Mei architects and planners realises leading projects in the Netherlands and abroad. Our work is founded on respect for the environment: for the history of the location, the current context and future living environment. Based on our expertise in the field of adaptive re-use of architectural heritage, new build projects and urban development strategies, we work on designs that put the user first.
Core values
Our distinct designs tell their own story, which increases the involvement with the building and the connection between its users. With creativity, expertise and courage, we introduce innovative technical applications and user concepts that contribute to social and ecological sustainability.
What we stand for we have translated into 5 Core Values.
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Robert, Robert & Michiel
Mei was founded by Robert Winkel (right), who runs the agency together with Robert Platje (left) and Michiel van Loon (centre).
Since 2017, Robert and Michiel have already taken on essential roles in the management of the company, and from April 2022 they will be official partners at Mei.
Read the full press release on the appointment of the new partners here.
International & multidisciplinary
Established in Rotterdam, we work with an ambitious, international team on assignments in the Netherlands, France, Germany, Russia and Norway, among other countries. The office structure is based on the expertise domains of Building Transformation, New Build projects and Urban Planning, within which research is fostered and knowledge is secured. To further increase brain power and decisiveness, Mei seeks collaboration with various parties in the field, from experts in the area of urban nature to the building materials industry.
Besides our core team of dedicated employees, we are keen to work with experienced freelancers and flexible on-call staff at Mei. They are on stand-by to provide extra capacity and specialized expertise whenever needed.
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Mei & BIM
At Mei, we are fascinated by real-time integrated design processes using BIM. With many large-scale BIM projects in our portfolio, this tool has been fully incorporated into Mei’s working method in recent years.
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Versatile and highly acclaimed
Mei’s work has been widely published and awarded. Mei is known for transformation projects such as Fenix I and Jobsveem in Rotterdam and the Cheese Warehouse in Gouda, and new construction such as Schiecentrale 4B and the McDonald’s pavilion at Coolsingel in Rotterdam. With the design and development of SAWA, a fully wooden residential building in Rotterdam, Mei is a pioneer in the field of creating future-proof, nature-inclusive housing. At an urban planning level, Mei specialises in complex inner-city and redevelopment projects. Mei designs dynamic masterplans for, among other things, the site of the former silk factory in Naro-Fominsk (Russia), the OPG location in Utrecht and the Cable District in Delft.
Team Mei
Former Employees
In over 25 years, we have welcomed and seen many talented people grow at Mei. We are proud of our team, and of everyone who has worked or done an internship at Mei over the years:
Ruben Aalbersberg, Frank Aarssen, Antja Roos Adriaens, Claudia Aedo, Oleksii Ananiev, Robert Al Haddad, Joud Alhajsaleh, Achmed Al-Tamimi, Michele Amadori, Sander Andi Ganjoe, San Dino Arcilla, Anna Argyriadou, Roxana Aron, Geerte Baars, Martijn van den Ban, Seda Baseren, Joop van Beek, Sanne van Beek, Thamar van Beek, Unger Beerends, Carola van Bennekom, Merel Bijkerk, Juraj Biros, Ana Bismarck, Laurens de Boer, Max Boerman, Sean Bos, Gaby van den Boom, Richard Breit, Bente Bruijns, Floria Bruzzone, Daniëlle Buzalko, Daniel Beirão de Cavalho, Pepijn Berghout, Anne Berkers, Thomas Bianchi, Anja Biel, Chiel Bikker, Hercilia Borges, Marcel Bos, Nars Broekharst, Stevan Broekhof, Rene Bouman, Jack Bouwer, Max Brobbel, Wim Bruneel, Hugo Buitendijk, Sebastiaan Buitenhuis, Eline Burger, Hanneke Buurman, Daniel Carvalho, Loïc Chareyre, Marjan Choroumi, Ana Climent Dominguez, George Coleman, Jonathan Connerney, Bas Coret, Mirjam van Dam, Olaf van Dam, Hennie Dankers, Niklas Dauber, Eelco Dekker, Mark Dekker, Robin Deurloo, Bianca Diaconu, Caro van Dijk, Jaap van Dijk, Noelle Dooper, Charlotte Dovanius, Guido Dolné, Diana Dragan, Rob Driel, Jingling Du, Gijs van Duin, Eugene Dumoulin, Finn van Eck, Yvonne van Eck, Arthur Eeuwijk, Judith Egberink, Remko Eppink, Ilias el Baroudi, Fatima el Hadji, Katarzyna Ephraim, Immanuel Fäustle, Harro Fonk, Lars Fraij, Theun Frankema, Sara Gagliarini, Kees Gajentaan, Zuzanna Gaszczak, Danijel Gavranović, Sander Geurtsen, Marieke Giele, Stefania Gioia, Jeffrey Gilyamse, Esther González-Aurignac, Reshma Gopal, Daan Graveland, Lukasz Grela, Rob Grim, Onno Groen, Rose de Groot, Ylana Groot, Jelle Grunstra, Niels van Ham, Terry Harmelink, Eline van den Haterd, Inge Hegge, Marianne van den Heuvel, Inga Hilburg, Jack Hoogeboom, Jan Hoogervorst, Rob van Houten, Bob van den Hoven, Louise de Hullu, Jarne van Huyck, Frank Huibers, Sebastian Humpert, Chris Idema, Bernhard Jaarsma, Serkar Jaff, Ernst de Jager, Ewout de Jager, Maarten Janszen, Martina Japuncic, Martin de Jong, Katrien Joosten, Katarina Jovic, Jaap van de Kamp, Jan Kasper, Koos Keet, Jasper Keupink, Rihilda Keizer, Kishwer Khan, Joune Ho Kim, Naun Kim, Glenn King, Heidi Klein, Sam Klompé, Matthijs Klooster, Daphne van der Knijff, Tim Knip, Martijn Koebrugge, Ruby van der Kolk, Anton de Koning, Gevorg Kootanjan, Marloes Koster, Eva Kuiper, Rutger Kuipers, Arjan Kunst, Paul Peter Kuper, Sigit Kusumawijaya, Ben de Lange, Levi Lanser, Daam van der Leij, David Lesterhuis, Roos Limburg, Chris Liu, Qing Lai, Qing Liu, Yan Hang Lo, Irene Lopez, Richel Lubbers, Anja Lübke, Chris Luth, Roberto Magnanini, Yves Malysse, Martina Marinova, Jeronimo Meija, Oliver Micek, Bahareh Miri, Marcus de Moes, Nima Morkoc, Ruldof Muis, Olivier Mylle, Andreea Nae, Eva Nagtegaal, Jane Nagtegaal, Elva Nano, Flip Nieuwpoort, Augustijn Nouwens, Erich Oesterbauer, Farid Omid, Karl Oscarsson, Suze Overgaag, Ahmed Pasha, Andrea Pasqua, Alex Pastoors, Karolien de Pauw, Nathan Perez, Daniella Persson, Dagmare Anna Pizcz, Ruben van der Plas, Hugo Plat, Jokubas Platukis, Christina Polyviou, Marloes van der Pols, Vergile Ponsoye, Jasmijn Ponssen, Rens van Poppel, Riemer Postma, Jelena Radonjić, Rianne Reijnders, Rob Reintjes, Filip Rekowski, Armando Reyna, Alex de Ridder, Sophie de Ridder, Camilo Ridderplaat, Ronald Rijntjes, Carolait Zaraite Rios, Fabiana Rodrigues, Ed de Rooij, Colette Rooimans, Sabine Roomer, Maxim Ross, Maurice de Ruijter, Danique van de Sanden, Luca Sandri, Jos Schäffer, Gerard Scheele, Anna Schneider, Rutger Schoenmaker, Nino Schoonen, Marjolein Schoonewagen, Arvid Schoots, Florian Schramm, Martijn Schuil, Ivan Shkurko, Bart Siemens, Menno Slijboom, Adriaan Smidt, Gwen Smits, Catherine Spaans, Bart Spee, Laura van de Stadt, Nikoleta Stankovic, Marijn Steenbreker, Mike Steinhoff, Krizia van der Stoep, Meike Stoetzer, Simona Subaciute, Jarod Suijkens, Willem Sulsters, Zsófia Szöke, Karolina Szostkiewicz, Shahib Talib, Renata Tavares, Gu Tianyi, Simon Tiemersma, Anneloes Tilman, Pablo Macias Trujillo, Duc Truong, Edwin Tukker, Bernd Upmeyer, Lodewijk van der Veen, Iris Veentjer, Pim van der Ven, Lore van de Venne, Sebastiaan Veldhuisen, Ingrid Verburgh, Erwin Verhoeve, Barbara Vermaat, Rudolf Verver, Dennis Vijftigschild, Youri Vijzelman, Elise Vleugels, Lea van Vliet, Rob Vollaard, Coen de Vries, Ronald Vroegindeweij, Elaha Wafai, Yichao Wang, Martin van der Werf, Bertus van Woerden, Menno van der Woude, Frank Wapenaar, Martin Werner, Marijn Wesdorp, Lea Wiederholdt, Joanne Wienk, Machteld Wijnands, Roy Wijte, Joan Wildenberg, Chantal Wilson, Reinier van Wingerden, Mieke Winkel, Weronika Witkowicz, Joost Woertman, Adam Wrobel, Anton Wubben, Ruslan Yatsenko, Ceylan Yazici, Michel Zaan, Stanislav Zakharov, Reinoud van der Zijde, Alexandra Zinkevich, Hagar Zur, Roos Zwart, Chris Zwiers.