sjors hagenbeek
About me
I am Sjors Hagenbeek.
I believe that a contemporary ideology, with historical precedents and architectural theory in mind, is fundamental in creating the architecture of tomorrow.
I perceive architecture to be paramount in shaping and nurturing human relations on a multiplicity of scales. The poetics of architecture possess an innate ability to unconsciously shape our ethos by agency of the most intangible qualities and smallest details in spatial atmosphere, materiality and tactility. Therefore a profound understanding of the instruments utilised in architecture is imperative. I consider the history and a deeper sense of the place essential in creating contemporary architecture that constitutes a continuity of the local identity and the common culture. I value the making of models, as a form of spatial research and as a representation of one design, vital in capturing the intangible expressions of architecture, such as light, textures, materials and its atmosphere. The synergy of a project, drawn in plans and within its context, complementing the three dimensional suggestions of a model, creates a vital rendering of the architecture, articulating its principal intentions.
I value critical thinking during the design process and expressing the design in architectural writing and captivating imagery. I am ambitious, creative and resourceful. I am driven to create and eager to learn in order to refine my skills and gain experience. My architectural position is best outlined as profound and intelligent, modest yet significant, accurate and meticulous. As a person, I am both strong in working in teams as well as autonomously.
I strive to create architecture with a profound paradigm, converging on the human relations of inhabitants and par excellence; the art of architecture itself.
Recommended by Daniel Rosbottom, Mark Pimlott and Nikoloz Leikveishvili.
Education
2019 - 2021
MSc Architecture, TU Delft
Participated in studios of Heritage, Form Studies and Architectural Theory. Graduated in the studio of Interiors, Buildings, Cities (Architecture of the Interior).
2014 - 2019
BSc Architecture and the Built Environment, TU Delft
2008 - 2014
Pre-Education VWO Odulphuslyceum, Tilburg
Experience
2024 -
Bedaux de Brouwer Architecten
Architect operating within the Netherlands
2022 - 2024
Atelier Kempe Thill
Architect operating within the Netherlands and Belgium
2021
Atelier Scala, Co-founder & Architect
Co-owner of design office, responsible for an architectural interior re-decoration
2018 - 2019
TIMM Architects, Junior Architect, Tbilisi
Part of the design team during an internship. Occupied with conceptualisation, design elaboration, adaptations on-site, competitions and client meetings.
2017 - 2020
MAPIQ, Technical Draftsman
A platform for a smart office. Responsible for modeling the complete exterior and interior of the buildings with computational drawing (rhino).
2015
PUUR Groenprojecten, Junior Architect
Assisting work for a landscape architect. Activities included print elaboration, design meeting and a client meeting.
2015 - 2016
Starbuck Design Office, Junior Architect
Part of the interior architecture team. Designed multiple Starbucks interiors for stores around London. Mainly focusing on materialisation and furniture.
2015 - 2017
Team Robin, Promotion Event Manager
Providing workshops and case studies for high school students, as well as information fairs and presentations to promote the Delft University of Technology.
2011 - 2014
Ahold, Supply Manager
Responsible for the distribution of incoming goods and stock management. Respectively replenishing stocks and advising customers.
Competitions
2019
2nd Prize, International Competition
Won the 2nd prize in an international competition with the Rike Park project. In coorporation with TIMM Architects.
2019
Finalist, Young Architects Competitions
Selected as finalist in an international design competition with the Mothe Chandeniers project. In coorporation with TIMM Architects.
Personal Skills
Skilled
conceptualising a project , critical thinking and problem solving, visionary in spatial thinking, visualisations of architectural plans and drawings, renderings and graphics, editing writings
Able
detailing and materialisation, organisation of plans, architectural writing, hand sketching and model making as spatial research and representation and compiling, utilising and interpreting precedents.
Familiar
technical elaboration of plans, knowledge on building process and regulations .
Digital Skills
Skilled
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Indesign, Rhinoceros (also used as AutoCAD), Lumion
Able
Adobe Illustrator, Revit
Familiar
Sketchup, AutoCAD, ArchiCAD