Studio ADAMS is a dynamic and versatile architectural office, operating internationally, and working and looking towards our future society with an open mind. Founded by Monica Adams, we share a fascination for enhancing the urban environment. Together with an enthusiastic team of architects and designers, we work on innovative and sustainable projects with a strong identity, defined by expressive architecture with a tactile expression of material and detail.
Over the years a distinct oeuvre has been established, characterized by iconographic and characteristic buildings. Research plays a key role within the projects and parallel to the design process the office frequently seeks collaboration with other parties to set up research routes to deepen the content of the design, including research into sustainability, materialization, scenographic and typological studies. The office has a special interest in the potential of public and collective space in the contemporary transformation processes of our cities.
The commissions vary from complex building assignments to concept development, ranging from headquarter offices to public buildings, from urban plan to interior design. The work of studio ADAMS has been published in a wide range of renowned national and international architectural reviews and books. Various projects have been nominated for national architectural awards.
Recently completed buildings include the School Campus in Peer (Belgium), a 24/7 Firestation in Doetinchem, the head office Esprit Benelux in Amstelveen, the urban ensemble of public buildings called ‘Bloemershof’ in Dieren, the school and daycare centre called 'de Schatkamer', a public playground in Rotterdam and the head office of the Schuurman Group. Furthermore the office completed an installation for the Biennale in Venice, Italy and a prototype for 3D Concrete Printing.
