The transition to a circular future requires the power of thought, time and attention, strength of design, collaboration and perseverance. Connecting  the story of the new with the old stories, respecting the existing and giving the new a chance: together they form our new sustainable future.  

In what we create, we seek high quality, added value, and future value. Distilling what is of value in our profession as architects brings focus and offers opportunities.

Physical places acquire significance by making links and facilitating connections. We might simply feel ‘grounded’, feel ‘at home’ in such places, without quite knowing why.

The essential idea in the architecture of DP6 is that the space you occupy influences your feelings, your psyche. The deliberate focus on sensory experience inspires awe and wonder.

Commitment as ambition. A design ethos that has proven to be a solid basis for remarkable continuity in a wide-ranging body of work. To mark the twentieth anniversary, DP6 published a double-sized yearbook with a selection of twenty designs from the second decade.

In the fall of 1999, Chris de Weijer and Robert Alewijnse left Mecanoo Architects to start their own firm. They named it DP6 architecture studio. In the ten years that have since passed, they have built a rich and diverse oeuvre. In DP6: Ten Years of Architecture, the eighteen projects that capture the imagination the most are presented. From the glass towers of the Walterbos complex in Apeldoorn to the archetypal wooden house in Driebergen, and from the striking red mega-cinema in a noise barrier near Ede to the bridges for Zuiderpark in Rotterdam.

In addition to extensive documentation of the projects, the book provides insight into the way DP6 approaches assignments. Designs often come to fruition in two phases. After a rational analysis, a more intuitive process follows, emphasizing the associative.