Buro Harro

Buro Harro is a small office that thinks big. Based in the forests north of Arnhem (Netherlands) we focus on a wide variety of landscape- and urban projects and issues. Whether it is on the scale of coasts, housing projects, city parks or private gardens: we address big themes in clear statements and design. Biodiversity, […]

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LILA 2022 Winner in Residential Landscapes
Dune Roof, Groenmarkt, Amsterdam

Buro Harro envisioned an entirely artificial little piece of landscape with subtle humour and incredible craftsmanship. The landscape of the dutch dunes, with its vegetation, essentially acts as a small biodiversity generator. Water retention is hidden under the sand on the roof, and all the necessary technicalities are nicely put out of sight. The wooden hut gives it a relaxed, ‘holiday-ish’ mood. It is a ‘fragment’, a pocket landscape that offers more than enough clues that will transport you to a beach. The wind comes as the magic dust that makes this sandy roof garden come to life as one can be drawn into the feeling of being in the dunes … while taking a swim! Witty and smart!

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A former German barracks site from WWII north of Arnhem has been transformed into a cultural enclave on the Veluwe, where people live, creatives work, and visitors can holiday. The rather obscure forest zone to the north of Arnhem—fragmented by fences, roads, and military sites—resulted in poor connectivity between Arnhem city and the Veluwe nature […]

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On one of the most outstanding locations of the Netherlands, where the rare hills of the Veluwe touch the river Rhine by Arnhem, you’ll find the renewed 16th century estate Klingelbeek. This derelict estate is being transformed into a 21st century estate where architecture and nature go hand in hand. The gently sloping landscape embraces […]

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