Oliver Schütte

Professional from Costa Rica

I was educated as an architect, which is a profession that naturally interacts with a lot of other professionals who are related to the process of planning and building. Through personal drive and external influences, I started to look way beyond that group of people to think about development in a broader and global sense. I was lucky to work with a series of masters and colleagues whom I admire and who encouraged me in pursuing that path. My own office now focuses on breaking those boundaries of single professions or perspectives in order to co-create through our interdisciplinary work methodology. We design for development with participatory and multi-stakeholder approaches, which has led us to a very interesting variety of topics and scales that we deal with on a daily basis. The results are often surprising and reaffirming in the sense of finding meaning and added value by working together.

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Design Achievements

Professional achievements and recognition in design excellence

2

Total Awards

2

Years Active

1

Categories

2,176

Total Score

Medal Distribution
Award Level Count
Platinum 0
Gold 0
Silver 2
Bronze 0
Iron 0
First Award: April 23, 2020
Latest Award: April 16, 2024
Award Density: 1.0 awards per year
Award Distribution

Category Analysis & Specialization

Professional focus areas and expertise distribution

Design Categories
Category Awards Domain Focus Level
Sustainable Products, Projects and Green Design 2 Industrial Professional
Industrial
2
100.0%
Category Diversity
1

Unique Categories

Focus Index
10,000

Specialization Level

Primary Domain
Industrial

Main Focus Area

Domain Distribution
Category Distribution

Career Progression

Professional journey and achievement timeline

Career Milestones
Career Start:
April 2020
Latest Achievement:
April 2024
Active Period:
2 years
Total Awards:
2 recognitions
Dominant Domain:
Industrial
2+ awards
Primary Category:
Sustainable Products, Projects and Green Design
2+ awards
Achievement Rate

1

Awards per Year

0

Platinum/Gold per Year

Career Phase
Maestro Level
40%
Silver Awards
2
100%

Notable Achievements

Featured designs and significant recognitions

Featured Designs
Year Design Category Recognition Client
2023 Black House
The Black House forms part of the modular No Footprint House series. The climate responsive designs ... 		Sustainable Products, Projects and Green Design Silver A-01
2019 No Footprint House
The NFH is developed for serial production, based on a larger toolbox of prefabricated residential t... 		Sustainable Products, Projects and Green Design Silver A-01 (A Company / A Foundation)

2

Top Tier Awards

A' Design Award Recognitions

2

Unique Clients

Different Organizations Served

1

Design Categories

Areas of Excellence

Competitive Position

Performance analysis and peer comparison

Global Standing
#775

Global Rank

92.9%

Percentile

Top 7.1%
National Standing in Costa Rica
#1

National Rank

2

Total Designers

Top 50.0%
Average Score
766
Above Average
Peers Ahead
303
Competitors
Peers Behind
4,494
Following

Design Expertise

Specialization analysis and innovation metrics

Design Domains
Industrial 2 awards (100%)
Developing Expertise
  • Sustainable Products, Projects and Green Design 2
1
Category Diversity

Unique design categories

0
Expertise Depth

Advanced & mastered categories

1
Achievement Rate

Awards per active year

Achievement Timeline

Professional milestones and recognition history

Recognition History
Year Total Distribution
2019 1
1
2023 1
1
Platinum
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Iron
Total Achievements
2

Career total recognitions

Years of Excellence
2

Active years in design

Most Prolific Year
1

2019

Professional Journey
2019
2023

Design Impact

Client portfolio and sector influence

Client Portfolio
Client Projects Awards Categories
A-01 1 S 1 1 categories
A-01 (A Company / A Foundation) 1 S 1 1 categories
Total Clients
2

Organizations served

Repeat Clients
0

Multiple project clients

Avg. Projects
1

Projects per client

Client Industry Distribution
Sustainable Products, Projects and Green Design
2 clients, 2 projects

Performance Benchmarks

Statistical analysis and performance indicators

Statistical Position
92.9th Percentile
Z-Score: 0.77

2,176

Oliver Schütte Score
Above Average

804

Population Mean
Average Score

400

Population Median
Middle Score
Performance Distribution
Supreme Elite (25,600+ points)
4 designers (0%)
Legendary Elite (12,800+ points)
23 designers (0.2%)
Elite (6,400+ points)
81 designers (0.7%)
Virtuoso (3,200+ points)
301 designers (2.8%)
Maestro (1,600+ points)
998 designers (9.1%)
▼ You
Advanced (800+ points)
1700 designers (15.6%)
Established (400+ points)
2671 designers (24.5%)
Professional (1+ points)
5146 designers (47.1%)
Relative Position
Top 7.1%

Global ranking position

Performance Level
Above Average

Relative to population mean

Statistical Significance
Normal Range

Based on standard deviation

Strategic Insights

Opportunities and recommendations for continued growth

Core Strengths
Sustainable Products, Projects and Green Design

Industrial

Developing Level
2 achievements
Growth Opportunities
Emerging Expertise
Sustainable Products, Projects and Green Design
Industrial
2 projects
Related Opportunities
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Industrial
New Domain
Lighting Products and Fixtures Design
Industrial
New Domain
Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design
Industrial
New Domain
Portfolio Diversification

Consider expanding into new design categories to broaden expertise

Strategic Priority
Expertise Development

Focus on strengthening emerging categories to achieve advanced status

Strategic Priority
Domain Leadership

Build upon existing strengths to establish domain leadership

Strategic Priority

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2

Years of Excellence

2

Design Awards

1

Design Categories

#775

Global Ranking

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