NEWS
Young Architects NRW
Young Architects NRW is a platform initiated by Raum.nrw to promote young offices. Philipp Valente is part of this initiative.
Monument Wulfen Train Station
This year we were able to take part in the open monument day with the monument from the train station in Wulfen.
Nils Martens on the expert committee
Nils Martens is now an honorary valuer on the expert committee for property values in the city of Bottrop.
Architecture Day 2024
We are delighted to be taking part in the Day of Architecture 2024 with our studio in Bottrop. We warmly invite all interested parties!
Field Trip Antwerp
We went to Antwerp with our team to look at inspiring projects.
BDA Day in Kiel
We were invited to the 19th BDA Day in Kiel, where we were able to present our office, our work and our philosophy.
Nils Martens is a member of the BDA
Nils Martens is now a member of the Association of German Architects.
Start of construction of House T in Haltern
Less Plus is currently supervising the construction site for a detached house in Haltern am See.
Draughtsman Instructor
Vivien Schmitz has successfully completed her license as a instructor for draughtsman.
Interview in Kultur.West magazine
The magazine Kultur.West asked Philipp Valente for an interview about architecture.
Attitude Just Architecture
Philipp Valente was asked by the BDA to present our attitude to architecture.
Philipp Valente is a member of Raum NRW
Philipp Valente is a member of Raum NRW, an association of young architects who are committed to a wide range of goals.
Completion of Apartment building M
The architecture of the apartment building M in Bottrop has now been completed.
Simonswerk in Bottrop
This time the Simonswerk company visited us in Bottrop as a continuation of the last part.
New merchandise collection
Less Plus presents its new merchandise collection - a tribute to sustainable design.
Testimonial for the Bundesstiftung Baukultur
We are pleased to be a testimonial of the Bundesstiftung Baukultur e.V.
Less Plus as a supporter of the Bundesstiftung Baukultur e.V.
We are pleased to be a supporter of the Bundesstiftung Baukultur e.V.
Exhibition “Wir sind die jungen Büros”
We were part of the exhibition "Wir sind die jungen Büros" in Hamburg in October.
Jan Schölzel in our studio in Dortmund
We would like to thank photographer Jan Schölzel for photographing our studio in Dortmund.
Realisation of the Schölzbach installation
We would like to thank the photographer Jan Schölzel for the photographs of our art installation in Dorsten.
Philipp Valente is a member of the BDA
Philipp Valente is now member of the BDA.
Mirror installation at the Schölzbach
In Dorsten, the implementation of an art installation has begun to make the Schölzbach more visible in the cityscape.
Competition consultant for the Regionalverband Ruhr (RVR)
The Regionalverband Ruhr (RVR) has a new competition advisor: Philipp Valente.
Field Trip Rotterdam
We went to Rotterdam with our entire team to look at inspiring projects.
Award “Die Besten”
We are pleased that Vivien has been awarded the "Best" prize for her architectural draftsman training.
Jan Schölzel in our studio in Bottrop
We would like to thank the photographer Jan Schölzel for the photographs of our new studio in Bottrop.
Dortmund promotional prize
It was a great honor for us to be awarded the Dortmund Promotional Prize.
Archiving Flux / Stasis | Structure
Together with Erieta Attali we conceived a double exhibition in Dortmund's SUPERRAUM.
Simonswerk meets Less Plus
Since we have often installed door hinges from Simonswerk in the past, it was a pleasure for us to support them in their advertising film.
Digital Research of Industrial Structures
For an in-depth study of the industrial landscape of the Ruhr area, we are cooperating with MapCad3D.
Field Trip Bavaria
We went to Bavaria with our entire team to look at inspiring projects and enjoy Bavarian food and drinks.
Competition Schölzbach in Dorsten
We are happy about the first place in the design competition to make the Schölzbach in Dorsten more attractive.
New Shirts SV Horst Emscher 08
We are very proud of the success of the SV Horst-Emscher 08 football team, in which Saskia Melchin plays.
Competition in Bad Honnef
We won the design competition to make a new cycle route in Bad Honnef more attractive.
Exhibition Berlin
What Matters is both the question and statement of this year’s work presentation by the JUNGE AKADEMIE, the international artist-in-residence programme of the Akademie der Künste.
New Living Space Bottrop
In Bottrop, a single-family house has to be demolished to make room for two apartment buildings.
Studio Less Plus
Nils Martens and Philipp Valente found Less Plus Architectur PartmbB. and, together with the Less Plus team, lay the foundation for a future-oriented architecture studio.
Competition in Bochum
Together with the VIR.works office, Iris Dukat and Philipp Valente won the competition to build two new residential buildings with an underground car park in Bochum.
New Office Bottrop
Less Plus is currently building its new office in Bottrop.
A local and regional perspective: Being & Appearance in Architecture and Heritage Conservation
Philipp Valente was representing the studio in Dortmund on the day of the opened memorial.
The topic of the panel discussion was “appearance and reality”- in historie, architecture and preservations of monuments.
Who were we, you and I?
As part of the Akadmie der Künste, Philipp Valente and Erieta Attali contributed to the publication “Who were we, you and I?” contributed.
lala.ruhr festival: 2050 – transformative straßen
With the young architect Jonathan Schmalöer, Philipp Valente led the seminar on streets in the Ruhr area, from large-scale industry to the metropolis. The workshop is aimed at people who recognize future problems as potential.
Career Talk: how to be self-employed and to manage projects alone
In a talk about self-employment, the young architect Philipp Valente reveals his path from employee to founder.
Project Stories: A behind the scenes look at architecture by NXT – structural change
The architect Philipp Valente representative for Less Plus dealt with the industrial landscapes of the Ruhr area and the structural change that occurs with it.
Residence Akademie der Künste Berlin
As part of the scholarship from the Academy of Arts in Berlin, Philipp Valente had the opportunity to live in a studio in the old academy at Berlin's Tiergarten for three months.
Discovering the Ruhr Area with Erieta Attali on ArchDaily
Trips to different cities of the Ruhr Area over some days lead to good photographic constellations.
Looking on the own home from different point of views and especially from a foreign point of view.