BUREAU B+B

KRAANSPOOR 1
1033 SC AMSTERDAM

Office

We are a group of curious, analytical and independent thinkers. Guided by our devotion to design ethics, we love to add new vivacious chapters to the world we live in. We operate at the interface of culture and nature. This is where our projects manage to unlock the hidden qualities of a site.

We are organised as a collective agency. This reinforces an open and sharing culture. Equality and substantive cross-pollination are constants. A fertile soil in which we work on the best possible projects together.

Our work differs from project to project, but still, our handwriting can be recognised consistently in our methods and designs. Distinct and uncluttered. Conceptually clear – and with space for emotion, the tactile and the poetic. Every design conveys a remarkable idea or an intervention that challenges conventions by lifting the spatial experience above the functional.

Our primary mission is to connect. Places, people and nature. Only after that will the focus shift to design. Crucial is creating conditions for sustainable use and allowing a gradual transformation. This is how we add a new chapter to the story of a place, which can be told over and over again.

Team

GERT-JAN WISSE

director - landscape architect

Gert-Jan Wisse, landscape architect and director at Bureau B+B, was educated in Arnhem, Manchester and Amsterdam. Gert-Jan works from a strong strategic approach, is a bridge-builder and is adept at translating the essence of an assignment into a clear and powerful design. He sees the landscape and public space as a medium between people and their environment. With precision and contextual clarity, Gert-Jan interprets the meaning of a place, connecting people with the narrative of the landscape.

E gert-jan.wisse@bplusb.nl

JEANETTE VISSER

civil engineer

Jeanette is a highly experienced project manager and part of the management team. Many projects with the typical Bureau B+B signature – contextually anchored and finely detailed – have been guided until completion by Jeanette. She mobilises craftsmanship, and has years of experience in translating a design sketch into an feasible plan, in which the details tell the story of the design. She thrives when working within complex design assignments, challenging the team to come up with a thoughtful, readable and layered design within the set parameters and requirements. In multidisciplinary design teams, Jeanette directs the design process and achieves a sustainable execution that matches the ambitions in terms of engineering, maintenance and costs.

E jeanette.visser@bplusb.nl

MARIJN VAN OSS

landscape designer

Marijn is a passionate landscape designer who, after gaininfg a bachelor’s degree at HAS, obtained his master’s degree in Landscape Architecture at Wageningen University. In his work, he prioritises his fascination for nature and ecology. He sees landscape and natural systems as the basis for a new attractive and qualitative landscape. His designs are characterised by an analytical and research-oriented attitude.

E marijn.vanoss@bplusb.nl

MARK VERGEER

landscape architect

Mark’s degrees in Design and Landscape Architecture make him a multidisciplinary landscape architect. His designs are characterized by powerful, simple and timeless interventions that allow for change and flexibility. With an organised working process, an inquisitive attitude and a clear goal, he unravels the red thread within a project and brings structure to complex design assignments.

E mark.vergeer@bplusb.nl

HANNAH SCHUBERT

director - landscape architect

Hannah is director at Bureau B+B and was educated in Amsterdam, Berlin and Newcastle upon Tyne. She is driven by finding a new balance between nature and mankind. This asks for acknowledging our responsibility and guiding role as designers, as humans, in all social and spatial interventions we propose. Hannah practices this by creating designs not solely based on our own comfort but with an acknowledgement and deep understanding of the needs of other species. She believes this will eventually lead to a more beautiful and sustainable environment, a peaceful co-existence. Hannah considers landscape architecture to be a great way of raising awareness, and a catalyst for change. This, and the aspect of time, is a constant factor in her projects, to which she has an imaginative and fervent narrative approach.

E hannah.schubert@bplusb.nl

AGNIESZKA LULA

urban designer

Agnieszka is a socially engaged urban designer, who was educated at the universities of Stockholm, Krakow and Gdansk. Drawing on her interests in urban ecologies, she designs for social inclusion, sustainable economic growth and environmental justice. Agnieszka is committed to redefine urban ecosystems and create spaces where humans and other species can thrive together. Her design process comprises methodical research which helps refine the essence of an assignment.

E agnieszka.lula@bplusb.nl

Michelle Ritzen

urbanist

Michelle is a dedicated urban planner who obtained her master’s degree in urban planning at the Rotterdam Academy of Architecture, after completing her bachelor at NHTV in Breda. She has gained experience in various projects ranging from the building level to the city and regional scale level. During the design process, Michelle connects different challenges to find surprising solutions. This results in integral designs with a better synergy between programmatic requirements, climate adaptation, urban planning and landscape.

E michelle.ritzen@bplusb.nl

GIJS RIJNBEEK

landscape designer

Gijs is a technically oriented landscape designer and project manager who gained experience in refined technical detailing in Zurich, Switzerland. Born on a nursery in Boskoop and raised among plants and trees, these are still essential elements in his projects; he wants people to experience nature and planting. Gijs likes to explore his ideas and designs with scale models, which can be used to test the spatial quality and determine the desired final image together with the client. Perseverance in the makeability and realisation of a plan are the foundation of Gijs’ work.

E gijs.rijnbeek@bplusb.nl

TOMAS DEGENAAR

director - landscape architect

Tomas is director at Bureau B+B and an experienced landscape architect. He was educated at Wageningen University and worked in both the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. He prefers to answer the cluttering of our current everyday landscape with subtle interventions, stripped of unnecessary adornments and fashionable elements. Tomas seeks for designs that answer complex spatial issues through a balanced spatial composition and a timeless character. With a modest design attitude, Tomas is on a continuous search for typological clarity, a strong spatial effect and visual serenity.

E tomas.degenaar@bplusb.nl

Michiel van der Drift

landscape architect

After a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and three years of urban design at the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture, Michiel obtained his Master’s degree in landscape architecture at TU Delft. He uses this broad academic basis and work experience at multidisciplinary offices in his approach to complex projects, where he acts as a spider in the web and switches smoothly between the various stakeholders. As a natural connector, he searches for the shared values in the assignment and translates them into robust and clear design interventions. In the design process, Michiel feels responsible for creating awareness for a climate-adaptive living environment for both people and animals.

E michiel.vanderdrift@bplusb.nl

SYBREN LEMPSINK

landscape architect

Sybren was educated at Van Hall Larenstein and the Academy of Architecture in Amsterdam. As a landscape architect, he works at different scales and phases, from strategic visions and international competitions to implementation projects and small scale bridge design. Strengthening an existing identity or creating a new story is always a central focus. With his analytical and critical eye, Sybren knows how to bring the right focus to projects. The result is a design that feels natural and provides answers to the challenges of our time.

E sybren.lempsink@bplusb.nl

Victoria Imasaki

landscape designer

Victoria obtained her degree in Architecture after studying in the universities of São Paulo, Brazil, and Lyon, France. She gained valuable experience working on diverse architectural projects before her fascination for water-sensitive urban design led her to the Netherlands, where she pursued a master’s degree in Landscape Architecture at the TU Delft. With a broadened perspective, Victoria is passionate about addressing matters of climate change, biodiversity, and hydrology through thoughtful design. In every project, she seeks solutions inherent in the site, crafting clear and concise concepts that sit seamlessly within the surrounding landscape.

E victoria.imasaki@bplusb.nl

COLIN VELDHEER

landscape designer

Colin graduated as a landscape designer at Van Hall Larenstein and the University of Porto. From his work as a gardener emerged the need for large-scale design challenges. He strives for realistic designs that focus on serenity, regularity and a maximized green environment. His working method is execution-oriented with passion for planting and focused on three-dimensional design. In the complexity of today’s landscapes there are challenges in which he looks for appropriate, innovative and future-proof solutions.

E colin.veldheer@bplusb.nl

Livia Mazzetti

intern

Livia studies at the Politecnico di Milano, where she is pursuing a degree in Sustainable Architecture and Landscape Design. Her approach is rooted in multidisciplinarity, tackling a project from diverse perspectives to create resilient designs.  Believing that 21st-century cities must adapt to new global challenges, Livia is passionate about fostering connections between urban spaces and natural ecosystems, bringing people closer to nature. She strives to design urban landscapes that are ecological, identity-driven, and responsive to the needs of the future.

E livia.mazzetti@bplusb.nl

Jacob Heydorn Gorski

landscape architect

Jacob studied psychology, art history, and landscape architecture in New York and Amsterdam. His practice is driven by time, process, narrative, and ecology. Jacob searches for the poetic and experiential qualities of a landscape. He believes in the power of landscape architecture to reveal hidden layers and foster new connections at different scales. In our period of climate change, this is more urgent than ever.

E jacob.heydorn.gorski@bplusb.nl

Julian Schulte

urban designer

Julian is passionate about systemic design and strives to create vivid urban experiences in everyday life. Therefore, he pursued consecutive studies in spatial and urban planning at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern and Cologne. He has gained experience across different scales by shaping regional visions and urbanization strategies at the intersection of conceptual design and public participation. In the design process, he weaves the latest academic research into local iconography and creates concepts that drive socially inclusive and ecologically justified change.

E julian.schulte@bplusb.nl

Marie Školová

intern

As a landscape architect, Marie is influenced by her experiences in Brno and Wageningen. Passionate about post-industrial projects, she takes pleasure in uncovering the historical layers of industrial sites and landscapes, using discovered insights to enhance the designs. Moreover, she emphasizes innovative water handling strategies, seeking solutions that merge functionality with aesthetic appeal. Marie enjoys integrating creative, playful solutions into her work and is dedicated to crafting spaces where nature and everyday life harmoniously interact.

E marie.skolova@bplusb.nl

Gert-Jan Wisse, landscape architect and director at Bureau B+B, was educated in Arnhem, Manchester and Amsterdam. Gert-Jan works from a strong strategic approach, is a bridge-builder and is adept at translating the essence of an assignment into a clear and powerful design. He sees the landscape and public space as a medium between people and their environment. With precision and contextual clarity, Gert-Jan interprets the meaning of a place, connecting people with the narrative of the landscape.

E gert-jan.wisse@bplusb.nl

Jeanette is a highly experienced project manager and part of the management team. Many projects with the typical Bureau B+B signature – contextually anchored and finely detailed – have been guided until completion by Jeanette. She mobilises craftsmanship, and has years of experience in translating a design sketch into an feasible plan, in which the details tell the story of the design. She thrives when working within complex design assignments, challenging the team to come up with a thoughtful, readable and layered design within the set parameters and requirements. In multidisciplinary design teams, Jeanette directs the design process and achieves a sustainable execution that matches the ambitions in terms of engineering, maintenance and costs.

E jeanette.visser@bplusb.nl

Marijn is a passionate landscape designer who, after gaininfg a bachelor’s degree at HAS, obtained his master’s degree in Landscape Architecture at Wageningen University. In his work, he prioritises his fascination for nature and ecology. He sees landscape and natural systems as the basis for a new attractive and qualitative landscape. His designs are characterised by an analytical and research-oriented attitude.

E marijn.vanoss@bplusb.nl

Mark’s degrees in Design and Landscape Architecture make him a multidisciplinary landscape architect. His designs are characterized by powerful, simple and timeless interventions that allow for change and flexibility. With an organised working process, an inquisitive attitude and a clear goal, he unravels the red thread within a project and brings structure to complex design assignments.

E mark.vergeer@bplusb.nl

Hannah is director at Bureau B+B and was educated in Amsterdam, Berlin and Newcastle upon Tyne. She is driven by finding a new balance between nature and mankind. This asks for acknowledging our responsibility and guiding role as designers, as humans, in all social and spatial interventions we propose. Hannah practices this by creating designs not solely based on our own comfort but with an acknowledgement and deep understanding of the needs of other species. She believes this will eventually lead to a more beautiful and sustainable environment, a peaceful co-existence. Hannah considers landscape architecture to be a great way of raising awareness, and a catalyst for change. This, and the aspect of time, is a constant factor in her projects, to which she has an imaginative and fervent narrative approach.

E hannah.schubert@bplusb.nl

Agnieszka is a socially engaged urban designer, who was educated at the universities of Stockholm, Krakow and Gdansk. Drawing on her interests in urban ecologies, she designs for social inclusion, sustainable economic growth and environmental justice. Agnieszka is committed to redefine urban ecosystems and create spaces where humans and other species can thrive together. Her design process comprises methodical research which helps refine the essence of an assignment.

E agnieszka.lula@bplusb.nl

Michelle is a dedicated urban planner who obtained her master’s degree in urban planning at the Rotterdam Academy of Architecture, after completing her bachelor at NHTV in Breda. She has gained experience in various projects ranging from the building level to the city and regional scale level. During the design process, Michelle connects different challenges to find surprising solutions. This results in integral designs with a better synergy between programmatic requirements, climate adaptation, urban planning and landscape.

E michelle.ritzen@bplusb.nl

Gijs is a technically oriented landscape designer and project manager who gained experience in refined technical detailing in Zurich, Switzerland. Born on a nursery in Boskoop and raised among plants and trees, these are still essential elements in his projects; he wants people to experience nature and planting. Gijs likes to explore his ideas and designs with scale models, which can be used to test the spatial quality and determine the desired final image together with the client. Perseverance in the makeability and realisation of a plan are the foundation of Gijs’ work.

E gijs.rijnbeek@bplusb.nl

Tomas is director at Bureau B+B and an experienced landscape architect. He was educated at Wageningen University and worked in both the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. He prefers to answer the cluttering of our current everyday landscape with subtle interventions, stripped of unnecessary adornments and fashionable elements. Tomas seeks for designs that answer complex spatial issues through a balanced spatial composition and a timeless character. With a modest design attitude, Tomas is on a continuous search for typological clarity, a strong spatial effect and visual serenity.

E tomas.degenaar@bplusb.nl

After a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and three years of urban design at the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture, Michiel obtained his Master’s degree in landscape architecture at TU Delft. He uses this broad academic basis and work experience at multidisciplinary offices in his approach to complex projects, where he acts as a spider in the web and switches smoothly between the various stakeholders. As a natural connector, he searches for the shared values in the assignment and translates them into robust and clear design interventions. In the design process, Michiel feels responsible for creating awareness for a climate-adaptive living environment for both people and animals.

E michiel.vanderdrift@bplusb.nl

Sybren was educated at Van Hall Larenstein and the Academy of Architecture in Amsterdam. As a landscape architect, he works at different scales and phases, from strategic visions and international competitions to implementation projects and small scale bridge design. Strengthening an existing identity or creating a new story is always a central focus. With his analytical and critical eye, Sybren knows how to bring the right focus to projects. The result is a design that feels natural and provides answers to the challenges of our time.

E sybren.lempsink@bplusb.nl

Victoria obtained her degree in Architecture after studying in the universities of São Paulo, Brazil, and Lyon, France. She gained valuable experience working on diverse architectural projects before her fascination for water-sensitive urban design led her to the Netherlands, where she pursued a master’s degree in Landscape Architecture at the TU Delft. With a broadened perspective, Victoria is passionate about addressing matters of climate change, biodiversity, and hydrology through thoughtful design. In every project, she seeks solutions inherent in the site, crafting clear and concise concepts that sit seamlessly within the surrounding landscape.

E victoria.imasaki@bplusb.nl

Colin graduated as a landscape designer at Van Hall Larenstein and the University of Porto. From his work as a gardener emerged the need for large-scale design challenges. He strives for realistic designs that focus on serenity, regularity and a maximized green environment. His working method is execution-oriented with passion for planting and focused on three-dimensional design. In the complexity of today’s landscapes there are challenges in which he looks for appropriate, innovative and future-proof solutions.

E colin.veldheer@bplusb.nl

Livia studies at the Politecnico di Milano, where she is pursuing a degree in Sustainable Architecture and Landscape Design. Her approach is rooted in multidisciplinarity, tackling a project from diverse perspectives to create resilient designs.  Believing that 21st-century cities must adapt to new global challenges, Livia is passionate about fostering connections between urban spaces and natural ecosystems, bringing people closer to nature. She strives to design urban landscapes that are ecological, identity-driven, and responsive to the needs of the future.

E livia.mazzetti@bplusb.nl

Jacob studied psychology, art history, and landscape architecture in New York and Amsterdam. His practice is driven by time, process, narrative, and ecology. Jacob searches for the poetic and experiential qualities of a landscape. He believes in the power of landscape architecture to reveal hidden layers and foster new connections at different scales. In our period of climate change, this is more urgent than ever.

E jacob.heydorn.gorski@bplusb.nl

Julian is passionate about systemic design and strives to create vivid urban experiences in everyday life. Therefore, he pursued consecutive studies in spatial and urban planning at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern and Cologne. He has gained experience across different scales by shaping regional visions and urbanization strategies at the intersection of conceptual design and public participation. In the design process, he weaves the latest academic research into local iconography and creates concepts that drive socially inclusive and ecologically justified change.

E julian.schulte@bplusb.nl

As a landscape architect, Marie is influenced by her experiences in Brno and Wageningen. Passionate about post-industrial projects, she takes pleasure in uncovering the historical layers of industrial sites and landscapes, using discovered insights to enhance the designs. Moreover, she emphasizes innovative water handling strategies, seeking solutions that merge functionality with aesthetic appeal. Marie enjoys integrating creative, playful solutions into her work and is dedicated to crafting spaces where nature and everyday life harmoniously interact.

E marie.skolova@bplusb.nl

Origin

As landscape architects, urban planners, architects and civil engineers, we have built a rich portfolio since 1977. That year, namesakes Bakker and Bleeker started our firm with a revolutionary approach. Their vision was to bring landscape architecture as a discipline into the city. They also made a case for landscape architects to be equally involved in spatial processes.

That stance proved decisive for the emancipation of the profession and the conquest of urban planning as our field of activity. Their self-awareness, autonomy and focus on an interdisciplinary approach typify us even now. Designs relate very precisely to the context of the place. On that foundation, we realised projects like Bocholt Kubaai, Kern Bijzonder and the NIKE EMEA campus.

Our original character still resonates in our approach and vision. In the way we are organised – namely: as a foundation for the promotion of landscape architecture – we experience the freedom to want to carry our profession to the next level.

And although we can confidently rely on our experience, we still manage to constantly reinvent ourselves. A new generation deliberately takes over the board after a few years. This allows us to chart a course that flexibly responds to current social challenges.

Because we are constantly renewing ourselves, we continuously succeed in attracting young and diverse talent. This creates a climate of openness, with a drive to explore and learn. From each other, society and the environment. We ask the essential questions and find refreshing solutions to today’s challenges.

Jobs

Bureau B+B is hiring an office manager

16 tot 24 uur per week in overleg

Bureau B+B zoekt een Office Manager om de dagelijkse gang van zaken te ondersteunen.

We zijn een multidisciplinair ontwerpbureau met meer dan 40 jaar expertise in landschapsarchitectuur en stedenbouw. Vanuit ons kantoor in Amsterdam Noord (NDSM) werken we aan een breed scala van nationale en internationale opdrachten.

Als Office Manager ondersteun je ons team van 16 ontwerpers door het kantoor, administratie en agenda te beheren, reizen, borrels en excursies te organiseren en het management te ondersteunen. Daarnaast behoort het organiseren van evenementen en publicaties tot de mogelijkheden.

Je bent sociaal vaardig en hebt een natuurlijk organisatietalent. Je bent pro-actief, sociaal en gestructureerd.

  • min. afgeronde mbo/hbo opleiding;
  • aantoonbare ervaring in vergelijkbare functie;
  • Ervaring met Office (Word, Excel);
  • Ervaring met Adobe (InDesign) is een pre;
  • affiniteit met een ontwerpbureau is een pre.

Bureau B+B biedt een inspirerende en goed georganiseerde werkomgeving met een jong en energiek team van internationale ontwerpers. Ons kantoor is gevestigd op NDSM (Amsterdam Noord) met uitzicht op de haven.

Interesse? Stuur je reactie voor 22 november naar Hannah.Schubert@bplusb.nl

Acquisitie n.a.v. deze advertentie wordt niet op prijs gesteld.

Bureau B+B is looking for enthousiastic trainees

Bureau B+B is always looking for new talent. We offer internships for students of landscape architecture or urban planning for a minimum duration of 6 months. You will work in an interdisciplinary team on projects in NL and abroad. Bureau B+B offers an inspiring working environment in which you will gain experience in various design assignments and participate as a team member. Good knowledge of AutoCAD, Illustrator, InDesign, Photshop and 3D software is an advantage.

Eligibility for an internship requires being enrolled at a college or university, or attending an Erasmus/Erasmus Plus programme.

Written applications with CV and portfolio (maximum 5MB) can be sent to: vacatures@bplusb.nl.