Claus en Kaan Architecten was founded in 1988 by Felix Claus and Kees Kaan. The practice has a staff of 80 well-skilled professionals of various nationalities, based in offices located in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Philosophy

Claus en Kaan Architecten provides architecture, interior design, restoration and urban design in both national and international projects. Special skills are available in research, development and communication of urban strategies in complex contexts and multiple interests.

Fine buildings are the result of a continuous design process throughout the execution of the project, in which client and architect work together in achieving best value and architectural quality.

Building encompasses involvement in the concept and design stage, through planning, to construction and completion of the project.

Our expertise is based upon a solid foundation of budget, process and programme control, and an intensive dialogue with the city, the client, consultants, contractors and end users.

Claus en Kaan Architecten is fascinated by this process of building practice. To understand, master and challenge building in all contexts forms the essence of our attitude towards projects.
An attitude that leads not to a specific style of architecture, but definitely to an architecture which can be identified as that of
Claus en Kaan Architecten.

Awards

2008 
Winner of the DAC-pan 2008: the best municipality in Drenthe
2007 
Nomination Lensvelt De Architect Interior Prize
2006
Honourable mention Vredeman de Vries Prijs 
2005
Lensvelt De Architect Interior Prize for the Netherlands Forensic Institute
2004
Nomination Premio Dedalo Minosse
2003
Nomination Museum of the Year Award

2001
Award Best Designed Book for the monography ‘Claus en Kaan building’
1998
Nomination Mies van der Rohe Pavilion Award
1997
Grand Prix Rhénan d’ Architecture
1994
Incentive Award, Amsterdamse Raad voor de kunst
Nomination for the Océ/BNA Award for Industrial Architecture
1993
Nomination Premio Palladio
1991
Nomination Rietveld Award