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Michiel Van Driessche

Partner

Michiel is a landscape architect and founding partner of Felixx Landscape Architects & Planners. Michiel graduated cum laude as landscape architect in 2007 at the University College in Ghent and obtained the Master of Arts in Landscape Architecture at the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture in 2012. He has a strong focus on environmental challenges and specializes in strategic planning. His strength as a designer lies in spatial research and large scale planning projects, as well as in complex public space projects. Michiel is mainly in charge of the international portfolio of Felixx.

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Das Team hinter Felixx

Felixx Landscape Architects & Planners ist ein niederländisches Unternehmen und wurde 2014 von Michiel van Driessche, Marnix Vink und Deborah Lambert gegründet. In den letzten Jahren hat sich Felixx zu einem Büro mit internationaler Reichweite entwickelt mit Projekterfahrung in Europa, Asien und Afrika. Mit einem Sitz von 30 internationalen Mitarbeitern im Hafen von Rotterdam ist unser Team nicht nur multinational, sondern besitzt auch unterschiedliche berufliche Fähigkeiten. Unter unseren Mitarbeitern sind sowohl Architekten und Landschaftsarchitekten, als auch Städtebauer, Stadtplaner und Nachhaltigskeitsstrategen vertreten. Wir sind stets auf der Suche nach komplexen Aufgabenstellungen, und stellen für jedes Projekt eigens ein passendes Team zusammen. Von der ersten Skizze bis zur Ausführungsplanung arbeiten stets mit Enthusiasmus und Kreativität, im engen Kontakt mit Auftraggebern und Projektprojektpartnern.

				
					Michiel Van Driessche
				
				Partner								
				
											Michiel is a landscape architect and founding partner of Felixx Landscape Architects & Planners. Michiel graduated cum laude as landscape architect in 2007 at the University College in Ghent and obtained the Master of Arts in Landscape Architecture at the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture in 2012.  He has a strong focus on environmental challenges and specializes in strategic planning. His strength as a designer lies in spatial research and large scale planning projects, as well as in complex public space projects. Michiel is mainly in charge of the international portfolio of Felixx.
						
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					Deborah Lambert
				
				Partner								
				
											Deborah is a public space designer and founding partner of Felixx Landscape Architects & Planners. Deborah studied garden and landscape architecture at the Erasmus Hogeschool in Brussels and landscape architecture at the Leeds Metropolitan University in England, after which she obtained a Master of Arts in Urban Interior Design at the School of Fine Arts in Utrecht. In her designs she focuses on the social challenges and agendas and she has a strong believe in local craftsmanship. Since 2020 Deborah is a board member of the NVTL (Dutch Association for Garden and Landscape Architecture). Within the office, Deborah is the managing partner. 
						
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					Marnix Vink
				
				Partner								
				
											Marnix is an experienced landscape designer and founding partner of Felixx Landscape Architects & Planners. Marnix graduated with honours from the Van Hall Larenstein, University of Applied Sciences in Velp, where he studied garden and landscape architecture. He has a pragmatic and process oriented attitude, resulting in strong designs that combine his interest in craftsmanship with conceptual design statements. At the office, Marnix is mainly responsible for a diverse range of public space projects in The Netherlands.
						
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					Cherk Ga Leung
				
				Architect, Researcher								
				
											Cherk Ga Leung is an architect and graduated from the Delft University of Technology with a Master’s degree in Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences. She obtained her bachelor’s degree at the University of Hong Kong. Prior to joining Felixx as an architect, she has gained experience in David Chipperfield Architects and Trace Architecture Office.
						
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					Eduardo Marin Salinas
				
				Project leader, researcher								
				
											Eduardo is a project leader, researcher and biologist, specializing in climate adaption strategies. At Felixx, he leads the research department. At the University of Santiago de Compostela he got his bachelor in Water Biology, Botany and Ecology and got his Master Degree in Landscape Architecture at the University of Barcelona. Before he joined Felixx, Eduardo gained a lot of experience at De Urbanisten as senior landscape architect and research leader.
						
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					Elan Redekop van der Meulen
				
				Landscape Architect, Researcher								
				
											Elan is a landscape architect and graduated from the Technical University in Delft with a bachelor in Architecture, Urbanism and the Built Environment and a master’s degree in Landscape Architecture. Before he joined us, he got his experience at wUrck architecture, urbanism and landscape architecture. 
						
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					Esther Kraaijeveld
				
				Office Manager								
				
											Esther is managing our office from day to day and makes sure the office runs smoothly. She also helps with the organization and the administrative and financial functioning of Felixx. With her degree in Economics, she gained before Felixx extensive work experience as she was for 12 years office manager at BGSV in Rotterdam. At Felixx, Esther is the one to greet you by the door or answering the phone.
						
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					Freek Boerwinkel
				
				Project leader, landscape designer								
				
				Freek is a senior landscape designer who graduated from Larenstein University of Applied Sciences in 1996. With an engineering background and… Read more
							
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					John de Groot
				
				Project Leader, Urban Planner, Landscape Designer								
				
											John is a project leader, working on the fringe of urban planning and landscape design. He graduated from the Rotterdam Academy for Architecture with a Master in Urbanism, after completing his Bachelor of Arts at the Design Academy in Eindhoven. John gained his experience at various urban design offices, such as Palmbout Urban Landscapes in Rotterdam and Juurlink + Geluk Amsterdam.
						
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					Klaudio Ruci
				
				Architect, urban designer								
				
											Klaudio is an architect and urban designer. He got his master’s degree in Architecture and Urban Design at the Polis University in Albania. Before he joined Felixx, he obtained his experience as an architect at MetroPOLIS and as specialist architect at the Ministry of Urban Development.
						
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					MARINA VIŠIĆ
				
				Urban Planner, Researcher								
				
											Marina Višić is researcher and urban planner with a Master from the University of Belgrade and a Post-Master in European Urbanism from the TU in Delft. Before joining Felixx, she worked at Mir Architects in Amsterdam and - in capacity of urban developer - for the international UNICITI think tank and as research assistant for the department of Urbanism at the TU Delft. At Felixx Marina is part of our research team, working on water strategies and sustainable riverfront development for various urban densification and renaturation projects.
						
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											Nancy is an urban designer at Felixx. She studied at the University of Kassel in Germany and graduated with a degree in Urban and Regional planning. Currently, she is enrolled in the Master of Urbanism at the Rotterdam Academy of Architecture. Before she joined Felixx, she gained work experience at MUST Stedebouw.
						
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					Natalia Andreeva
				
				Project Leader, Architect								
				
											Natalia has three years of professional experience in the position of architect and relevant experience in the field. She graduated from the Moscow Architectural Institute with a specialist degree in architecture. After her exchange program in Stuttgart, she received her master’s degree in architecture at the KU Leuven in Belgium. Before she joined Felixx, she worked at Ar-Pro in Moscow.
						
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					Nicole Verbrugge - Zijlstra
				
				Finance & business support								
				
											Nicole manages the office's project administration. She gained her extensive experience in administration and finance at a variety of companies and also applies her skills as a volunteer for social (neighborhood) initiatives. Monitoring with a keen eye on costs and benefits, Nicole safeguards the financial sustainability of Felixx.
						
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					Ramona Stiehl
				
				Project Leader, Landscape Architect								
				
											Ramona is a project leader. She studied Landscape and Open Space Planning at Leibniz University of Hannover. She also has participated in the Leonardo da Vinci postgraduate scholarship of the European Union. Before Ramona joined Felixx, she gained her experience in Germany and Spain, after which she joined West 8 in Rotterdam. There she worked on the realization of various internationally awarded projects for 10 years.
						
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					Robert-Jan van der Linden
				
				Landscape Designer								
				
											Robert-Jan is a landscape designer. He studied garden and landscape design at Van Hall Larenstein, University of Applied Sciences and did his minor landscape architecture at the Birmingham City University, where he gained strong technical knowledge. Currently, he is studying landscape architecture at the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture.
						
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					Thyra Bakker
				
				Landscape Designer								
				
											Thyra studied Spatial Design at the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam. She joined Felixx first as an intern to gain design experience. After another internship at MAAK.space in Amersfoort, we are very happy to see Thyra make her comeback at Felixx.
						
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					Tijme Scholten
				
				Urban Designer								
				
											Tijme studied at the Breda University of Applied Sciences for his BA in Urban Design. He gained working experience at BuroHarro, KuiperCompagnons and STUDIO 1:1 and is currently studying for a master’s degree at the Rotterdam Academy of Architecture. We welcome Tijme at Felixx, where he strengthens our team.
						
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					Zamira Abazi
				
				Architect, urban designer								
				
											Zamira is an architect and urban designer at Felixx. She has a master’s degree in Architecture and Urban Planning from the Polis University in Albania. Before she joined Felixx, she gained work experience at the Ministry of Urban Development in Albania, Ministry of Spatial Planning of Kosovo and in different architecture studios in both Albania and North Macedonia.
						
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					Zofia Krzykawska
				
				Senior Landscape Architect								
				
											Zofia is focusing on large scale planning as a senior landscape architect. She graduated from the University of Arts in Poznan, Poland, where she obtained her master’s degree in both landscape architecture and interior design. Before Zofia joined Felixx, she started her career as a designer at Karres+Brands in Hilversum and Omgeving in Antwerp.
						
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