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Logan
Utretcht on Aug 2026
I hired Peter to help with the interior of our new build apartment, and it was really nice to have his expertise while working through things like moving certain walls, redoing the kitchen, and deciding where our lighting fixtures, outlets, and plugs should go. He also helped us with the living room, the bedroom layouts, and the bathroom layout, and anytime we had extra questions about what the developer said could or could not be done, he was on it with a second opinion. For me, the English communication was really important, and it helped a lot that he had international experience but also knew what living in the Netherlands is like. I was really happy with the whole experience, the price felt like a really good deal, and I would 100 percent work with him again.
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Kelly
Amsterdam on Mar 2026
Peter handled my full kitchen and bathroom renovation, and the whole thing was really nice from start to finish. As an expat, it was a relief to speak in my mother language, and he was super hands-on and communicative, really listening to my ideas and then suggesting practical tweaks to make them realistic. He guided me through everything and coordinated smoothly with his builder Victor, and the end result was better than I expected. Price felt fair given the quality.
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Hugo
Amsterdam on Mar 2026
We hired him to help with the design for a full refurb of our flat; he refined the layout, prepared specifications for the contractor, and acted on site as our link to make sure things were executed as we wanted. Communication was very good and he represented us well with the contractor. There were a few small misses in the design, which might also be because we rushed the process, but overall the experience was very positive. The price felt competitive and good value for money, though it ended up higher than we expected since the scope grew and more hours were needed.
How much do architects cost in Amsterdam?
Real price ranges from the jobs our vetted architects actually do. Updated July 2026
Commercial and office design
How much does commercial and office design cost in Amsterdam?
The Dutch price guides are written for homes, so office and commercial work is quoted per project rather than read off a table. What they do say is that a specialist in utiliteitsbouw, the Dutch term for commercial and institutional buildings, charges more than a housing architect, and that projects this size are normally billed as a percentage of the build cost, somewhere between 5% and 15%. For a sense of scale, converting a factory into two homes, covering design, permit, specification, tendering and site supervision, was quoted at €38,500 to €45,500. Hourly work sits in the same €80 to €160 band as any other architect.
Percentage of build cost
5% to 15% of the build cost
Fixed project fee, typical span
€2,500 to €50,000 and above
Factory to two homes, full service
€38,500 to €45,500
Hourly rate
€80 to €160 per hour
New building design
How much does new building design cost in Amsterdam?
A full new-build trajectory, from first sketch to handover, is where architect fees get big. Dutch cost guides put a whole new-build design and supervision package somewhere between €8,000 and €50,000, and plenty of offices would rather set the fee as a percentage of the build cost instead, around 7% for a new home. That percentage is calculated from what the builder charges, so a bigger build budget means a bigger architect bill even when the drawings are identical. Ask for the sketch phase as a fixed fee first, so you can stop after it if the numbers don't work.
Full service, whole trajectory
€8,000 to €50,000
Full service, percentage of build cost
About 7% of the build cost
First sketch design (fixed fee)
€1,250 to €2,000
Permit-ready drawing set
€1,500 to €2,000
Structural calculations (constructeur)
€1,200 to €1,800
Hourly rate
€70 to €160 per hour
Public building design
How much does public building design cost in Amsterdam?
None of the Dutch cost guides price public buildings, and that isn't an oversight. Schools, healthcare buildings and civic projects are commissioned through tenders and framework agreements, with the brief and the fee negotiated per project, so there's no useful average to quote you. What the guides do confirm is that architects specialise, and one who mainly designs schools or hospitals charges more than a housing architect. Treat the hourly rate below as the only reliable anchor and expect a written proposal rather than a price list.
Design fee
Quoted per project, no published range
Hourly rate
€80 to €160 per hour
Specialist premium
Above standard housing architect rates
Apartment design
How much does apartment design cost in Amsterdam?
The Dutch price guides don't have an apartment line. They price this as a verbouwing, a remodel of an existing home, and that's the number to use. A measured drawing of the flat runs from a couple of hundred euro, and a design with the permit application and a written specification sits around €3,000 to €3,500. If you're moving walls or opening up a floor in an old Amsterdam building you'll also need a constructeur for the structural sums, and that's a separate bill from the architect.
Measured drawing of the flat
€250 to €2,500
Design, permit application and specification
€3,000 to €3,500
Full guidance through a flat renovation
€5,000 to €15,000
Structural calculations (constructeur)
€800 to €2,500
Larger remodel, percentage of build cost
About 10% of the build cost
Hourly rate
€70 to €160 per hour
Building extension design
How much does building extension design cost in Amsterdam?
An extension is the most common reason people call an architect, and it gets priced two different ways. As a fixed fee, a ground-floor uitbouw with the design and the permit application starts around €2,500, design plus site guidance sits at €3,000 to €8,000, and a full aanbouw with a written specification starts around €9,000. As a percentage, an extension architect usually takes 5% to 10% of the build cost, which means the fee moves with the builder's price rather than with the drawings. Ask for both before you choose, because on a small extension the fixed fee is almost always the cheaper answer.
Ground-floor extension, design and permit
From €2,500
Extension design plus site guidance
€3,000 to €8,000
Full extension with specification, from
€9,000
Whole-home extension project, from
€12,500
Percentage of build cost
5% to 10% of the build cost
Hourly rate
€75 to €150 per hour
Private house design
How much does private house design cost in Amsterdam?
Designing a one-off house is the fullest version of the job and the fee reflects that. A preliminary and final design with the building permit included has been quoted at around €2,200 to €2,450 for a straightforward new-build, while the whole trajectory from first sketch to handover runs €8,000 to €50,000. Most offices would rather charge a percentage on a project this size, and about 7% of the build cost is the usual figure for a new home. Keep in mind that percentage is taken from the builder's price, so it climbs with every upgrade you make to the build itself.
Preliminary and final design with permit
€2,200 to €2,450
Whole trajectory, sketch to handover
€8,000 to €50,000
Percentage of build cost
About 7% of the build cost
First sketch design
€1,250 to €2,000
Structural calculations (constructeur)
€1,200 to €1,800
Hourly rate
€75 to €160 per hour
Interior design
How much does interior design cost in Amsterdam?
A binnenhuisarchitect is a different professional from the architect who designs the shell, and the Dutch cost guides list them as a separate trade without publishing prices. So the honest position is that we have no reliable interior design figures for Amsterdam, only the general architect hourly band as an anchor. If your job is mostly layout and finishes inside an existing flat, ask for a fixed fee per room or per deliverable rather than an open hourly arrangement. If walls are moving you're back in remodel territory, and the drawing and permit prices apply again.
Interior design fee
Quoted per project, no published range
Architect hourly rate, nearest anchor
€70 to €160 per hour
If walls move, remodel drawing
€250 to €2,500
Landscape architecture
How much does landscape architecture cost in Amsterdam?
A tuinarchitect turns up in the Dutch guides as its own trade, but none of them publish prices for garden and landscape design, so we're not going to invent a range for you. Garden work is also usually split between the person who designs it and the company that does the planting and paving, and those are two separate bills. Ask for the design as a fixed fee against a named deliverable, a planting plan or a measured layout, before you commit to anything ongoing. The architect hourly band below is the closest anchor we can honestly give.
Garden or landscape design
Quoted per project, no published range
Architect hourly rate, nearest anchor
€70 to €160 per hour
Planting and paving work
Billed separately by the contractor
Renovation planning
How much does renovation planning cost in Amsterdam?
For a renovation the honest answer is a range, because nobody knows what's behind the wall until it's open. Design, permit application and a written specification for a remodel is €3,000 to €3,500, and full guidance from plan to handover is €5,000 to €15,000 on a build budget of about €50,000. Whole-house renovations with the architect running everything start around €35,000. On a percentage basis a renovation architect typically takes about 10% of the build cost, so take the design phase as a fixed fee and decide about the rest once you know what you're dealing with.
Design, permit and specification
€3,000 to €3,500
Full guidance through a renovation
€5,000 to €15,000
Whole-house renovation, A to Z, from
€35,000
Percentage of build cost
About 10% of the build cost
Small loft renovation, worked example
€3,300
Hourly rate
€75 to €160 per hour
Turn-key project coordination
How much does turn-key project coordination cost in Amsterdam?
Turn-key means the architect carries the project from first sketch through permits, tendering and site supervision all the way to handover. As a fixed fee that's €12,500 and up for an extension project, about €35,000 and up for a whole-house renovation, and €30,000 to €50,000 for a new-build home. As a percentage it's 5% to 15% of the build cost, and it's worth knowing how that splits: the design phase alone takes about 45% of the total fee, and site supervision is roughly 15%. That last figure is the useful one, because if you run the builder yourself you cut about 15% off the architect's bill.
Extension project, A to Z, from
€12,500
Whole-house renovation, A to Z, from
€35,000
New-build home, full trajectory
€30,000 to €50,000
Percentage of build cost
5% to 15% of the build cost
Design phase share of the fee
About 45% of the total fee
Site supervision share of the fee
About 15% of the total fee
Building permit plans
How much do building permit plans cost in Amsterdam?
An omgevingsvergunning is its own job with its own cost, and it sits apart from the design fee. Submitting the application with the drawings the gemeente needs runs €500 to €1,500 on its own, while a permit-ready drawing set with the supporting documents is more like €1,500 to €6,000. A full plan with the design and the permit handled for you lands around €8,000 to €12,000. Budget time as well as money here, because the permit route can take months, and that extra back and forth pushes the architect's total up.
Submitting the permit application
€500 to €1,500
Permit drawings and supporting documents
€1,500 to €6,000
Dormer window drawing plus permit
€800 to €2,000
Full plan with permit application handled
€8,000 to €12,000
Simple sketch or permit advice, from
€500
Hourly rate
€80 to €160 per hour
Architectural consultation
How much does architectural consultation cost in Amsterdam?
This is the one part of the job that's genuinely easy to price. A first meeting to talk through your plans is often free, and where it is charged it tops out around €250. After that most architects bill by the hour, roughly €70 to €160, with juniors and small studios at the bottom of that band and experienced offices at the top. Amsterdam sits in the Randstad, where rates run about 15% to 20% above the rest of the country, so plan for the upper half.
First meeting or intake
Free to €250
Hourly rate, junior or small studio
€70 to €90 per hour
Hourly rate, experienced office
€125 to €150 per hour
Average hourly rate
About €95 per hour
Simple advice or a single sketch, from
€500
Randstad uplift on national rates
About 15% to 20% higher
Construction drawings
How much do construction drawings cost in Amsterdam?
Drawings are sold as a fixed deliverable, which makes them the easiest thing to get a firm quote for. A remodel drawing runs €250 to €2,500 depending on how much of the existing building has to be surveyed first, and a new-build drawing set is €1,500 to €2,000. Add the permit paperwork and the package is €1,500 to €6,000. Structural calculations aren't the architect's work, a constructeur does those, and they're billed separately at €800 to €2,500.
Remodel drawing
€250 to €2,500
New-build drawing set
€1,500 to €2,000
Drawings plus permit documents
€1,500 to €6,000
Structural calculations (constructeur)
€800 to €2,500
Energy and environment sums (EPC, MPG)
€250 to €500 each
Hourly rate
€70 to €160 per hour
Project management
How much does architectural project management cost in Amsterdam?
This is the phase after the drawings are finished: finding builders, collecting quotes, checking the work and signing off at handover. Architects price it either as a slice of the total fee, about 15% for site supervision, or as its own phase fee, roughly €5,000 for tendering and construction guidance and another €5,500 through to handover. Hourly work runs €80 to €160. It's the easiest phase to leave out if you're confident dealing with builders yourself, and dropping it is the single biggest saving on an architect's bill.
Tendering and site supervision phase
About €5,000
Handover phase
About €5,500
Site supervision share of the total fee
About 15% of the architect fee
Full guidance on a renovation
€5,000 to €15,000
Hourly rate
€80 to €160 per hour
Frequently Asked Questions
What people want to know before hiring architects in Amsterdam.
What should I check before hiring architects in Amsterdam?
Read recent reviews, be clear about exactly what you need, and agree the scope and a price in writing before any work starts. For anything regulated, check the credential yourself rather than taking it on trust.
Are prices in Amsterdam quoted with or without BTW?
Check, because it varies. A price quoted to a consumer should already include BTW, and most trades do show it that way, but plenty of price lists are still written excluding it. The rate is 21% on most work, though labour on a home more than two years old is taxed at 9%, and so are things like sports and fitness classes. Look for the word "inclusief" or "exclusief" next to the figure before you compare two quotes, and ask whether travel costs and parking are in there too.
How do I check a business in Amsterdam is properly registered?
Every legitimate Dutch business has a KvK number from the Chamber of Commerce, and you can look it up free in the public register. For gas, heating and electrical work there are extra schemes worth asking about, mainly SCIOS and InstallQ. A business that will not give you its KvK number is a reason to walk away.
What is the most important thing to know before booking?
Be clear about what you want and get the price and scope agreed up front, so there are no surprises. Reading other people's reviews is the quickest way to find someone who does the job well and turns up when they said they would.
What should I avoid when hiring architects in Amsterdam?
Avoid paying the full amount up front (a deposit can be fair), anyone who will not give a clear quote, and unusually cheap prices that get padded with extras later.
How do I find architects I can trust in Amsterdam?
Check the reviews and any credentials before you book. On Locallista the reviews are phone-verified and the ranking is based on real experience, not who paid the most.