A Dries is a public green space in a village and often bordered by tall oak trees.
Historically, it served as common property where villagers gathered their herds.
Dries is a studio dedicated to design and research in the field of architecture and landscape.
We approach architecture as a process that provides solutions for a community in a particular place.
We use materials and craft linked to this place.
The philosophy and know-how of the anonymous builders presents the largest untapped source of architectural inspiration for industrial man.
- Bernard Rudofsky -
Making is a form of intelligence.
Our society values abstract activities but thinking also happens with our bodies.
Tinkering and modeling are indispensable tools in creating solutions and we love to make.
Imagination requires input. We postpone judgement and approach each project with an open mind.
We only consider solutions after we explore and analyse the site, the brief, and the clients.
Before his career in architecture, Stijn worked as a carpenter for a decade and earned the title of engineer.
He gained experience in renowned architectural offices including RAU, DOK, and BETA architects and has a masters degree from the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture.
As a carpenter
I believe in craft and the vernacular.
As an engineer
I believe in technology and the global.
As an architect
I believe in the power of ideas and stories we are told.
- Stijn Dries -