r/Amsterdam • u/e28o8 • 2d ago
Looking for atelier/workspace in or around Amsterdam
Hi everyone,
I'm a creative who moved from Berlin to Amsterdam about a year ago. Now that I've settled in, I'm looking for a space to use as my creative atelier. Somewhere to make music, create and frame artwork, and work on various craft projects.
My company is registered in Germany and can't be moved to the Netherlands, I just live here privately because of my partner. So I can't go through the subsidized artist-registration system. I'm not planning to make money from this space, just to be creative and try things out.
I'm looking for something simple industrial and rough is totally fine, nothing fancy needed. It could be unused storage, or even a barn. All I really need is power. I can bring my own satellite internet, so I'm not dependent on the space having anything set up already. The one thing that matters to me is heating for the winter, whether that's built in or I'm allowed to use an electric heater in the space.
To be clear — I'm not looking for an office. This is a hands-on creative/work space.
What I do there:
- Photography (non-commercial — personal, artistic portrait work for exhibitions)
- Painting
- Printing and framing my artwork
- Film music
- Digital concepts and design work
- Designing prototypes and restoring furniture
- Making jewelry
A quick note: I'm a calm, introverted person — I don't make much noise, and I don't work with dangerous fumes or open flames.
I just need enough room for a desk, a workbench, a large table for framing, and a small chill-out corner.
Does anyone know of anything around Amsterdam? It doesn't need to be central — I'm happy to go 20–30 minutes by bike outside the city center.
The hard facts:
- Private space (not shared)
- If not in a building with more units a private entrance would be great.
- Size: 20–30 sqm
- Minimum 1-year term. I'd like to settle in and build a routine there.
Open to any suggestions, thanks so much!
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u/Flo_020 1d ago
Have a look at Treehouse NDSM in Noord. It’s a creative hotspot and they rent out spaces. I’m just not 100% on their conditions…
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u/SignedUpJustForThat Amsterdammer 1d ago
I was thinking about the same option, but I'm not sure how much private space is still available.
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u/Unlucky_Battle2523 1d ago
DM me I'm partnof a collective doing similar things and using noisy tools and music in south of Amsterdam
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u/almost_somewhere [West] 1d ago
Zandam is easy peasy to get to and Willie is a fun space. They don’t always post their spaces so even if this one (temporary could mean for 6months or longer even) doesn’t suit worth an email.