The setting up of VMX Architects not only marked the beginning of an ambitious office, but also coincided with an important political change in the conditions under which architecture was produced in the Netherlands. The Dutch government’s hands on building programme was abandoned in the mid 1990’s which left an opening for privatisation and a free market – a new context with new responsibilities for an architect. Educated in a period of social responsibility, although fully aware of the current situation, VMX strives to give a new meaning and content to architecture. After the first exploratory years of studies and competitions, the office is now in a position where ideas are also tested in reality. During the past years more than twenty projects have been realised. VMX approaches architecture from a pragmatic and optimistic stance. The office develops designs on the basis of a given situation, bearing in mind economic and cultural conditions. Practical issues such as programme, function and location are important elements in the design process. VMX sees it as their task to search for strategies that reach a creative integration. The work of VMX Architects expresses the option of architecture as custom made. Working under strict perimeters the office does not build ‘more of the same’ but builds specific and unique solutions.

            VMX是一間國際性的建築師事務所，總部設於荷蘭的阿姆斯特丹和瑞士的巴塞爾。其工作特徵是集合創新的設計和高效率的服務。 VMX的建築在建築界被視為是一門應用的藝術和創新的結合。

            VMX在1995年創立，由Don Murphy先生（Cork1965年）擔任創意總監，及Leon  Teunissen先生（Heerlen1965年）擔任董事總經理。VMX在過去的16年共興建了三十多座建築物，服務範圍相當廣闊：從城市規劃到室內設計，但多數集中於樓宇的興建，除了在荷蘭史基浦機場興建VIP貴賓入口區和在荷蘭阿姆斯特丹中央火車站興建自行車停泊大樓之外，還有其它如：住宅區、醫療機構、寫字樓、酒店、商業樓宇和學校等各類建築，以及有更多的建築設計分別位於瑞士、比利時、愛爾蘭、 韓國和中國。VMX的建築也曾在國際上發佈並屢次獲獎。

            VMX除注力於建築物的未來價值、業主、用戶和環境外，在設計上亦會考慮建築物的恆久耐用性、建築技術工程及成本控制；VMX在所有項目中盡力找出題目的(通常沒指明的)重點，並將焦點集中於此，於是產生極高效能及別具一格的建築物。