Meet the team
Born – Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Education – Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands; exchange program at Buchner Bründler Studio at EPFL, Switzerland;exchange program at Ken Yokogawa Lab & Kengo Kuma Lab at University of Tokyo, Japan
Previous Experience – KCAP, SANAA, ibda Design & Interiors, MAKS
architect
YUKA TAKEUCHI, ir., MSc.
. jp
Yuka has in depth experience working on a wide range of projects, from container-reinvention for Dubai Design District to curation of art exhibition. She has expertise in construction and project management.
Coming from a Japanese artist family, Yuka has inherited the instinct and understandability for Far East aesthetics, and forged this inborn ability through studying and working in Japan and at Japanese studios. She is passionate about combining art and architecture and translating her experience of different cultures into perceptional space.
Yuka is also a Marathon runner.
architect
EDU LAMTARA, ir., MSc.
.nl
Edu has worked on a variety of acclaimed projects at Dutch offices. He is experienced in large public space and infrastructural designs. His thesis, an exploration on engineering structure in the city and reimagining its potential to enrich city vitality, was shortlisted for archiprix nl 2013. Edu is also active in research. Recently he has been investigating architectural possibility to better working and living conditions in healthcare sector.
Being a passionate life observer, Edu is ardent to inspire and empower people through designing. He is a true practitioner of holistic approaches and multidisciplinary.
Edu is also a pianist.
Born – Hefei, China
Education – Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands
Previous Experience – Oppenheim Architecture + Design, AAArchitects
architect
EUGENIE GUO, ir., MSc.
. cn
Eugenie has worked on award-winning projects worldwide at offices in Switzerland and in the Netherlands. The spectrum of projects she participated spans from Asia to Europe, from public buildings to recreational golf club and luxurious yacht interiors. The projects are diverse in both scales and functions. Also, she worked on many research topics, of which her research on Times Square in New York is collected and published in book.
Motivated and inspired by her cultural sensibility and background, Eugenie also practices in other design realms and she is active in heritage preservation. Through multidisciplinary approaches she seeks to revitalize and celebrate oriental vernacular arts through pattern, color, and texture.
Eugenie is also an archer.