Sailing Architect

Design & Development - New Business & Sailing

FLASHBACK: Graduation project

"Urban Festival Landscape"

2010 - Location Java Island, Amsterdam

Master Architecture - Academy of Architecture Amsterdam

Portfolio

Now:

Circular Floating Districts B.V.

- Co-founder / Architect / Developer

Sailing Architect B.V.

- Business Development

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- Team- / Sponsormanagement 

  • Board member / co-founder Foundation Holland Ocean Racing 

- Skipper / navigator

  • Foundation Holland Ocean Racing 
  • Captain SY Atmos Amsterdam

 

Business Development clients:

 

2018 - 2023

Willand Business Development

March 2020 - august 2020

Alle Hens Aan Dek/ Reality TV - Helmsman

2006 - 2018

Architect & Business Development Manager Paul de Ruiter Architects

2005 - 2006

Assistent designer Soeters Van Eldonk Ponec architects  

2004 - 2005

Assistent designer Rudy Uytenhaak + Partners

 

Villa Kogelhof

Willem Jan was involved in the design process as an architect for Paul de Ruiter Architects for the autarkic villa Kogelhof in the Netherlands.

The villa is positioned in a newly planted forrest on the island of "Noord-Beveland" and is off the grid In Use.

With the design for Villa Kogelhof several International Architecture Awards were won or was Villa Kogelhof nominated. Like the Dedalo Minosse Award, Architizer Award, ARC Award and nominated for the Mies van der Rohe Award.

Villa Kogelhof

Overview

An overview of projects Willem Jan worked on as architect for Paul de Ruiter Architects.

Left to right / top down:

Villa K Thüringen, Villa Bodegom Delft, Bijlmer Parktheatre Amsterdam Zuidoost, Compotex office entrance Rotterdam, Damco office Rotterdam, Villa Fortuin Bergen, Villa Kogelhof Kamperland, Nature's Pride DC Maasdijk, Energiek housing Amstelveen, Villa Röling Kudelstaart, De Valscherm office Amsterdam, Schuurhuis te Wijhe.