MORE WITH LESS
Studio Nauta has been shaping its architectural practice since 2012, focused on creating a future-proof built environment. The studio challenges conventional methods by advocating for low-tech solutions, emphasising the reuse of existing structures and materials, biobased construction techniques, and long-term sustainability. Its goal is to achieve more with less, upholding architectural integrity without compromise.

LOW-TECH, HOLISTIC AND MULTIFACETED APPROACH
Based in Rotterdam, Studio Nauta engages in projects that contribute meaningfully to both society and the field of architecture. Its portfolio spans a variety of scales and typologies, from residential and educational buildings to infrastructure, urban design, and research. The office is defined by its holistic approach, in which topics such as climate management, structural design, landscape, and mechanical engineering are treated as interconnected, overseeing each project from concept to final detail.

CRAFTSMANSHIP IN ARCHITECTURE
Rejecting nostalgia, Studio Nauta views architecture as a craft, with a firm commitment to hands-on making throughout the design process. Its buildings are not just physically sustainable—they are also socially and spatially responsible, integrating both environmental and community considerations. By building on the inherent qualities of each site, Studio Nauta ensures its projects are deeply rooted in their cultural context, avoiding placelessness.

RECOGNITION
Studio Nauta has earned significant recognition, including the Abe Bonnema Prize for Young Architects, the Vredeman de Vries Prize, being the only Dutch office featured in the Wallpaper Architects Directory 2018, and a nomination for Architect of the Year in 2024.

Studio Nauta B.V.
Brielselaan 85
3081AB, Rotterdam
The Netherlands
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0031(0)103074225

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We are always looking for talented interns (for a minimum period of 6 months). Please send your portfolio to applications@studionauta.com - pdfs that are attached to your email work best. Unfortunately we cannot accept graduates for this position.

Current: Jan Nauta, Benjamin Filbey, Telma Ferreira, Max van der Westerlaken, Nina Claus, Marta Cendra, Yifan Dong, Igor Sztormowski, Sofie Ghys, Elsa Södergren, Marinda Verschoor, Marta Lachowska

Past: Leonardo Pisoni, Giulia Ravanini, Cheonghyeon Park, Reinier Suurenbroek, Alice Perazzuolo, Simon Péter Győri, Julia Pałęga, Anna Maguire, Stefan Sinnige, Karolína Krajčíková, Marcel Berghout, Marianna Moskal, Kas Rozendaal, Danil Oort, Marisa Brunner, Sneha Dugar, Vittorio Romieri, Danique van Hulst, Joppe Kusters, Pjotr van Noesel, Carlo Federico Serra, Angeliki Sachliki, Teresa Marinoni de Athayde, Ties van Benten, Andrea Gentilini, Niek van der Zwaag, Alexander Speelman, Jordy Herfst, Perle Boudier

• Where We Learn, Frame, 2022
• Architecture Yearbook, NAi 010, 2016 - 2023
• Azure Magazine, 2021
• No Fire, No Place, Forum, 2019
• Architects Directory, Wallpaper, 2018
• Made to Measure, Flemish Architecture Institute, 2017
• Cedric Price Insert, Volume Magazine, 2014
• POA 1 – 22, Bedford Press, 2011

• Alternative Building Code for Housing Happiness, Arcam, Amsterdam, 2024
• Designing the Netherlands, The New Institute, Rotterdam, 2023
• Aard van de Plek, Keilepand, Rotterdam, 2021
• Room for Learning, Woodbury Hollywood Gallery, Los Angeles, 2019
• Bonnema Prize, Frisian Museum, Leeuwarden, 2018
• Prelude, Muhka, Antwerp, 2017
• Living in the Centre, Cityhall, Groningen, 2017
• Memory Bank, Architectural Association, London, 2016
• Masswerk, Deutsches Architekturmuseum, Frankfurt, 2016
• The Dynamics of Time, Maastricht, 2014
• Wish We Were Here, Architectural Association, London, 2011

• Let's Grow Festival, Groningen, 2024
• London School of Architecture, 2023
• World Architecture Festival, Lisbon, 2022
• Pakhuis de Zwijger, Amsterdam, 2021
• Royal Academy of Arts, The Hague, 2020
• Woodbury University, Los Angeles, 2019
• Technical University, Delft, 2018
• Biënnale Brno, Czech Republic, 2017
• Deutsches Architekturmuseum, Frankfurt, 2016
• Architectural Association, London, 2015
• Bureau Europa, Maastricht, 2014
• Venice Architecture Biennale, 2012

• Rotterdam Academy of Architecture
• Architectural Association School of Architecture
• TU Delft
• University of Brighton
• Design Academy Eindhoven
• Berlage Institute
• Royal Academy of Arts The Hague
• Woodbury University Los Angeles

• Atelier Rijksbouwmeester
• AG Vespa
• Multiple municipalities
• Multiple schools
• Multiple developers
• ProRail
• Eigen Haard
• Havensteder
• Schipper Bosch
• Lingotto