

Elephant is an Amsterdam-based architecture & planning studio with a multidisciplinary approach. The studio was founded in 2015 by Menno Kooistra to design and produce a more sustainable environment for people and planet.
Elephant is an Amsterdam-based architecture & planning studio with a multidisciplinary approach. The studio was founded in 2015 by Menno Kooistra to design and produce a more sustainable environment for people and planet.
producing architecture
Here at Elephant we believe in architecture that lasts. By approaching every project from a product design point of view, we take full control in the process from development to construction, resulting in an end product that serves client and user. We produce architecture, by working towards an integrated building industry where people come together to create, shape and develop a sustainable built environment.
Producing Architecture
Currently Elephant is active in the field of architectural design, master planning, engineering & spatial development. Undertaking projects such as the development of the new masterplan for the Pier van Scheveningen, spatial transformation of the 3 iconic Silo’s on Zeeburg in Amsterdam, and also the transformation of the ING building in Amsterdam. Find below the projects that will be under construction in 2020, the full portfolio will follow.
Elephant buildings under construction in 2020