We are OBSCURA – an office for architecture and urbanism.

We design with a focus on the challenges of today and tomorrow. Our work is grounded in clear spatial concepts and closely connected to contemporary societal themes such as culture, climate and art. 

We believe that built and unbuilt spaces are fundamentally interconnected. What we create is imaginative, future-oriented, and contributes to a beautiful and accessible living environment.

We use a wide variety of design methods to connect people, spaces and disciplines and enjoy helping our clients translate their ambitions into engaging spatial solutions.

Jens Jorritsma

Urban designer and researcher with a degree in land use planning  and urban design. His passion and expertise revolve around spatial challenges related to water, public space, and urban networks both below and above ground. Jens gained experience at various urban and landscape offices in The Netherlands before founding OBSCURA and teaches at the academy of Architecture in Rotterdam and Amsterdam, Hogeschool and IHS Erasmus University.

Katarzyna Nowak

Architect and artist. She’s a finalist of Prix de Rome Architecture 2018 Finalist and 1st price Winner Archiprix Nederland 2016.  She’s a tutor at Royal Art Academy in The Hague. She received a Talent Development grant from Stimulerings Fonds in 2018. Katarzyna specializes in designing with absence - where built environment is defined by voids. As part of her research projects Nowak studies contextualizing properties of architectural space in cultural typologies.

Contact

Bartel Wiltonkade 161
3029 CN Rotterdam
The Netherlands

info@obscura.nu

tel: 06 4227 0995
tel: 06 3965 5902