Waterstudio.NL
Architecture and PlanningSouth Holland, Netherlands11-50 Employees
Waterstudio.NL is an architecture and planning firm based in Rijswijk, South Holland, focused on addressing urbanization and climate-related challenges. The company envisions large-scale floating developments as flexible and sustainable solutions for dense cities, anticipating trends such as relocating center-city functions to waterfronts and creating water-based neighborhoods with traditional urban densities. Its work centers on rethinking how built environments interact with water, promoting dynamic, recyclable building stock and the potential for relocatability to adapt to changing demand. A notable recent development is the collaboration with Dutch Docklands and the Government of The Maldives to design the Maldives Floating City, an innovative approach to sustainable living on the Indian Ocean. Waterstudio.NL positions itself within architecture and urban planning, leveraging floating strategies to address waterfront and broader urban growth pressures from climate change and urbanization.