van der Architects is an architectural design firm founded by Martin van der Linden and based in Tokyo. Today architects can design and build anything, anywhere in anyway. Our aim is to create an architecture where users have an authentic experience of space.

Architecture is about movement and rest within space. We strive in creating immersive experiences of space. This is done through careful selection of materials, the tactility of space, the use of shadow, light and reflection, by inserting a variety of viewpoints, by taking dimensionality of the space and our mobility into consideration. An authentic space is not so much seen but rather it is felt.