Imagination Station
About
A decade
of practice.
Jolien Bruin is a freelance architect based in Amsterdam with over a decade of experience across residential, public, and mixed-use projects. She has worked in all stages of building design, from first sketches to technical on-site management and completion.
Jolien has extensive knowledge of sustainable building practices, including building with timber. In her previous role as project architect at Barentsz she worked directly with their timber factory in Latvia to design and construct several "Nul op de Meter" (net zero) houses.
Jolien has worked for renowned Dutch and international practices for more than a decade, including Paul de Ruiter Architects, UNStudio, and Marks Barfield Architects, bringing the quality of large-scale practice to projects of every size. For full CV see LinkedIn →
Alongside her architecture practice, Jolien is finishing visual arts school at MK Ateliers. As an artist, she works at the cross section of photography and installation and her work is deeply architecturally informed. Have a look at jolienbruin.nl → (coming soon)
Credentials & Skills
Jolien is a registered architect in the Netherlands under credential 1.131115.002 →
Her skills include (interior) design, technical design and coordination, project management, building permit applications (Netherlands), architectural drawing (AutoCAD, Revit), modelling (Revit, SketchUp) and visualization.
What people say
"Everything Jolien had envisioned, that's exactly what it became."
Selection of Past Experience (CV)
All projects were undertaken as an employee at the practices listed; all intellectual property remains with the respective firms.
design stages: SO (sketch), VO (concept), DO (planning), TO (technical), UO (delivery)
| Project | Type | Gross m² | Designed by Practice + Role (design stage) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timber house ↗ Annen, NL |
Residential | 250 m² | Barentsz Project architect (SO-UO) |
Under construction |
| Fifty timber holiday homes NL |
Holiday homes | 50–90 m² | Barentsz Project architect (SO) |
— |
| Timber house Castricum, NL |
Residential | 250 m² | Barentsz Project architect (SO-TO) |
— |
| Two connected timber farmhouses Lochem, NL |
Residential | 600 m² | Barentsz Project architect (SO-DO) |
Design development |
| Timber house Ouderkerk a/d Amstel, NL |
Residential | 270 m² | Barentsz Project architect (DO-UO) |
Under construction |
| Timber house ↗ Oegstgeest, NL |
Residential | 220 m² | Barentsz Project architect (TO-UO) |
Completed · 2025 |
| Nature's Pride (extension) Maasdijk, NL |
Industrial | 21.000 m² | Paul de Ruiter Architects Project architect (VO-UO) |
Completed · 2022 |
| Nature's Pride, interior Maasdijk, NL |
Office | 1.800 m² | Paul de Ruiter Architects Project Architect (SO-DO) |
Not realised |
| Villa A ↗ Aerdenhout, NL |
Residential | — | Paul de Ruiter Architects Architect (UO) |
Completed · 2022 |
| New Roots ↗ Utrecht, NL |
Residential | 9.700 m² | Paul de Ruiter Architects Architect (VO-DO) |
Under construction |
| MORE 5 ↗ Leiden, NL |
Residential | 12.000 m² | Paul de Ruiter Architects Project architect (DO-UO) |
Completed · 2025 |
| Integraal kindcentrum Zuid-Holland, NL |
School | 4.500 m² | Paul de Ruiter Architects Project architect (SO-VO) |
Not realised |
| Villa Kamperveen Kamperveen, NL |
Residential | 500 m² | Paul de Ruiter Architects Project architect (TO) |
Under construction |
| Booking.com city campus ↗ Amsterdam, NL |
Mixed use | 72.500 m² | UNStudio Architect (UO) |
Completed · 2023 |
| Cambridge Mosque ↗ Cambridge, UK |
Religious / public | 2.500 m² | Marks Barfield Architects Architect (UO) |
Completed · 2019 |
| Stephenson House (the Lantern) ↗ London, UK |
Mixed use | 18.600 m² | Marks Barfield Architects Architect (DO) |
Completed · 2022 |
| Southwark Tower London, UK |
Residential | 8.000 m² | 21st Architecture Architect (SO) |
— |
| Malaysian High Commission (renovation) London, UK |
Public | 4.500 m² | 21st Architecture Architect (SO-VO) |
— |
| Ruimdenkers Overijssel, NL |
Landscape | — | Own initiative — |
Competition |
| House (renovation) The Hague, NL |
Residential | 300 m² | B+M Den Haag Architect (SO-UO) |
Completed · 2015 |
| Leidsche Rijn Centrum Utrecht, NL |
Urban masterplan | — | Jo Coenen Architects and Urbanists Intern |
— |
| Brash Residence (renovation) ↗ East Quogue, New York, US |
Residential | 300 m² | Smith & Thompson Architects Architectural Assistant (SO-UO) |
Completed |
| Spring Close Highway Residence (renovation) ↗ East Hampton, New York, US |
Residential | 170 m² | Smith & Thompson Architects Architectural Assistant (SO-TO) |
Completed |
| Church of the Epiphany (renovation) New York City, US |
Religious / public | — | Smith & Thompson Architects Architectural Assistant (SO) |
— |
| Miami Seaplane Terminal Miami, Florida, US |
Airport | — | Smith & Thompson Architects Architectural Assistant |
Competition |
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