanghai, Paris, Berlin and New York, MVRDV develops projects within a multi-disciplinary, interactive, and collaborative design process. This involves rigorous techniques, as well as creative and innovative investigations. As a result, we create exemplary and outstanding places and spaces which motivate changes in our cities and landscapes, creating a greener, more sustainable, and attractive future.
Our architecture is driven by our desire for better cities, exciting homes, pleasant work environments, engaging leisure facilities, and much-loved public amenities. We push for the best possible social and green features in all of our works, applying the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals and a holistic approach in all of our projects, actively addressing the needs of the surrounding community and ecosystem. Because we aim to apply ideas in practice, we adapt these goals in a project framework to establish clear project targets. This holds our design work accountable, and ensures meaningful impact with long term and wide-ranging benefits.
Our portfolio ranges from objects to masterplans, social and high-end housing, boutiques and large-scale retail, office towers and office parks, urban parks and landscapes, follies, museums, libraries, and performing art centres.
Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries founded MVRDV in 1993, and continue to lead with the ambition to create the most daring and provocative design work in the world, revolutionising city life. To support these ambitions in all corners of the globe, a team of seven partners and four directors lead studios with areas of work ranging from defining geographic markets and distinct areas of expertise, to business strategy, operation, and finance. With this team’s wide-ranging skillsets, we continue to enhance the scale and scope of our work and research, engaging in global discourses on design, and pushing past established boundaries.
Project(s) in Asia:
With an office in Shanghai, MVRDV’s work has a strong focus on Asia. Completed projects include Idea Factory in Shenzhen and Shenzhen Women and Children Centre, Tianjin Binhai Library in Tianjin, Gyre in Tokyo, Tainan Spring and Tainan Market, Chongwenmen M-CUBE in Beijing, Future Towers in Pune, Seoullo 7017 Skygarden and The Imprint in Seoul. MVRDV is also currently working on various public, housing, interiors and urban projects in the region: construction started on Sun Rock in Taiwan, and MVRDV was awarded first prize in the competition for Wuhan Library, Hoowave Water Factory in Taiwan, and Hangzhou Oil Refinery Factory Park.