Studio RAP

We’re honored to have our project the Ceramic House highlighted in this summer. Grateful for the opportunity to share our work and explore the crossover between fashion and architecture. Thank you, !

We’re proud to have contributed to the remarkable ‘Coding Architecture’ book, edited by Pierpaolo Ruttico, alongside other esteemed projects. Dive into this exceptional publication to learn more about what’s happening in the AEC industry!

Title: Coding Architecture - Designing Toolkits, Workflows, Industry

Architect Internship - Studio RAP is a rapidly growing architectural design firm that combines the power of computational design with innovative digital fabrication methods. Our goal is to make the world more exciting and diverse. As part of our team expansion, we are currently seeking an architect intern. In this role, you will closely collaborate with our team of architects on various groundbreaking architectural projects, allowing you to enhance your skills.

Curious? You can find the vacancy following the link in our bio.

Get ready to be captivated by the stunning tiles we’ve designed for the Ceramic House project! At Studio RAP, our hearts overflow with excitement as we present a masterpiece that embodies craftsmanship and celebrates the allure of ornamental design.
Designing with materiality and attention to detail is our true passion at Studio RAP. Our spaces are crafted to captivate and inspire, leaving a lasting impression. We meticulously create mock-ups and 1:1 prototypes, ensuring that every design is of the utmost quality.
Stay tuned as we unveil the incredible story behind this extraordinary project. Your support means the world to us, and we’re eager to share our artistic vision with you.

Get ready to be captivated by the stunning tiles we’ve designed for the Ceramic House project! At Studio RAP, our hearts overflow with excitement as we present a masterpiece that embodies craftsmanship and celebrates the allure of ornamental design.
Designing with materiality and attention to detail is our true passion at Studio RAP. Our spaces are crafted to captivate and inspire, leaving a lasting impression. We meticulously create mock-ups and 1:1 prototypes, ensuring that every design is of the utmost quality.
Stay tuned as we unveil the incredible story behind this extraordinary project. Your support means the world to us, and we’re eager to share our artistic vision with you.

We are thrilled to unveil these stunning tiles designed exclusively for the Ceramic House project. At Studio RAP, we have poured our hearts into creating a masterpiece that celebrates craftsmanship and embraces the beauty of ornamental design.
With a deep passion for materiality and attention to detail, we strive to design spaces that captivate and inspire. Our team meticulously crafts mock-ups and 1:1 prototypes, ensuring that every aspect of our designs meets the highest standards.
Stay tuned for updates as we share the inspiring story behind this extraordinary project. Your support means the world to us, and we can’t wait to share our artistic vision with all of you.

We are live at Utrecht! If you are a real developer, or thinking of building your own house, pay a visit. Definitely worth a visit to get inspired by new materials. And don’t forget to visit the stand of Studio RAP. We are happy to tell you all about our design filosophy and architectural design services.

DE STAAL - Two weeks ago we showed you the 3d-printing progress of our New Delft Blue design. This week we are thrilled to announce another cool project we're designing at the moment, De Staal. In this project we seriously scaled up 3d-printing ceramics in architecture! We designed the facade of the lower block of the residential high-rise ‘De Staal’ that is to be realised in Delft (NL).

The identity of the lower block is robust, contemporary and differentiated. The facade is designed with expressive details and aspires to introduce a new expressive aesthetic to residential high rise buildings, making the built environment more exciting, diverse and inspiring. All facade tiles are generated by custom-designed algorithms. The combination of additive manufacturing and computational design results in a new, non-standard, highly differentiated facade design. We hope it inspires you!

The design of the complete residential high rise is a collaboration between , en Studio RAP under supervision of .nl, for real estate developer .

THE FLOAT #2 - For a private client we designed a floating home that is completely cladded in cork. The solid cork facade with the timber interior captures light and creates a wonderful tranquil experience from the inside. The outside blends subtly with the picturesque canals in the historical city centre of Leiden (NL).

The use of only two main materials, timber and cork, radically simplified its construction while creating simple yet elegant details.
The non-standard structure of this floating house is inspired by origami-principles and folded structures. This results in greater spans with less material than more conventional forms of structure. This load bearing structure was completely realised in Cross-Laminated-Timber (CLT), a solid, timber and bio-based material that was left exposed as the interior finish. In close collaboration with the structural engineer, folds were designed and parametrically optimised for the walls and roof that resulted in a reduction over 2000kg of timber.

All phases of this project have been realised fully digital, from design to realisation. Sustainability was central in this digital workflow and guided most design decisions, in this way the project aspires to push the industry further with sustainable architecture and look beyond the use of conventional construction materials and methods.

Together with:
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Foto and video credits: .photo

Scaling up 3d-printing in Architecture. Almost all 2850 tiles for our design New Delft Blue are 3d-printed. Take a look at the astonishing amount of only custom facade tiles!
At Studio RAP we have the mission to design and realise groundbreaking architecture that’s pushing the boundaries of what’s possible and hopes to inspire people everywhere around the world!
New Delft Blue is a pioneering project in the historic Dutch city Delft, designed and 3D-printed by Studio RAP. This project reinterprets the world-famous decorative qualities and design vocabulary of Delft Blue porcelain. By fusing 3D clay printing, computational design, and artisanal glazing, New Delft Blue hopes to unfold a new architectural potential of ceramic ornamentation of the 21st century.
Together with:
Real estate developer Poortmeesters: BPD and
Architect, Poortmeesters: VYA, Sjoerd Beerends
Architect, Gates: Studio RAP
3d-printing / contracting Gates: Studio RAP
Firing and glazing:
Main contractor Poortmeesters:

CERAMIC HOUSE - We love it when a plan comes together! After finishing all the ceramic tiles for the facade cladding of an eye-catching boutique in Amsterdam’s most luxurious shopping street, the P.C Hooftstraat, we decided to lay them out and behold the result of our hard labour. We couldn’t be happier!

Studio RAP designed and produced the facade cladding of an eye-catching boutique in Amsterdam’s most luxurious shopping street, the P.C Hooftstraat. The facade will be composed of 3d-printed ceramic tiles and is expected to be realised in the winter of 2022. By fusing the advanced methods of ceramic 3D printing, algorithmic design, and artisanal glazing, the architectural potential of ceramics and ornaments of the 21st century is revealed. The algorithmic ornaments on this facade refer to the craft of knitting garments, resulting in an exciting design language.

We thank our partner for the artisanal glazing of the tiles.

CODED CANOPY - Have you spotted this hidden gem in Rotterdam already?

The canopy we designed for Hart van Zuid has an eye-catching yet acoustic functional design that lowers the noise for the apartments above the gate. The new beating heart of the south bank of Rotterdam has undergone a complete metamorphosis and we are happy to have had a part in it by designing a welcoming and recognizable entrance.

Besides the design, we were responsible for the engineering, detailing and production preparations for the complete canopy. In this way, we were able to realise this project according to a complete digital workflow which allowed us to keep challenging architecture while maintaining our schedule and staying within budget.

Do you want to see our canopy in its full glory? Go check it out at the Sallandweg Rotterdam!

CERAMIC HOUSE - Who said bricks are boring? For our facade design of a high end fashion boutique on the P.C. Hooftstraat Amsterdam we reinterpreted the historical classic brick in a new and exciting way. The nearly 2250 unique bricks are composed alongside the original masonry cross bond and have abstract ornamentation. These bricks are glued into laser-cut stainless steel cassettes, referring to the original flushes. The ornamentation of the bricks is most expressive at the bottom of this part of the facade. Thanks to our partner, Koninklijke Tichelaar B.V. the bricks are glazed in three different shades of red.

By fusing the advanced methods of ceramic 3D printing, algorithmic design, and artisanal glazing, the architectural potential of ceramics and ornaments of the 21st century is revealed. The algorithmic ornaments on this facade refer to the craft of knitting garments, resulting in an exciting design language.

We are happy to announce that all 3d-printed ceramic tiles are completed for our design of the Ceramic House at the P.C. Hooftstraat in Amsterdam! Yes, our robots have been working their arms off to do justice to our design! Now on to finishing our next design project, New Delft Blue | Poortmeesters.

Stay tuned for more updates and get inspired by 3d-printed ceramic architecture.

Shout-out to our operators as well who have done an amazing job guiding our robots through their tasks!

The Cork House - We recently worked on the architectural design of a scalable bio-based row house concept that steps away from the conventional appearance, both in terms of material use, shape and technical installations. Its load bearing structure is mainly made from timber and the exterior has a cork cladding together built up by prefabricated elements. By using our parametric toolset we were able to make massings and floor plans adaptive to a wide range of different locations. Not only does this give us the power to make site-specific designs, it also informs us about the amount of materials used and the total CO2-footprint of the design.

Special thanks to and BCD Advies for partnering up on this amazing project!

A peek of our stand at the Dutch Atelier in Milan. Come visit us when you are around!

Is Milan a bit out of your way? No worries! Coming Tuesday we move our stand to Provada Amsterdam where we will be present from Tuesday to Thursday. Come check out our mockup and many more projects in real life.

See you there!

Credits:
Photography: Latisha Loos - http://www.latishaloos.com Curator: Wisse Trooster
Part of Isola - http://www.isola.design -

Internship Content Creator

We’re looking for an ambitious content creator to join our team. Check out our vacancy via the link in bio and become part of our team!

The Dutch city Hilversum is known as the media city but is also located in a lush green area. The winning design of two ombrières from and Studio RAP will strengthen the identity of Hilversum. One will be located at the entrance to the large new underground bicycle storage and the other one will become the new bus station. Both are part of the new Hilversum station area.

The ombrières will be constructed out of wood in a very innovative way. At daytime they give the effect of sun rays passing through tree canopies and at night the lighting can be associated with moving images. The lighting is designed by .studio