Architect: Hans van der Heijden Architect

Diagrams: Hans van der Heijden in Conversation with Richard Hall
5 May 2021

Diagrams: Hans van der Heijden in Conversation with Richard Hall5 May 2021

– Richard Hall

Hans van der Heijden is an Amsterdam-based architect. He co-founded biq in 1994 with Rick Wessels before establishing his own office, Hans van der Heijden Architect, in 2014. During this timeframe he has developed a recognisable and idiosyncratic drawing repertoire, the origins of which can be traced back to his… Read More

projection (axonometric isometric) concept & diagram housing

Alternative Histories: Hans van der Heijden on Josef Hoffmann
14 February 2019

Alternative Histories: Hans van der Heijden on Josef Hoffmann14 February 2019

When I received a tiny sketch of a cottage by the Viennese architect Josef Hoffmann (1870-1956), I found the drawing at the same time intriguing and awkward. Hoffmann’s drawing suggests an expressive roof to the cottage, an attractive theme to me. It is ‘a little house with a big scale’.… Read More

DMC alternative histories (project)