Nadya Nilina

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.

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.

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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Chemay Klarenbeek Landscape design intern Chemay is doing her Bachelor study at HAS Green Academy with a specialization in Landscape Design. Through her internship at Felixx, she wants to expand her design experience with a focus on green urbanism.

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.

Delaram Ebrahiminia Landscape designer Delaram is a landscape designer at Felixx. She graduatued at the Polytechnic University of Milan after completing her bachelor in Urban Design from the university of Tehran. Before she joined Felixx, Delaram gained experience at Flux in Utrecht. Delaram wants to revive the lost connection between humans and nature by designing sustainable environments.

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.

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.

ESRA DEMIREL Landscape architect Esra is a landscape architect with a Master’s degree from Istanbul Technical University. Studying at the Bauhaus Universiteit Weimar and working for various design offices she made her way to the low countries as landscape designer for Studio Blad. At Felixx Esra applies both her design and technical skills to visualizations and landscape designs for Felixx projects in the Netherlands.

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.

Eve Robidoux LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Eve is an architect and landscape designer who received her Master's degree in Architecture from the University of Montreal, Canada. She has been living in the Netherlands for over twenty years now. Before joining Felixx, Eve worked at KCAP, West 8 and Mecanoo and as independent design office. At Team Felixx we are very happy that Eve brings her expertise and craftsmanship to our international projects.

Faye-Linn van Dillen Landscape design intern Faye-Linn is currently enrolled at KASK in Ghent, where she is doing a bachelor in Landscape- and Garden architecture. Her curiosity for ecology, plant knowledge and design are much valued at Felixx.

Fieke Damen Project Leader, Technical Designer Fieke is a project leader and technical designer at Felixx. She has an eye for detail and knows exactly how to design and execute creative and affordable plans. She studied garden and landscape design at Van Hall Larenstein, University of Applied Sciences. Before Felixx, she gained most of her experience at KuiperCompagnons.

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 extensive experience as a project leader, Freek will be leading landscape and urban design implementation projects at Felixx. He gained his experience at West8 as senior landscape designer, engineer and project leader.

Freek van Riet Urbanist / researcher At Felixx, Freek is a project leader in the strategic team. After doing his BA in landscape architecture at Van Hall Larenstein, and an exchange program at Valencia Polytechnic University, Freek received his master’s degree in Urbanism at the Academy of Architecture in Rotterdam. Before joining the Felixx team, Freek gained experience at Must Urbanism, SLA, Ziegler | Branderhorst and as guest lecturer on Wet Urbanism.

Janine van den Dool PR & Communications copywriter Janine works in the PR/BD team and promotes Felixx’ projects. She searches for opportunities to shed light on the designers of Felixx and to make press and partners enthusiast for Felixx’ mission. She accumulated studies in Spatial Design, Fine Arts and Art History and gained work experience through various internships. At Stichting Roodkapje, Het Nieuwe Instituut and nai010 publishers, where she continued working after her studies.

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.

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.

Man Du Landscape designer Man is a landscape designer who gained her master’s degree in Landscape Architecture at Wageningen University. Before joining the Felixx team, Man worked at BoschSlabbers. Her interest in urban public space aims at microclimates and addressing heat stress in urban environments through climate responsive design. The core ambition is to reconnect nature.

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.

Monica Velasco B. Business Development Manager Monica is an architect and urban planner, graduated from Delft University of Technology (cum laude). As business development manager, Monica is focused on strengthening our corporate vision, maintaining partnerships - and forming new ones - acquiring high-profile projects and raising Felixx's international profile. With a passion for sustainability and integrated food systems, she has provided consulting services in urban agriculture strategies, among others. Prior to joining Felixx, Monica worked at MVRDV, 'Except Integrated Sustainability' and NLE.

Nadia van Essen PR & Communications Copywriter Nadia is a copywriter in the PR/Business Development team at Felixx. She received her BA Art & Research by studying at St Joost in Breda and at LUCA School of Arts in Ghent. After her studies, Nadia gained experience as a text writer at a marketing company. Through her artistic practice she researches environments by the use of several media like sound, film, performance and food.

Nadya Nilina Project Leader, Strategic Planner Nadya is a strategic planner, educated in the US at MIT and The New School for Social Research in New York. She worked with New York City, West8, KCAP, ReThink Studio, BuroAtrium and MaxWan. Nadya was a consultant at UNESCO and worked as a project leader on strategic master plans for New York, Samarra (Iraq), Brussels, Perm, Krasnoyarsk & Moscow. Since 2012 she has taught at the New York Institute of Technology and at the School of Architecture in Moscow (MARCH) and Kharkov (KhSA). Nadya uses all her experience at Felixx for projects that deal with climate adaptation, environmental resilience and social equity.

Nancy Smolka Urban Designer 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.

Natalia Andreeva Project Leader, Architect Natalia Andreeva is an architect. She has several years of professional experience in the position of architect besides other relevant work experience in the field. She graduated from the Moscow Architectural Institute with a specialist degree in architecture. After an exchange program in Stuttgart, she received a master’s degree in architecture at the KU Leuven in Belgium. Before she joined Felixx, she worked in Moscow and at IWT in Rotterdam.

Naya Tzika-Kostopoulou Urban Designer Naya is an urban designer at Felixx. She got her master’s degree in Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences from the TU Delft and a Bachelor in Architecture from the University of Patras in Greece. Before she joined Felixx, she got her experience at LAP Landscape & Urban Design as a landscape designer.

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.

Oviya Elango Landscape Designer Oviya is an Urban designer. She received her Master in Urbanism at TU Delft and finished her Bachelor’s in India. Before she started at Felixx she gained experience at architectureRED in Chennai, India and did her internship at PosadMaxwan in The Hague.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Zacharoula Loizou Landscape Architect With a Master’s Degree from KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and experience in Cyprus, Portugal, Sweden and The Netherlands Zacharoula truly embodies a pan-European spirit. After work at De Urbanisten and OTO Landscape Architecture we welcome her to team Felixx. At Felixx Zacharoula works on urban greening and densification projects.

Tim Beumer Good Boy Tim is our fluffy ball of joy that runs around the office. He is always in for a cuddle and a good belly rub. He graduated in puppy course and got his master’s degree in obedience. Woof!

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