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Junge Architekten NRW

Young Architects NRW

Young Architects NRW is a platform initiated by Raum.nrw to promote young offices. Philipp Valente is part of this initiative.
Denkmal des Bahnhof Wulfen

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.
Gutachterausschuss

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.
Tag der Architektur 2024

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!
Exkursion Architektur Antwerpen

Field Trip Antwerp

We went to Antwerp with our team to look at inspiring projects.
Vortrag BDA Tag Kiel

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.
BDA Nils Martens

Nils Martens is a member of the BDA

Nils Martens is now a member of the Association of German Architects.
Baubeginn Einfamilienhaus T

Start of construction of House T in Haltern

Less Plus is currently supervising the construction site for a detached house in Haltern am See.
Ausbilderin für Bauzeichner

Draughtsman Instructor

Vivien Schmitz has successfully completed her license as a instructor for draughtsman.
Interview zur Architektur im Kultur.West Magazin

Interview in Kultur.West magazine

The magazine Kultur.West asked Philipp Valente for an interview about architecture.
Haltung zur Architektur im Rahmen von Just Architecture

Attitude Just Architecture

Philipp Valente was asked by the BDA to present our attitude to architecture.
RaumNRW

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.
Fertigstellung der Architektur des Mehrfamilienhaus M

Completion of Apartment building M

The architecture of the apartment building M in Bottrop has now been completed.
Simonswerk in Bottrop

Simonswerk in Bottrop

This time the Simonswerk company visited us in Bottrop as a continuation of the last part.
Neues Merch Design für Less Plus

New merchandise collection

Less Plus presents its new merchandise collection - a tribute to sustainable design.
Testimonial der Bundesstiftung für Baukultur

Testimonial for the Bundesstiftung Baukultur

We are pleased to be a testimonial of the Bundesstiftung Baukultur e.V.
Förderer der Bundesstiftung für Baukultur

Less Plus as a supporter of the Bundesstiftung Baukultur e.V.

We are pleased to be a supporter of the Bundesstiftung Baukultur e.V.
OpenCall für Junge Büros in Hamburg

Exhibition “Wir sind die jungen Büros”

We were part of the exhibition "Wir sind die jungen Büros" in Hamburg in October.
Innenarchitektur in Dortmund fotografiert von Jan Schölzel

Jan Schölzel in our studio in Dortmund

We would like to thank photographer Jan Schölzel for photographing our studio in Dortmund.
Kunstinstallation am Schölzbach in Dorsten

Realisation of the Schölzbach installation

We would like to thank the photographer Jan Schölzel for the photographs of our art installation in Dorsten.
Bund deutscher Architekten in Dortmund

Philipp Valente is a member of the BDA

Philipp Valente is now member of the BDA.
Installation am Schölzbach

Mirror installation at the Schölzbach

In Dorsten, the implementation of an art installation has begun to make the Schölzbach more visible in the cityscape.
Wettbewerbsberater für den Regionalverband Ruhr

Competition consultant for the Regionalverband Ruhr (RVR)

The Regionalverband Ruhr (RVR) has a new competition advisor: Philipp Valente.
Exkursion zur Architektur in Rotterdam

Field Trip Rotterdam

We went to Rotterdam with our entire team to look at inspiring projects.
Auszeichnung für Bauzeichner - Die Besten

Award “Die Besten”

We are pleased that Vivien has been awarded the "Best" prize for her architectural draftsman training.
Innenarchitektur in Bottrop fotografiert von Jan Schölzel

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.
Förderpreis für Architektur in Dortmund

Dortmund promotional prize

It was a great honor for us to be awarded the Dortmund Promotional Prize.
Ausstellung in Dortmund

Archiving Flux / Stasis | Structure

Together with Erieta Attali we conceived a double exhibition in Dortmund's SUPERRAUM.
Simonswerk Dortmund

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.
Industriekultur Forschung auf der Zeche Zollverein

Digital Research of Industrial Structures

For an in-depth study of the industrial landscape of the Ruhr area, we are cooperating with MapCad3D.
Exkursion Architektur Bayern

Field Trip Bavaria

We went to Bavaria with our entire team to look at inspiring projects and enjoy Bavarian food and drinks.
Wettbewerb in Dorsten am Schölzbach

Competition Schölzbach in Dorsten

We are happy about the first place in the design competition to make the Schölzbach in Dorsten more attractive.
Sponsor Trikot Architekturbüro

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.
Ausstellung in Berlin zum Thema What Matters

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.
Baustelle an der Luggesmühle in Bottrop

New Living Space Bottrop

In Bottrop, a single-family house has to be demolished to make room for two apartment buildings.
Gründung Studio Less Plus

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.
Architekturwettbewerb in Bochum in Massivbauweise

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.
Baustelle unseres Architekturbüros in Bottrop

New Office Bottrop

Less Plus is currently building its new office in Bottrop.
Denkmalpflege Architektur - Lokal und regional betrachtet Sein & Schein

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.
Publikation zur Architektur in der Akademie der Künste in Berlin

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.
Seminar im Bereich Städtebau zum Festival lala ruhr

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.
Vortrag zum Architekturbüro Less Plus auf NXT A

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.
Publikation zum Ruhrgebiet auf NXT A

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.
Stipendium der Architektur  für einen Aufenthalt in Berlin

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.
Publikation zum Ruhrgebiet auf ArchDaily

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.