Building bridges

Mikas Architecture is an independent Dutch company, established in 1996. It supports and assists Spanish enterprises active in construction, architecture and design with their export policies and activities in Western, Central, Southeast and Northern Europe. Mikas Architecture has an extensive international network of established partners.

The company provides an important link between Spain and the Netherlands for its partners. Mikas architecture bridges cultural differences and provides clarity on various areas of construction and architecture.

What’s more, the best way of entering the central and northern European markets is through the front door: the Netherlands! Thanks to its geographical location, and extensive knowledge and experience in international trade available in the Netherlands, it offers direct and easy access to other markets within Europe.

Mission

Our vocation is to contribute creatively to the unification of Europe. To perceive relations between Dutch and Spanish projects, between their designs and products, craftmanship, languages and forms of expression and, know how to combine, connect and support them for a succesful, innovative cooperation between countries.

Our work is to strengthen links between countries and to break linguistic moulds. We mediate between cultures and languages. Translation is part of our job, but at the same time it is a discipline in its own right in our company.

We provide sector-specific translations Dutch-Spanish and vice versa. We can translate all your architectural documents and texts, such as technical reports, building specifications, processing instructions, certifications, correspondence, articles and reviews for newspapers and specialized magazines, legal documents, websites and catalogues.

If required, we can also provide certified translations. And if needed, we take care of the formalities for the legalisation and/or endorsment (apostille).

Mikas bv was established in 1996 by Karen-Elisenda Sanz. Karen is a civil engineering graduate of the Technical University of Barcelona, Spain. In addition, she holds a degree in translation (Spanish/Dutch) from Hogeschool West-Nederland, The Hague, the Netherlands. Karen is a certified translator Spanish-Dutch and vice versa. Dutch and Spanish ar both her mother tongues. Karen has over 20 years’ experience in translating predominantly architectural and architectural legal texts, thanks to the unique combination of her being a civil engineer and a technical translator.

Karen is registered as a certified translator of Spanish with the District Court of Breda, the Netherlands, and with the Dutch Register for Interpreters and Translators.

Our support has resulted in a solid network of established partners in fourteen countries with whom we work in various fields under our close coordination.

Our current operating areas include:

• Spain
• The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg
• Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland
• Switserland, Austria, Hungary and Slovenia
• Romania, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia.

Our established partners and clients are:

Acolad (Amstelveen, the Netherlands) • Architectenweb (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) • AVB (Amstelveen, the Netherlands) • Bikssen (Bera, Spain) • Businessgames (Breda, the Netherlans) • Canvas (Oslo, Norway) • Costafiore Costa del Sol Real Estate Solutions (Marbella, Spain) • GLOBAL TALK (Hengelo, the Netherlands) • Grupo Tefsa (Barcelona, Spain) • Gustafs Scandinavia (Gustafs, Sweden) • het Vertaalhuis (Waalwijk, the Netherlands) • IND Immigration and Naturalisation Service of the Netherlands • Indeco Iberia (Pontevedra, Spain) • IN SIGN (Ballerup, Denmark) • IsoWall (Safenwil, Switserland • KL Inzeniring (Domzal, Slovenia) • Knook & Schot Notarissen (Tholen, the Netherlands) • MAB Abogados (Madrid, Spain) • Mogens Rasmussen (Middelfart, Denmark) • Mermans Translations (Tilburg, the Netherlands) • Panegal (Vigo, Spain) • PARKLEX PRODEMA (Bera and Legorreta, Spain) • PUBLIC PROSECUTER’s Office of the Netherlands • SOLOTODO (Heiloo, the Netherlans) • Rassers Advocaten (Breda, the Netherlands) • ULMA Architectural Solutions (Oñate, Spain) • Winters Bouw & Ontwikkeling (Breda, the Netherlands) • Winters Products Benelux (Breda, the Netherlands) • WiSS Tehnik SRL (Boekarest, Romania)