About us

Founded in 1990 by Moshé Zwarts and Rein Jansma, ZJA has now grown into an architectural studio with more than 50 employees. Under the enthusiastic leadership of Rob Torsing, Reinald Top, Ralph Kieft, Erik Smits and Kay Oosterman, we work on various (inter)national projects, mainly in the areas of infrastructure, sports and leisure.

Construction and creating spaces - solving and designing - go hand in hand at ZJA. In the quest for the best combination of technology and aesthetics, both sustainability and innovative technologies such as parametric design are an integral part of our design process. At our office we do more than designing. Because you create the best things when you share and have fun together in your profession.

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‘Working on a monumental building that must remain operational is of course quite a challenge. I’ve been working on the project for a few years now, and I’ve never had a dull moment. In the beginning, sketch the first broad outlines and now work out the smallest details. To find out what influence those first choices now have, frequent consultation with the clients. In the meantime, dive into the archives to find out what exactly is behind that finish. As a commuter myself, I come there every day, and soon I will be able to see the changes that we now outline take place. I feel we are making a building that is already very good, even better. Really cool!’
  

– Rinze Wassenaar, Architect at ZJA

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