18 September 2020

Hennephof Housing wins ‘Volksbelang 1895’ competition

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Site Practice’s proposal for 81 sustainable, energy efficient and affordable dwellings was awarded first prize in a two stage architectural design competition. Following an open call in May 2020, Site Practice was selected as one of three finalists out of 61 applicants and invited to prepare further design proposals. The competition was organised by ‘Stichting Volksbelang van 1895’ in collaboration with housing cooperative Talis and the municipality of Nijmegen.
For more information about the competition, click here.
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10 September 2020

Site Practice is ARC20 Young Talent Award Nominee

Site Practice - Site Practice has been nominated for the ARC20 Young Talent Award, as one of five promising young architects in The Netherlands.
Site Practice has been nominated for the ARC20 Young Talent Award, as one of five promising young architects in The Netherlands.
Site Practice has been nominated for the ARC20 Young Talent Award, as one of five promising young architects in The Netherlands. The annual Award recognises young studios that distinguish themselves through innovative visions on architecture, society and design, and have made great contributions to the field during the first phase of their professional practice. The jury, consisting of Marieke Kums, Janne van Berlo, Wilma Kempinga, Robert-Jan de Kort and Marieke Giele will announce the winner in November.
For more information, click here.
Site Practice - Site Practice has been nominated for the ARC20 Young Talent Award, as one of five promising young architects in The Netherlands.
Site Practice has been nominated for the ARC20 Young Talent Award, as one of five promising young architects in The Netherlands.

28 June 2020

Hemp Houses Research Grant

Site Practice
Site Practice has received a research grant from the Dutch Creative Industries Fund NL for research on the application of hemp in construction of large scale housing projects. Grown locally, hemp is a fast growing species and absorbs more CO2 than any other plant (or tree) grown for and used as construction material.
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The project will address the potential of the locally grown material on their (social) surroundings, its technical, economical and architectural qualities and develop prototypes to suggest innovative solutions for sustainable large scale housing projects. Site Practice is collaborating with farmers and producers Dun Agro Hemp Group and engineering firm Summum Engineering.
The research is supported by Creative Industries Fund NL

15 June 2020

OASE Journal 106 featuring Sebatu Village House

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Anne Geenen contributed to the architecture magazine OASE 106 ‘Table Settings, reflections on Architecture with Hannah Arendt’.
The German-American philosopher Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) once stated that spatial thinking is ‘political’ thinking, as it is concerned about the world and its inhabitants. The ‘world’ for Arendt meant the ways in which we make the globe habitable for people: how we build houses and cities, infrastructures and other networks, and furnish spaces with tables, chairs, paintings and photographs. According to Arendt, this world-of-things was crucial for political life: it is this world that simultaneously connects people and separates them.
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Anne’s article ‘Stones of the Land’ reflects on the work for the Sebatu Village House in Bali in the perspective of Arendt’s thinking. The issue includes further contributions by George Baird, Patrick Bouchain, Pier Vittorio Aureli, and Mary Duggan, amongst others.
Editors of this issue: Hans Teerds, Christoph Grafe, Catherine Koekoek
To order online, click here.
For more information on OASE, see here.

05 June 2020

Site Practice named finalist for affordable housing competition

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Selected out of 62 entries, Site Practice is one of three finalist invited to prepare further design proposals for a social housing block in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Containing over 70 apartments, the brief asks for a strong emphasis on sustainability, energy efficiency and a circulair and inclusive approach to the design, while keeping in mind the affordability of the project. The competition was organised by ‘Stichting Volksbelang van 1895’ in collaboration with housing cooperative Talis and the municipality of Nijmegen.

03 June 2020

Woontuinen / Gardens for Living

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Site Practice has been invited to participate in a design trajectory aimed at the development of new housing concepts for homeless adolescents in The Netherlands. In collaboration with design Studio Makkink & Bey and landscape architects Le Far West, the studio has proposed the design research 'Woontuinen' / 'Gardens for Living', to explore new ways and possibilities of living within a (conceptual) garden. As places for contemplation, peacefulness, space, entertainment and work, gardens are inherently connected to the idea of a home. Working together with adolescents and social care organisations, municipalities and neighbours, the team will design and make a prototypical garden, with the ambition of fostering social growth.
The research is supported by Creative Industries Fund NL

15 May 2020

New mass timber and carbon neutral school building for Campus Glashütte

Site Practice
As one of thirteen pre-selected teams, Site Practice has prepared and submitted their design proposal for the new buildings of Campus Glashütte in Northern Germany. Measuring 17,000 sqm in floor area, the new mass timber and carbon neutral building will form a vibrant focal point in the Ossenmoorpark and the garden city of Norderstedt. The proposal has been designed in close collaboration with landscape architects Topotek1 from Berlin, and Transsolar KlimaEngineering from Stuttgart.
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17 March 2020

Site Practice wins AD100 2020

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Site Practice has won the AD100 Award 2020, Architectural Digest's annual list featuring the most influential architects and interior designers in the Indian subcontinent.

08 March 2020

Work in Progress on Sion Shelter Home

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Progress on the work on the shelter home in Sion, Mumbai continues. Site Practice is working in a participatory design process with the girls from the shelter, and is collaborating with NGO Make A Difference, Adrienne Thadani and Nicola Antaki.

20 January 2020

Finalist in Campus Glashütte design competition

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Site Practice has been selected as one of thirteen finalists in the second stage of a two stage architectural design competition for a new school campus in Norderstedt, Northern Germany. The new campus will provide a new sustainable school building for two merging secondary schools within the Ossenmoorpark and the garden city of Norderstedt. Other finalists include, amongst others, gmp Architekten (Hamburg), Baumschlager Eberle (Hamburg) and KHR Architecture (Copenhagen).
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16 October 2019

Site Practice is featured on ArchiNed

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Anne Geenen will speak about Site Practice’s work and approach in Rotterdam on 17 October. ArchiNed, a Dutch independent and community-based online magazine about architecture, asked her four questions about architecture, the studio’s approach and practising in India.
To read the interview, click here

12 September 2019

Symposium ‘Leeromgeving van de Toekomst’

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Site Practice is participating in the symposium 'Leeromgeving van de Toekomst' in Amsterdam. During one day, designers and educational institutes will be exploring their views on the learning environment of the future. Photo: Ariel Huber
To learn more about the collaborative approach to designing and building a sustainable school for girls in Pune, watch Anne Geenen’s short film 'A School in the Making' here.
For more information or to subscribe to this event, click here.
Tolhuistuin
IJpromenade 2
1031 KT Amsterdam
19 September, Thursday 9.30 am - 6.30 pm

10 September 2019

Talks About Architecture Lecture in Rotterdam

Site Practice - 1:1 scale mockups in bamboo. Built together with local farmers and builders.
1:1 scale mockups in bamboo. Built together with local farmers and builders.
Site Practice has been invited as the second guest of this year’s TALKS About Architecture Lecture series. TALKS, an initiative of Rotterdam-based architecture office De Kort Van Schaik, invites a new generation of architects to discuss their work.
Other lecturers in this year’s series include Mary Duggan (UK), Muoto (FR) and MOS (US). Previous guests, amongst others, were Christ & Gantenbein (CH), Anne Holtrop (NL), Baukuh (IT), Carmody Groarke (UK) and ONO (BE).
For more information or to buy tickets for this event, click here.
Garage Rotterdam
27 Goudsewagenstraat
3011 RH Rotterdam
17 October 2019, Thursday 8 pm

23 May 2019

New Rotterdam offices for Creative Industries Fund NL

Site Practice
Site Practice has been shortlisted by the Creative Industries Fund NL to consider the future of their offices in the Groothandelsgebouw, an icon of post-war reconstruction and the largest multi-tenant business building in the Netherlands. As one of four teams, selected from 125 entries, the studio has prepared a design proposal to establish new places for working, meeting and presentation facilities on the central Rotterdam site.
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31 March 2019

Site Practice wins AD100 Award

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Site Practice has won an AD100 Award, Architectural Digest's annual list featuring the most influential architects and interior designers in the Indian subcontinent.

19 March 2019

Site Practice has completed Americano Restaurant, Mumbai

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Site Practice has completed Americano restaurant in Kala Ghoda. The new restaurant of the former chef of The Table, Alex Sanchez, opens in South Mumbai this weekend.
Starting from a few basic materials like terrazzo and stone, the use of colour became a leading thread in the design of the restaurant. The colour palette has been continued in bespoke furniture made of wood, fabric and metal, and complemented with plants and subtle bespoke brass details.

16 March 2019

'A School in the Making' opens at EPFL, Lausanne

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'A School in the Making', the exhibition produced by Anne Geenen and Samuel Barclay and first showcased at the Biennale Architettura di Venezia 2018, opens at Archizoom, EPFL in Lausanne on Monday 18 February and will continue until 6 April 2019.
Site Practice
The Avasara Academy is a residential school for young women in western India and is still a work in process. Together with the large photographs of the school captured at different moments by Ariel Huber, the exhibition shows how construction, landscape and craftsmanship are generated through rigorous practice, strong conviction and a process of inclusion. Photography: Ariel Huber
For more information, click here.
To order the exhibition catalogue, click here.

14 March 2019

Lecture, University of Illinois Chicago

Site Practice
Anne Geenen will give a lecture about the recent work and processes of Site Practice at the architecture department of the University of Illinois in Chicago, on invitation by assistant professor Francesco Marullo and Douglas A. Garofalo fellow Anne Dessing.
UIC School of Architecture
845 W Harrison Street
Chicago, IL
15 March 2019, 11.00 am

11 March 2019

Table talk and lecture, Rhode Island School of Design

Site Practice
Site Practice co-founder Anne Geenen is invited by Rhode Island School of Design to talk about the practice’s ongoing interest in collaboration, process and craft in different locations in the world. The table talk and lecture are one of four events in a series organized by architect and co-founder of AD-WO, Emanuel Admassu.
Rhode Island School of Design
231 South Main Street
Providence, RI
14 March 2019, Thursday 6 pm

04 February 2019

Site Practice has moved to Lower Parel

Site Practice
Site Practice is excited to announce they are moving to a freshly renovated studio in a vibrant industrial estate in the heart of Mumbai. The studio accommodates our growing team of architects, designers and makers, and houses a big workshop to make mock-ups, models and prototypes.
The studio is open to all for coffee or chai and is located at:
205, A to Z Industrial Estate
GK Road, Lower Parel
Mumbai, 400013

20 November 2018

'A School in the Making' closes at the Venice Biennale

Site Practice
After six months on display, the Case Design exhibition ‘A School in the Making’, produced by Anne Geenen and Samuel Barclay, will have its closing weekend at the Biennale Architettura di Venezia 2018 on 24 -25 November.
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Made possible with the kind support of the Creative Industries Fund NL, Transsolar KlimaEngineering, Nakashima Woodworkers, KPMG, The Leadership Foundation of India, McKinsey for Children and LUAB Murano Gallery 4.0. Photography: Ariel Huber and Case Design

01 November 2018

Anne Geenen splits up Case Design and co-founds Site Practice with 6a architects associate David Schmidt

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Since its inception in 2013, and during five years of fruitful collaboration between its two partners Anne Geenen and Samuel Barclay, Case Design has grown to a practice of 16 talented architects and designers with projects in India, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
In light of new opportunities, both partners are now moving into separate practices and Anne Geenen is starting a new studio called Site Practice, co-founded with former 6a architects associate David Schmidt, whilst Samuel Barclay will continue to operate solo under the name Case Design.
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Both Anne and David come from backgrounds in architecture that give considerate care and attention to how things are built, what materials are used, and how environmental issues are addressed. Combining their experiences, they continue to work on projects focusing on craftsmanship and materiality and exploring the design process through acts of making and collaboration. Based in Mumbai and Amsterdam, the studio is currently working on projects in India, South-East Asia and Europe. Photography: Ariel Huber

09 June 2018

Architecture Festival Zig Zag City Rotterdam

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Students from Anne Geenen and Sereh Mandias’ studio at the University of Technology in Delft, have designed and constructed a pavilion for the architecture festival Zig Zag City. During the festival, the pavilion will act as the central gathering point for visitors to the festival and local residents.
Self-built within a timeframe of only two weeks and with a limited budget, the students translated their shared design into a built work as they were working on the construction in a local community neighbourhood workshop.
Zig Zag City opens on Saturday 9 June and will continue until Sunday 24 June 2018.
For more information, click here.

05 June 2018

Kinfolk issue twenty-eight

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"On an industrial estate near Mumbai’s airport, a team of international architects and designers have found a way of alchemizing the city’s chaotic spirit into something crisp, context-driven and beautiful."
Mansi Choksi describes Anne Geenen and Samuel Barclay's crisp and tranquil style in Kinfolk issue twenty-eight, June 2018. Photo: Ariel Huber
To read the full article, click here.
Site Practice

21 May 2018

Casegoods event at Fondazione Querini Stampalia

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As part of this week’s festivities related to the opening of the Architecture Biennial in Venice, Anne Geenen en Samuel Barclay will host a small event where they will be exhibiting furniture, lights and objects of their brand Casegoods.
Casegoods is a collection of furniture, lights and objects born out of a passion for materials. Developed as a natural extension of the architectural practice, the products are rooted in the Indian tradition of craft while remaining considerate to contemporary living and universal human interaction. Photography: Case Design
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21 May 2018

'A School in the Making' opens at the Venice Biennale

Site Practice
Anne Geenen and Samuel Barclay have been invited to exhibit at the 16th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale Architettura di Venezia 2018, curated by Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara. Their exhibition 'A School in the Making' opens to the public on 26 May and is a response to the curatorial theme Freespace , and shows the collaborative effort put into designing and building the Avasara Academy in Pune, India.
Settled into the valley slope above the small village of Lavale and still a work-in-process, Avasara Academy is a residential school for young women in western India. Drawing on the resources, energy and enthusiasm generated by the Biennale Architettura 2018 the exhibition shows the work that has already been made and more importantly it creates new spaces, objects, and ideas for the school. Initially presented in Venice, these proposals will eventually find their way home to the campus and the students for which they were imagined.
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Made possible with the kind support of the Creative Industries Fund NL, Transsolar KlimaEngineering, Nakashima Woodworkers, KPMG, The Leadership Foundation of India, McKinsey for Children and LUAB Murano Gallery 4.0. Photography: Ariel Huber
For more information, click here.
The exhibition opens on 26 May 2018 and will continue until 25 November 2018.

22 January 2018

Anne Geenen in conversation at Columbia GSAPP

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Anne Geenen talks about how having a base in India inspires the practice’s work and how they try to make projects that are appropriate to the location where they are being built.
"The main influence in our practice, in our way of working, are the things we see around us – the informal structures, the inventiveness and creativity, the materials, and the craftsmanship that are still very present in India."
The podcast expands the conversation beyond the Constructing Practice symposium at Columbia GSAPP on 17 November 2017. Organised by professor Juan Herreros with Enrique Walker, the symposium traced the narratives of 15 firms from around the world that were established in the past 10 years. Other guests included, amongst others, Terrain Architects (Tokyo), Zeller & Moye (Mexico City/Berlin), MAIO (Barcelona), Local Studio (Johannesburg), Bruther (Paris), Something Fantastic (Berlin) and Ultramoderne (Providence). Photo: Ariel Huber
For more information, click here.
To listen, or to listen on iTunes, click here or here.
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01/06 –

Hennephof Housing
2020–, Nijmegen

‘Hennephof’ is an affordable housing project consisting of 81 dwellings with communal facilities constructed in timber balloon frame and hempcrete construction. The project puts the residents at its core. Compact apartments minimise the use of energy and materials and allow for generous communal areas, such as the shared roof garden, the double-height green loggias and the workshop on the ground floor. They encourage various forms of encounters and strengthen the social cohesion between the residents and their direct surroundings.
Site Practice - The flats are handed over as a naked shell only, allowing the future residents to design, build and continuously adapt their own ideal homes.
The flats are handed over as a naked shell only, allowing the future residents to design, build and continuously adapt their own ideal homes.
The communal workshop also facilitates the concept of co-creation. By only building what is really needed, and handing over the flat as a shell only, the homes remain adaptable and flexible over a long period of time. The tenants regain control over the design of their own homes, in the conviction that if people are given more responsibility for their own environment, they will deal with it more carefully, creating a more valuable, stronger and more resilient society.
Site Practice - By becoming co-creators, residents regain control over their living environments, ensuring a strong and resilient community.
By becoming co-creators, residents regain control over their living environments, ensuring a strong and resilient community.
Designed for cohabitation, the communal loggias on each floor, the roof, and the immediate surroundings are green spaces that stimulate biodiversity. The nature-inclusive approach is also reflected in the choice of materials; a hybrid of hempcrete and timber balloon frame construction ties in seamlessly with the building's sustainable ambitions.
Site Practice - A flexible layout can be implemented in each of the apartments
A flexible layout can be implemented in each of the apartments
Site Practice - The shared workshop on the East corner is at the core of the concept of co-creation.
The shared workshop on the East corner is at the core of the concept of co-creation.
The choice to build with local materials underlines the sustainable, energy-efficient and circular construction method. The hyper-prefab approach is quick and affordable. Timber balloon frame construction reduces the use of materials compared to a construction-method in CLT. Hemp grows locally, quick (in 100 days) and replenishes farmlands. As walls, it improves indoor air quality, provides for good acoustics and a well-insulated building envelope. All the plant’s (residual) materials can be used, making it a healthy and sustainable material for people and planet.
Site Practice - Hemp from Dutch soil is used  as a material resource for the construction of the project.
Hemp from Dutch soil is used as a material resource for the construction of the project.
Hennephof is located in Hof van Holland, a new development area in Nijmegen-Noord. Site Practice’s proposal was awarded first prize in a two stage architectural design competition that asked for a prototypical approach to affordable, circular and energy-efficient social housing. The jury recognised Site Practice’s proposal for its ambition, boldness and high level of innovation and praised the choice of materials and the strong communal aspects.
Site Practice - The facade is made of hemp fibre based corrugated panels and timber windows and posts in Accoya.
The facade is made of hemp fibre based corrugated panels and timber windows and posts in Accoya.
Following the open call in May 2020, Site Practice was selected as one of three finalists out of 61 applicants and invited to prepare further design proposals.


Client: Stichting Volksbelang van 1895 and Talis Housing
Architects: Site Practice
Structural Engineers: Summum Engineering
MEP Engineers: Adviesbureau W-inst Rotterdam
Sustainable Building Consultants: W/E Adviseurs
01/08 –

Campus Glashütte
2020, Norderstedt

The new 17,000 sqm mass timber school building of the Glashütte Campus forms a vibrant focal point in the Ossenmoorpark and the garden city of Norderstedt in Northern Germany. Inspired by the educational aims and objectives of two merging schools, the new building is a reinterpretation of the “Kasseler model” of the late 1960s and early 1970s and creates an economically, socio- and ecologically sustainable place where learning, playing, exploring, and sports and leisure activities find a home.
Site Practice - Site model in wood and clay with hand drawing 1:500
Site model in wood and clay with hand drawing 1:500
The design of the new campus allows for the surrounding greenery to extend deep into school life. The landscape slopes down gently to create a protected sunken entrance to the school, marking the boundary of a new school yard with public play areas. As one enters through the building, the inner court opens up to a natural playground, it includes a bee meadow, a pond, an energy park with a wind turbine and solar system, an art garden and outdoor work spaces.
Site Practice - Catalogue of site species and building elements
Catalogue of site species and building elements
Site Practice - Catalogue of site species and building elements
Catalogue of site species and building elements
The majority of the new building will be constructed using a timber post and beam construction. This not only significantly reduces the amount of grey energy, but also drastically shortens the construction time. The load-bearing structure establishes an architectural rhythm that gives form and structure to the new building. The rest of the lightweight interior partitions are free from the main structure, to ensure flexibility and future changes of use.
Site Practice - Ground floor plan
Ground floor plan
Site Practice - Le Corbusier's monastery of Sainte Marie de La Tourette. Photo: Cemal Emden
Le Corbusier's monastery of Sainte Marie de La Tourette. Photo: Cemal Emden
The spatial programme of the two schools and their common functions are organised around the inner courtyard. This void provides daylight, serenity and remoteness for the classrooms arranged around it. It acts as an orientation device and forms the communal focal point that binds the two schools together.
Site Practice - A large staircase leads into the schoolyard and can also be used as an amphitheatre or outdoor classroom.
A large staircase leads into the schoolyard and can also be used as an amphitheatre or outdoor classroom.
From the park and schoolyard, the school’s appearance is characterised by its open and horizontally structured façade. While the boundaries between inside and outside almost blur in the generous entrance hall with the cafeteria on the ground floor, the solar panels firmly enclose the classrooms located on the upper floors. Where the entrances are located, the solar panels are replaced with colourful metal panels, creating practical canopies and eccentric breaks in the grid. The roof structures needed for the building’s installations and daylighting form equally playful exceptions and are reminiscent of the playful roofscape of the pre-modern city.
Site Practice - Ecological and social sustainability are an integral part of the design proposal.
Ecological and social sustainability are an integral part of the design proposal.
The new school will be carbon neutral – both in building construction and operation. Rooftop and façade-integrated solar panels will provide on-site renewable energy production of more than 400 MWh annually and act as external sunshading device. In the courtyard, the timber structure is extended to the outside, providing a support structure in which plants can grow up along the façade to promote biodiversity.
Site Practice - Avasara's solar chimneys designed in collaboration with Transsolar KlimaEngineering.
Avasara's solar chimneys designed in collaboration with Transsolar KlimaEngineering.
Site Practice - The appearance of the architecture is significantly characterised by its details.
The appearance of the architecture is significantly characterised by its details.
Following an open call in October 2019, Site Practice was invited as one of thirteen finalists to take part in the second stage of the two stage architectural design competition for a new school campus in Norderstedt, Northern Germany.


Client: Entwicklungsgesellshaft Norderstedt mbH
Architects: Site Practice
Landscape Designers: Topotek 1
Environmental Engineer: Transsolar KlimaEngineering

Groothandelsgebouw Offices
2019, Rotterdam

Situated within an iconic post-war monument in the centre of Rotterdam, the offices are designed to house the flexible and multifunctional workspaces of a funding organisation for the creative industries in the Netherlands. Located on the fifth floor overlooking a courtyard on one side and the city on the other, the work environment is envisioned as a hub supporting the creative industry.
Site Practice - Meeting room looking into central space
Meeting room looking into central space
Site Practice - Central area with informal seating
Central area with informal seating
With a range of meeting rooms and informal gathering spaces employees and guests can share ideas and discuss work in a variety of ways and settings. More secluded rooms offer space for work that requires focus and concentration without being distracted.
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The central room becomes the focal point of the offices, connecting adjacent work spaces and meeting rooms along the facades. Housing all kinds of activities, it ensures for a flexibility of use that the organisation requires. By opening or closing sliding walls, rooms can either become part of the central hall or be separated for more seclusion.
Site Practice - Secluded work places can be connected to the central area by opening the partitions.
Secluded work places can be connected to the central area by opening the partitions.
Site Practice - Material palette
Material palette
The flexibility and innovation that is characteristic of the organisation is further expressed in the choices of materials and details. Surrounded by the characteristic concrete of the fifties building, simple of-the-shelve metal stud frames are reimagined to make partitions that can be opened or closed as appropriated. The frames have infill panels in a variety of materials, responding to aesthetic and technical requirements of the spaces such as acoustics, comfort, transparency or enclosure.
Site Practice - Groothandelsgebouw courtyard. Photo: Iwan Baan
Groothandelsgebouw courtyard. Photo: Iwan Baan
Following an open call in April 2019, Site Practice was selected out of 125 applicants to prepare design proposals for the offices and was one of four finalists.


Client: Creative Industries Fund NL
Architects: Site Practice
Collaborators: Team Thursday

Americano Restaurant
2019, Mumbai

Located in the bustling streets of Kala Ghoda in South Mumbai, the Americano restaurant caters both as a local neighbourhood hangout and as a cosy dine out spot for a diverse Bombay crowd. Seating around hundred guests on a busy night, the compact space has been optimised to maximize its capacity, combining conventional dining table setups with a range of informal places to sit, stand, eat or have a drink.
Site Practice - The open kitchen is placed at the long axis of the restaurant, becoming the focal point of the restaurant.
The open kitchen is placed at the long axis of the restaurant, becoming the focal point of the restaurant.
Site Practice - Bespoke teak tables and chairs, upholstered with deep-blue fabric, are designed with attention to detail and finish.
Bespoke teak tables and chairs, upholstered with deep-blue fabric, are designed with attention to detail and finish.
Prominently placed near the entrance is a bar in emerald green marble, sourced from local quarries in Udaipur. The spatial characteristics of the original timber ceilings are highlighted with a dark blue colour that responds to the blue terrazzo floor laid out across the entire space. Bespoke brass pendants are hanging from the ceiling, lighting the space in a subtle and atmospheric way.
Site Practice - Brass door handle and other bespoke details contrast with the cool tones of blue. Photo: Americano
Brass door handle and other bespoke details contrast with the cool tones of blue. Photo: Americano
Site Practice - Signage in brass overgrown by greenery along the facade. Photo: Adrienne Thadani
Signage in brass overgrown by greenery along the facade. Photo: Adrienne Thadani
The contrasting tones of fresh blues and warm brass are complemented with bespoke furniture in teak with minimal geometric shapes and designed with attention to details and joinery techniques. Large plants soften the space, accentuate the height and improve the air quality and acoustic comfort.
Site Practice - Intimate seating for dining and an informal bar area for gatherings are dispersed throughout the space.
Intimate seating for dining and an informal bar area for gatherings are dispersed throughout the space.
Realised within a limited budget and timeframe, the space reflects its presence in India by using locally sourced materials and crafted details in brass and teak while at the same time placing it in a globally orientated world of hospitality.
Site Practice - Brass Americano signage in the workshop
Brass Americano signage in the workshop
Site Practice - Bespoke brass pendant light
Bespoke brass pendant light
Client: Alex Sanchez and Mallyeka Watsa
Architects: Site Practice
Landscape Designers: Adrienne Thadani
Furniture and Lighting Designers: Site Practice
Main Contractor: Mortar Construction

Sebatu Village House
2018–, Bali

Settled amongst sprawling rice paddies on the edge of the Sebatu village in Bali, the new guest houses are nestled on top of a steep hill that overlooks a lush valley and the Mount Agung volcano beyond. The houses are assembled as a series of rooms, pavilions, terraces and pools. Constructed in local stone, brick and timber they reflect the Balinese village both in its materiality and spatial configuration and seek a harmonious balance between the natural and made environment.
Site Practice - Sebatu Village House floor plan at 50.0 meter
Sebatu Village House floor plan at 50.0 meter
The houses carefully respond to what is already there, creating spaces that blend from inside to outside encouraging a way of life that aspires to co-exist with the natural surroundings in a more involved way. In between the structures, a series of gardens, courtyards, terraces and water bodies – designed in collaboration with landscape designers Andy Hamilton and Jem Hanbury – have been arranged to enhance the surrounding natural landscape.
Site Practice - Early morning valley view
Early morning valley view
Site Practice - A harmonious balance between the organic and geometric shapes of the natural and made 
 environment.
A harmonious balance between the organic and geometric shapes of the natural and made environment.
As part of the cultural landscape that surrounds the house, a network of waterways connects the pools and ponds of the new garden with the Subak – a local irrigation system that functions as a communal ecosystem and ties together the agrarian village society. The water, diverted from the rice paddies and fields located at the highest point of the plot, is directed through a series of channels and gutters creating vibrant and productive garden features and is eventually guided to a natural pond with a water temple at the foot of the hill, before the water is returned to its natural ecosystem.
Site Practice - Stone sourced from the local quarry.
Stone sourced from the local quarry.
Site Practice - The natural materials enriched with a natural patina.
The natural materials enriched with a natural patina.
Local building typologies and the surrounding natural landscape informed the approach to materials and details. Rather than placed on the site, the project is grounded in its place by giving each building and pavilion a plinth made of locally sourced stone akin to the temples and village houses of the island. On top of these bases, a composition of reclaimed timber columns and panels, brickwork enclosures and a timber joisted roof dressed with a fine-cut copper cladding are placed. Analogous to Balinese practice, the materials are applied with a precision adherent to local artisanry traditions, leaving the surfaces exposed to the elements so that they will accumulate layers of moss, grasses and fungi that enrich them with a natural patina over time.
Site Practice - 1:1 scale mockups in bamboo. Built together with local farmers and builders.
1:1 scale mockups in bamboo. Built together with local farmers and builders.
Site Practice - Precise Balinese brickwork under construction.
Precise Balinese brickwork under construction.
The design process included extensive use of models to understand typography and spatial relations. The models were tested on-site with 1:1 scale mockups in bamboo. Built together with local farmers and builders the mockups conveyed an in-depth understanding of the relationship between land and building, between envisioned spaces and their surroundings and between architects and builders.
The first phase of the project, which is currently under construction, is expected to be completed in autumn 2020.


Client: Private
Architects: Site Practice
Landscape Designers: Jem Hanbury Studio and Andy Hamilton Studio
Structural Engineers: Saka Undagi
Project Manager: Penjor Bali Mandiri
Main Contractor: Adi Jaya Utama
Site Practice's proposal for the transformation and expansion of a colossal, vacant office building from the 70s into the mixed,...
Site Practice's proposal for the transformation and expansion of a colossal, vacant office building from the 70s into the mixed, sustainable "Fritz District". Designed in a collaborative process with ZUS (Rotterdam), Pool Architekten (Zurich), ROBERTNEUN (Berlin) and Mad arkitekter (Oslo).
Site Practice - Site Practice's proposal for the transformation and expansion of a colossal, vacant office building from the 70s into the mixed, sustainable
'Hennephof Housing' will be the first 8-storey building in timber balloon frame and hempcrete construction in The Netherlands. A collaboration...
'Hennephof Housing' will be the first 8-storey building in timber balloon frame and hempcrete construction in The Netherlands. A collaboration between Site Practice and Summum Engineering.
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Site Practice - 'Hennephof Housing' will be the first 8-storey building in timber balloon frame and hempcrete construction in The Netherlands. A  collaboration between Site Practice and Summum Engineering.
Our proposal for 81 sustainable, energy-efficient and affordable dwellings in Nijmegen has been added to our project overview.
Our proposal for 81 sustainable, energy-efficient and affordable dwellings in Nijmegen has been added to our project overview.
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Site Practice - Our proposal for 81 sustainable, energy-efficient and affordable dwellings in Nijmegen has been added to our project overview.
Hemp production facility in Groningen (NL). Site Practice is collaborating on their research on hemp construction in large scale housing...
Hemp production facility in Groningen (NL). Site Practice is collaborating on their research on hemp construction in large scale housing projects with Dun Agro Hemp Group and Summum Engineering.
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Site Practice - Hemp production facility in Groningen (NL). Site Practice is collaborating on their research on hemp construction in large scale housing projects with Dun Agro Hemp Group and Summum Engineering.
Grown locally, hemp is a fast growing species and absorbs more CO2 than any other plant grown for and used...
Grown locally, hemp is a fast growing species and absorbs more CO2 than any other plant grown for and used as construction material.
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Site Practice - Grown locally, hemp is a fast growing species and absorbs more CO2 than any other plant grown for and used as construction material.
Site Practice has received a research grant from the Dutch Creative Industries Fund NL for research on the application of...
Site Practice has received a research grant from the Dutch Creative Industries Fund NL for research on the application of hemp in construction of large scale housing projects. Video: Caspar Frenken
Site Practice - Site Practice has received a research grant from the Dutch Creative Industries Fund NL for research on the application of hemp in construction of large scale housing projects. Video: Caspar Frenken
‘The Stones of the Land’ in OASE 106 Table Settings, reflections on Architecture with Hannah Arendt.
‘The Stones of the Land’ in OASE 106 Table Settings, reflections on Architecture with Hannah Arendt.
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Site Practice - ‘The Stones of the Land’ in OASE 106 Table Settings, reflections on Architecture with Hannah Arendt.
Hemp farm and factory in North-eastern part of The Netherlands. Lime sourced from Belgium and France.
Hemp farm and factory in North-eastern part of The Netherlands. Lime sourced from Belgium and France.
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Site Practice - Hemp farm and factory in North-eastern part of The Netherlands. Lime sourced from Belgium and France.
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Originally designed for Americano Restaurant in Mumbai, the chair is both minimalistic in appearance and comfortable in use. Crafted in...
Originally designed for Americano Restaurant in Mumbai, the chair is both minimalistic in appearance and comfortable in use. Crafted in a combination of reclaimed teak and mahogany, it merges traditional Indian carpentry with modern living. For further details or inquiries please contact us by email.
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Site Practice - Originally designed for Americano Restaurant in Mumbai, the chair is both minimalistic in appearance and comfortable in use. Crafted in a combination of reclaimed teak and mahogany, it merges traditional Indian carpentry with modern living. For further details or inquiries please contact us by email.
Site Practice has been nominated for the ARC20 Young Talent Award, as one of five promising young architects in The...
Site Practice has been nominated for the ARC20 Young Talent Award, as one of five promising young architects in The Netherlands.
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Site Practice - Site Practice has been nominated for the ARC20 Young Talent Award, as one of five promising young architects in The Netherlands.
'Woontuinen'/ 'Gardens for Living' is a design research aimed at the development of new housing concepts for homeless adolescents in...
'Woontuinen'/ 'Gardens for Living' is a design research aimed at the development of new housing concepts for homeless adolescents in The Netherlands. Photo: Anoe Melliou
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Site Practice - 'Woontuinen'/ 'Gardens for Living' is a design research aimed at the development of new housing concepts for homeless adolescents in The Netherlands. Photo: Anoe Melliou
Our proposal for Norderstedt’s new school campus of 17,000 sqm floor area has been added to our project overview. A...
Our proposal for Norderstedt’s new school campus of 17,000 sqm floor area has been added to our project overview. A collaboration between Site Practice and landscape architects Topotek 1 from Berlin, and Transsolar KlimaEngineering from Stuttgart.
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Site Practice - Our proposal for Norderstedt’s new school campus of 17,000 sqm floor area has been added to our project overview. A collaboration between Site Practice and landscape architects Topotek 1 from Berlin, and Transsolar KlimaEngineering from Stuttgart.
Site Practice’s proposal for the new school building of the Glashütte Campus will form a vibrant focal point in the...
Site Practice’s proposal for the new school building of the Glashütte Campus will form a vibrant focal point in the Ossenmoorpark and the garden city of Norderstedt, Northern Germany.
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Site Practice - Site Practice’s proposal for the new school building of the Glashütte Campus will form a vibrant focal point in the Ossenmoorpark and the garden city of Norderstedt, Northern Germany.
Site Practice has won the AD100 Award 2020, Architectural Digest's annual list featuring the most influential architects and interior designers...
Site Practice has won the AD100 Award 2020, Architectural Digest's annual list featuring the most influential architects and interior designers in India.
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Site Practice - Site Practice has won the AD100 Award 2020, Architectural Digest's annual list featuring the most influential architects and interior designers in India.
Gallimaufry is a local community-built pavilion for gatherings, markets, performances and workshops. The pavilion uses cloth collected from neighbours and...
Gallimaufry is a local community-built pavilion for gatherings, markets, performances and workshops. The pavilion uses cloth collected from neighbours and residents, expressing their personality and presence. Not unlike the quilting bees that became important social events in the mid nineteenth century, the patchwork cladding will be a true communal act, celebrating the process of making as much as the process of being.
Site Practice - Gallimaufry is a local community-built pavilion for gatherings, markets, performances and workshops. The pavilion uses cloth collected from neighbours and residents, expressing their personality and presence. Not unlike the quilting bees that became important social events in the mid nineteenth century, the patchwork cladding will be a true communal act, celebrating the process of making as much as the process of being.
Site Practice has been selected to participate in the second stage of a two stage architectural design competition for a...
Site Practice has been selected to participate in the second stage of a two stage architectural design competition for a new school campus in Norderstedt, Northern Germany.
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Site Practice - Site Practice has been selected to participate in the second stage of a two stage architectural design competition for a new school campus in Norderstedt, Northern Germany.
Phase one of the work on site for the Sebatu Village House is nearing completion.
Phase one of the work on site for the Sebatu Village House is nearing completion.
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Site Practice - Phase one of the work on site for the Sebatu Village House is nearing completion.
Vernacular inspiration. In the highly seismic region of Meghalaya in North-East India, a traditional building construction known as Assam-type houses,...
Vernacular inspiration. In the highly seismic region of Meghalaya in North-East India, a traditional building construction known as Assam-type houses, which uses mesh from Ikora (a local reed) with mud or lime plaster set into a timber framework.
Site Practice - Vernacular inspiration. In the highly seismic region of Meghalaya in North-East India, a traditional building construction known as Assam-type houses, which uses mesh from Ikora (a local reed) with mud or lime plaster set into a timber framework.
Construction has started on the improvements to a century-old shelter home for girls in Sion, Mumbai. Site Practice is collaborating...
Construction has started on the improvements to a century-old shelter home for girls in Sion, Mumbai. Site Practice is collaborating with NGO Make A Difference, Adrienne Thadani and Nicola Antaki.
Site Practice - Construction has started on the improvements to a century-old shelter home for girls in Sion, Mumbai. Site Practice is collaborating with NGO Make A Difference, Adrienne Thadani and Nicola Antaki.
Making progress on the landscape for the Sebatu Village House in Bali. A collaboration between Site Practice and landscape designers...
Making progress on the landscape for the Sebatu Village House in Bali. A collaboration between Site Practice and landscape designers Jem Hanbury and Andy Hamilton.
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Site Practice - Making progress on the landscape for the Sebatu Village House in Bali. A collaboration between Site Practice and landscape designers Jem Hanbury and Andy Hamilton.
Site Practice is participating in the symposium "Leeromgeving van de Toekomst" in Amsterdam – exploring their continued interest in well-designed...
Site Practice is participating in the symposium "Leeromgeving van de Toekomst" in Amsterdam – exploring their continued interest in well-designed educational environments. Watch Anne Geenen’s short film 'A School in the Making', to learn more about the collaborative approach to designing and building a sustainable school for girls in Pune.
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Site Practice has completed Americano restaurant in Kala Ghoda, Mumbai. Photo: Adrienne Thadani
Site Practice has completed Americano restaurant in Kala Ghoda, Mumbai. Photo: Adrienne Thadani
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Site Practice - Site Practice has completed Americano restaurant in Kala Ghoda, Mumbai. Photo: Adrienne Thadani
Site Practice has been shortlisted by the Creative Industries Fund NL to design their new offices in the iconic Groothandelsgebouw...
Site Practice has been shortlisted by the Creative Industries Fund NL to design their new offices in the iconic Groothandelsgebouw in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Site Practice - Site Practice has been shortlisted by the Creative Industries Fund NL to design their new offices in the iconic Groothandelsgebouw in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
A School in the Making, the exhibition by Anne Geenen and Samuel Barclay and first showcased at the Biennale Architettura...
A School in the Making, the exhibition by Anne Geenen and Samuel Barclay and first showcased at the Biennale Architettura di Venezia 2018, opens at Archizoom, EPFL in Lausanne on Monday 18 February. Photo: Ariel Huber
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Site Practice - A School in the Making, the exhibition by Anne Geenen and Samuel Barclay and first showcased at the Biennale Architettura di Venezia 2018, opens at Archizoom, EPFL in Lausanne on Monday 18 February. Photo: Ariel Huber
Site Practice co-founder Anne Geenen is invited by Rhode Island School of Design to talk about her work and interest...
Site Practice co-founder Anne Geenen is invited by Rhode Island School of Design to talk about her work and interest in collaboration, process and craft.
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Site Practice - Site Practice co-founder Anne Geenen is invited by Rhode Island School of Design to talk about her work and interest in collaboration, process and craft.
Construction on Chef Alex Sanchez' new South Mumbai restaurant is ongoing. The new restaurant will open on 19 March.
Construction on Chef Alex Sanchez' new South Mumbai restaurant is ongoing. The new restaurant will open on 19 March.
Site Practice - Construction on Chef Alex Sanchez' new South Mumbai restaurant is ongoing. The new restaurant will open on 19 March.
After its inception in 2013 and five years of fruitful collaboration, Case Design partner Anne Geenen is starting a new...
After its inception in 2013 and five years of fruitful collaboration, Case Design partner Anne Geenen is starting a new studio called 'Site Practice', co-founded with former 6a architects associate David Schmidt. Whilst Samual Barclay will continue to operate under the name ‘Case Design’, the new studio continues to work on projects focusing on craftsmanship and materiality and exploring the design process through acts of making and collaboration. Photo: Ariel Huber
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Site Practice - After its inception in 2013 and five years of fruitful collaboration, Case Design partner Anne Geenen is starting a new studio called 'Site Practice', co-founded with former 6a architects associate David Schmidt. Whilst Samual Barclay will continue to operate under the name ‘Case Design’, the new studio continues to work on projects focusing on craftsmanship and materiality and exploring the design process through acts of making and collaboration. Photo: Ariel Huber
Construction on the Sebatu Village House in Bali has started with a breaking-ground ceremony on site.
Construction on the Sebatu Village House in Bali has started with a breaking-ground ceremony on site.
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Mansi Choksi describes Anne Geenen and Samuel Barclay's crisp and tranquil style in Kinfolk issue twenty-eight, June 2018.
Mansi Choksi describes Anne Geenen and Samuel Barclay's crisp and tranquil style in Kinfolk issue twenty-eight, June 2018.
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Site Practice - Mansi Choksi describes Anne Geenen and Samuel Barclay's crisp and tranquil style in Kinfolk issue twenty-eight, June 2018.
Anne Geenen and Samuel Barclay exhibit Casegoods furniture and objects at Carlo Scarpa’s Fondazione Querini Stampalia on Friday 25 May...
Anne Geenen and Samuel Barclay exhibit Casegoods furniture and objects at Carlo Scarpa’s Fondazione Querini Stampalia on Friday 25 May 2018. Photo: Case Design
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Site Practice - Anne Geenen and Samuel Barclay exhibit Casegoods furniture and objects at Carlo Scarpa’s Fondazione Querini Stampalia on Friday 25 May 2018. Photo: Case Design
Anne Geenen and Samuel Barclay will exhibit at the Biennale Architettura di Venezia 2018. The exhibition ‘a School in the...
Anne Geenen and Samuel Barclay will exhibit at the Biennale Architettura di Venezia 2018. The exhibition ‘a School in the Making’ opens on May 26 and is a response to the curatorial theme 'Freespace', a word which describes a generosity of spirit and a sense of humanity at the core of architecture's agenda. Photo: Ariel Huber
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Site Practice - Anne Geenen and Samuel Barclay will exhibit at the Biennale Architettura di Venezia 2018. The exhibition ‘a School in the Making’ opens on May 26 and is a response to the curatorial theme 'Freespace', a word which describes a generosity of spirit and a sense of humanity at the core of architecture's agenda. Photo: Ariel Huber
Listen to an interview with Site Practice co-founder Anne Geenen, recorded at the Columbia GSAPP symposium ‘Constructing Practice’ that took...
Listen to an interview with Site Practice co-founder Anne Geenen, recorded at the Columbia GSAPP symposium ‘Constructing Practice’ that took place last year and reflects on how 15 firms from around the world respond to particular regional conditions. Photo: Ariel Huber
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Site Practice - Listen to an interview with Site Practice co-founder Anne Geenen, recorded at the Columbia GSAPP symposium ‘Constructing Practice’ that took place last year and reflects on how 15 firms from around the world respond to particular regional conditions. Photo: Ariel Huber
Testing the spatial arrangement on-site in Sebatu, Bali, using 1:1 scale mock-ups in bamboo.
Testing the spatial arrangement on-site in Sebatu, Bali, using 1:1 scale mock-ups in bamboo.
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Site Practice - Testing the spatial arrangement on-site in Sebatu, Bali, using 1:1 scale mock-ups in bamboo.

Information

Site Practice is an architecture and design studio based in Mumbai and Amsterdam and was founded by Anne Geenen and David Schmidt in 2018. The studio approaches each project by committing to a collaborative design process engaging with makers and users from various backgrounds and disciplines. By engaging with the process of making and construction they explore material, cultural and ecological conditions, creating places and objects that have a strong emphasis on detail and become moments of quality in our daily lives. Current projects include guest houses in Bali, a boutique hotel on the coast of India, a housing project in Rotterdam and several interior and furniture projects.

People

Anne Geenen
Prior to establishing Site Practice Anne was partner at
Case Design
Home on Malabar Hill, Mumbai. Photo: Ariel Huber
Avasara Academy, Pune. Photo: Ariel Huber
Avasara Academy, Pune. Photo: Ariel Huber
Avasara Academy, Pune. Photo: Case Design
Avasara Academy, Pune. Photo: Ariel Huber
Kizimkazi eco resort, Zanzibar. Photo: Ariel Huber
and cofounder of the furniture brand
Casegoods
Folding flat chair. Photo: Case Design
Rolling round light. Photo: Case Design
Seven tube light. Photo: Ariel Huber
Topologic bowls. Photo: Case Design
Three leg table. Photo: Case Design
. She has worked on projects ranging from educational institutes to residential interiors. Anne graduated with honours from the University of Technology in Delft and gained professional experience at Studio Mumbai, B.V. Doshi and David Chipperfield Architects Berlin. She has taught at Parsons, Indian School for Design and Innovation in Mumbai and Delft University of Technology.
David Schmidt
Before co-founding Site Practice David was an associate at
6a architects
House and studio in London. Photo: Johan Dehlin
House and studio in London. Photo: Johan Dehlin
Housing in Hamburg’s HafenCity. Image: 6a architects
Housing in Hamburg’s HafenCity. Photo: 6a architects
Housing in Hamburg’s HafenCity. Photo: 6a architects
House and studio in London. Photo: Johan Dehlin
in London, where he has led the design of several international culture and arts buildings in the UK, Belgium and Australia as well as international competitions and the design and construction of housing projects in Germany and Switzerland, often through a process of engagement with buildings with a strong history. David has studied Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences at ETH Zurich and Delft University of Technology.
Jate Bleeker
Mingus ten Cate
Luca Carstanjen
Neha Dalvi
Aneesh Devi
Siri Heidweiller
Bas Leemans
Patricia van der Lugt
Preradon Pimpakan
Clara Roth

Former

Gunjan Alagh
Zaara Arsiwala
Holly Dale
Marion Fonjallaz
Kirtana Gollamudi
Maxine Granzin
Carmen Kempf
Saish Khandekar
Surya Kumar
Anoe Melliou
Sanjana Mugeraya
Lakshita Munjal
Abhinav Pahade
Gautam Palav
Laura Polkmane
Kim Rasche
Hannah Segerkrantz
Joshua Stevenson-Brown
Harsh Vora
Bram de Vos
Nush Wadia
Edwin Yu
Laurien Zwaans

Lectures

2023, Rotterdamse Academie van Bouwkunst, Rotterdam
2022, Independent School for the City, Rotterdam
2022, Expo Gouda Maakt, Gouda
2021, ACN College, Nijmegen
2019, Talks About Architecture, Rotterdam
2019, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence
2019, University of Illinois, Chicago
2018, Kuala Lumpur Architecture Festival
2018, Delft University of Technology
2018, MASA, Bangalore
2017, Columbia GSAPP, New York City
2017, Society for Environment and Architecture, Mumbai

Publications

2020, OASE 106, Table Settings. Reflections on Architecture with Hannah Arendt, Hans Teerds, Christoph Grafe, Catherine Koekoek, ed., The Stones of the Land, Anne Geenen
2018, Case Design, A School in the Making, Cyril Veillon, ed., Editions Archizoom

Exhibitions

2023, Hot Cities: Lessons from Arab Architecture, Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein
2022, Rural Practices, International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR), Rotterdam
2018, A School in the Making, La Biennale di Venezia, Venice
2018, Al Falaj, Water Systems of the Gulf’s Oases, House for Architectural Heritage, Bahrain
2016, Al Falaj, Water Systems of the Gulf’s Oases, London Design Biennale, London

Awards

2022, Next Step Award
2022, Talent Development Grant Creative Industries Fund NL
2020, AD100 Award
2020, ARC20 Young Talent Award Nomination
2019, AD100 Award
2018, Talent Development Grant Creative Industries Fund NL





Credits


Design by Andrea Evangelista
Development by Eduardo Rodriguez
Photography by Ariel Huber, unless otherwise indicated.
Site Practice is thankful to Creative Industries Fund NL for their support.





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Imprint

Mumbai: Site Practice LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in India with LLP Identification Number AAN-6234 and whose registered office is at 320, Udyog Mandir 1, Bhagoji Keer Marg, Mumbai 400016.

Amsterdam: Site Practice is registered with the Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands with company number 74799819 and whose registered address is Nieuwe Kerkstraat 143 H, 1018 VL Amsterdam.

Where used, the term "architect" may include architects qualified in other countries.
General enquiries
mail@sitepractice.com

Mumbai

205, A to Z Industrial Estate,
GK Road, Lower Parel
Mumbai 400013, India

T +91 86984 51393

Amsterdam

Nieuwe Kerkstraat 143 H
1018 VL Amsterdam
The Netherlands

T +31 20 220 34 36
Vacancies
We are always interested in receiving applications from talented and motivated architects and designers. Internship applications are reviewed on a regular basis.

To apply please send your portfolio, CV and written motivation to jobs@sitepractice.com – stating both the position and location that you are applying for in the subject line.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted within three weeks of receipt of your application.