Werkstatt’s team is built on a deliberate balance between experienced architects and emerging talent. This mix ensures that technical expertise, curiosity, and artistic imagination are equally valued and represented. Our team combines expertise in construction technology, regulations, and project management with a commitment to challenging conventions through material research, digital tools and bold conceptual thinking.
What unites the team is a shared conviction that architecture must be approached holistically. The challenges of climate adaptation, sustainable building, and social well-being are not separate tasks but interwoven realities that demand both rigor and creativity. By combining the precision of engineers with the vision of artists and philosophers, Werkstatt aims to respond to today’s transition challenges with responsibility, imagination, and care.
Niels Groeneveld (1985) graduated cum laude from Eindhoven University of Technology. He won second prize at Archiprix Netherlands and was a finalist in the International Archiprix. Niels gained experience at Paul de Ruiter Architects and, after his studies, worked as an independent builder-architect on timber construction projects in Friesland.
Raoul Vleugels (1985) graduated cum laude from Eindhoven University of Technology. He worked at various offices in the Netherlands and abroad, including Peter Zumthor in Switzerland and Happel Cornelisse Verhoeven, before becoming a restoration architect at Laugs Bouwmeesters in Maastricht. He currently teaches at the Academy of Architecture in Maastricht.
Floor Frings (1985) graduated cum laude from Eindhoven University of Technology and was nominated for the Archiprix. She began her career at Open Architecture Office before joining Collaboration O. In 2015, she founded MATO architects, which she led for six years. During this period, she developed a close working relationship with Werkstatt, where she became partner in 2021.