Fokkema&PartnersArchitectenB.V.

Fokkema&Partnersareoftenaskedtodescribethefirm’schiefcharacteristics.Justnamingasinglestyledoesn’tservetoanswerthisquestion,sinceprojectsvarysowidely.Still,sincethestartofthefirmin1995allprojectshavehadonethingincommon:adriveforqualitythatexceedsourclients’expectations.It’sourambitiontogetthemostoutofadesignquestiononourclients’behalf–athoroughprocessthatstartsinunderstandingclientneedsthroughcarefullyandmethodicallytryingtocometothecoreofthematter.Weencourageourclientstocomeupwithconsiderationsandcriticalquestionsduringtheconceptdevelopmentphase.Wefeelthatconceptdevelopmentreallyisoneofthemostimportantphasesofthedesignprocess,astagewithaclearmoment,whenthetruenatureofthesolutionisdetermined.Itisaphasewhenoutoftheboxthinking,sharpanalysisanddowntoearthpracticalityallcometogetherinourefforttoconstantlyraisethebar.Duringthenextphaseofdesigndevelopmentwekeeputilizingourcreativecapacitiestofindsolutionswhichstayawayfromtheobviousbutstillremainpractical.Attheendofthedayweliketobeinspiredandhavefun,butmostimportantlywewantourclienttobeproudofourcommonresult. readin Nederlands