Vincent de Graaf and Wendy Saunders
Vincent de Graaf 和 Wendy Saunders 是上海 Aim Architecture 建筑事务所的联合创始人。
Vincent de Graaf and Wendy Saunders are the co-founders of Shanghai-based practice Aim Architecture.
Vincent de Graaf
De Graaf 拥有阿姆斯特丹建筑学院的建筑与城市规划硕士学位和马斯特里赫特大学的室内设计硕士学位。
他的设计方法植根于文化理念，由内而外地审视项目，热衷于人类与建筑及其周围环境的情感联系。
de Graaf 非常注重材料、细节和精致，他的目标是将力量和乐观主义结合起来，创造出能够激发灵感和培养社区感的空间。
De Graaf 对建筑的热情和对细节的执着，确保了他的项目既能发挥功能，又能丰富情感，给所服务的社区留下持久的影响。
De Graaf has a master’s degree in architecture and urban planning from the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture and a master’s in interior design from Maastricht University.
His approach to design is rooted in cultural concepts, viewing projects from the inside out, with a passion for human emotional connections to architecture and their surroundings.
With a strong focus on materiality, details and refinement, de Graaf aims to combine strength and optimism, creating spaces that inspire and foster a sense of community.
De Graaf’s passion for architecture and commitment to detail ensure that his projects are both functional and emotionally enriching, leaving a lasting impact on the communities they serve.
Wendy Saunders
Saunders出生并成长于布鲁日的一个工匠家庭。
在比利时根特大学获得建筑学硕士学位后，她在阿姆斯特丹的顶级设计公司工作了十年，2005 年来到中国。
她与合伙人 de Graaf 一起，在上海建立了 Aim Architecture，为他们提供了一个设计建筑和空间的机会，鼓励社会变革，促进人与人之间的联系。
Saunders 的目标是创建一个以人为本、充满激情和乐趣的工作室。他们的目标是改造城市结构，创造更美好的未来，并将项目作为变革的平台。
Saunders 的设计灵感来自多方面，包括中国的街头日常生活、一把精心制作的椅子，甚至是皮革的气味或材料的触感。
她的设计理念以直接、有力、大胆和幽默为特点。
Born and raised in Bruges, Saunders hails from a family of craftsmen.
After earning her master’s degree in architecture from Ghent University in Belgium, she spent a decade working in top design firms in Amsterdam before moving to China in 2005.
Together with her partner de Graaf, she established Aim Architecture in one of the world’s most rapidly evolving cities, providing an opportunity for them to design buildings and spaces that encourage social change and enable human connections.
Saunders aims to create a human-focused, passionate and fun studio. Surrounding herself with young, international and talented designers, their goal is to transform the urban fabric for a better future and use projects as a platform for change.
Saunders’ influences come from various sources including everyday street life in China, a well-crafted chair and even visceral sensations such as the smell of leather or the feel of a material.
Her design philosophy is characterised by directness, power, boldness and a touch of humour.
