Frederik Vaes is Principal of SAQ. In 1998 he received his Bachelor of Architecture at the University of Hasselt (B). He began his career as a junior architect working on the Villa Rotonda (NL) a collaboration between Mario Botta and Bureau Hoen (NL). Upon its completion in 2000 he became a senior architect at the office of Wiel Arets (NL). Wiel Arets as an early mentor and Arne Quinze's visionary force form the basis of his approach.
