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remember us. We notice that people actually
in terms of space. This showed how we just
vision not only influences what you see,
like a very clear point of view that does not
could not compete with contractors.
but more importantly what you feel inside
allow for discussion. Our way of working is
Another difficulty is our lack of reference
the house, and even the way it smells. That
a precondition; we do not change it in order
projects. Most architects show reference
is a difficult thing to communicate, and
to keep our clients.
projects of themselves at the first meeting,
therefore we often send them to our former
but at this moment this is not yet possible
employee in Limburg to experience vapor
for us.
open architecture. That is also why we are
A precondition could also work against you in the sense that it deters clients who want something else. Did this every happen to you? And if so, how do you act upon that? Raoul: Yes, at one point we met with a potential client who asked us to think about a farmhouse. But their ideas were so far away from ours and before we had discussed
now working on a project for Raoul’s house
Our way of working is a precondition; we do not change it in order to keep our clients.
in Leenderheide, in which we would like to create a bed & breakfast so that people can stay there for a night to know how different it feels.
Your vision thus plays an important role in the acquirement of your commissions. Are you in that sense an exception, compared to
it between the two of us we could say that
other offices?
we would not do it. There was a small budget and we noticed they were looking
Niels: Indeed, sometimes we notice we have
for someone to tell them exactly how much
to show a lot of reference projects that are
Raoul: Obviously there are a lot of firms
it would cost, and get the maximum out of it
not actually ours. The problem is that our
with a strong story, like Paul de Ruiter,
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