13 July 2023

INTERNSHIP!

We are delighted to have Zlata Hrabtsevich from Cracow, Sasha Neveu from Paris and Kaya Hlinka from Zurich as part of our team at VMX Architects in Amsterdam. They bring valuable inspiration and enthusiasm to our team and projects. If you are interested in learning more about their internship experiences or have any questions, please feel free to reach out to them via email before September 2023.

20 June 2023

DAS KRANKE(N)HAUS. WIE ARCHITEKTUR HEILEN HILFT
BUILDING TO HEAL. NEW ARCHITECTURE FOR HOSPITALS 

VMX Architects is part of an exhibition at the Technical University of Munich. We hereby warmly invite you and your friends to our opening on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, at 7 pm.
Architecture Museum of TUM in the Pinakothek, Barer Street 40, 80333 Munich

see for more information here >>>

 9 June 2023

THE PULSE

Our first development in Zuidas Amsterdam, stands as an exceptional example of sustainable architecture that enhances the urban landscape while also becoming a vibrant destination in its own right. Boasting a plethora of enticing features, including a diverse range of restaurants and a state-of-the-art cinema, Zuidas Amsterdam significantly contributes to the burgeoning nightlife scene of the area. The Pulse is a combination of a 36,000 m2 office building and a 14,000 m2 residential tower and about 5000 m2 public program. Moreover, to support eco-friendly transportation, the development provides a fleet of 140 parking spaces exclusively for electric shared cars.

Read more about The Pulse here >>>

 6 June 2023

“…JOINING THE TEAM?”

read here for AVAILABLE positions >>>

24 April 2023

VMX IN ISTANBUL

During our upcoming trip to Istanbul and Ankara, we will have the opportunity to meet with Turkish authorities. Additionally, Don Murphy, the founder of VMX Architects, will be delivering a lecture to students at The Technical University of Istanbul on April 27th at 3:30 PM. See you there!

24 March 2023

"The special thing about VMX is that they never make anything normal"

Nice publication about our school on Ijburg, thanks to Jan van Erven Dorens.
Read here the translation:

“ I once took a workshop on Building Typology at university. You learned why a school looks like a school and why a town hall looks like a town hall. Looking back, I wonder why I signed up for this workshop. Which ambitious young architect wants to design a building that looks like something typical? However, I did gain something from this course. I can recognize a school building from a kilometer away, both in my home country and abroad. You can recognize a school building from a regular series of large windows, roughly the length of a classroom. The windows start high above the ground, well above table height, so that the students cannot easily look outside and become distracted. The windows are high because classrooms are high and need a lot of daylight. Furthermore, a school has a recognizable, prominent entrance with wide doors so that students can flow in and out in large numbers.

The Montessori Steigereiland school in Ijburg does not meet any of these characteristics. It actually looks more like a factory hall or a sports hall than a school. Architect Don Murphy of VMX Architects clearly made an effort to avoid the typical characteristics of a school. The special thing about VMX is that they never make anything ordinary. The building has the shape of a wave, like a wave on the sea, in a blue color like a child's drawing of water. Ijburg has a lot of water, so I understand how VMX came up with the idea. The elongated, low-rise building consists of a ground floor and a first floor. All the classrooms are located on the first floor. The first floor has different levels that flow smoothly into each other and create the shape of the wave. The first floor protrudes several meters from the front and forms a wavy canopy over the entire length of the building.

A long, undulating strip of windows captures the light for all the classrooms facing the front. It's a cool and original building that captures the imagination of children. Fun for the child, and just because of that, fun for the parents too. I have warm feelings for the school where our children went. It's located a few hundred meters from our house. Every morning around half past eight, a stream of children starts flowing past our window on their way to school. They walk obediently holding their parents' hands, with backpacks on, looking down at the ground. In the afternoon, the stream flows in the opposite direction. The children are then excited, running and jumping and chatting away. It's like a perpetual motion machine, the heartbeat of the neighborhood, constantly fed by new residents and new children. Without the school, it would be very boring here.”

20 March 2023

VILLA D&G

Villa D&G is a new home that promises to be a haven for D and G and their children. This sprawling property, with approximately 2000 m2 of living space, is located right at the beach front in Qurum Muscat, offering stunning views of the sea and the surrounding landscape. As construction gets underway in the coming months, we look forward to sharing more updates on this exciting project.

 13 March 2023

VMX IN BAGHDAD!

This week, Don Murphy, the founding Partner of VMX Architects, has been invited by the University of Baghdad to deliver a series of lectures. As part of a cultural exchange program, he will also be meeting with local authorities and engineers to discuss city planning and strategies for achieving sustainable future growth of the city.