De Stadhouder

De Stadhouder provides adaptable, freely adjustable spaces, and is located in one of the nicest neighbourhoods of the city.

De Stadhouder, another building owned and managed by Conceptors, used to be an office building belonging to the Catholic Education Association, until it was converted around five years ago by the then freshly conceived Conceptors initiative

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De Stadhouder, another building owned and managed by Conceptors, used to be an office building belonging to the Catholic Education Association, until it was converted around five years ago by the then freshly conceived Conceptors initiative. The duo that started Conceptors were looking for an inspiring space to work in, and found that there was a huge discrepancy in price between anti-squat locations (link) and office buildings, and decided that they wanted to offer an alternative.

The aim for all of their locations on offer (link) is to provide a solid foundation for people working in the creative industry to work and collaborate. Architects, illustrators and designers make up the majority of the tenants. This idea translates to De Stadhouder in a few significant ways.

For example, there are conference halls available to the renters for free if they want to use them for presentations that could benefit other tenants (and invite them), while the same conference halls can also be rented for private use against a reduced rate. There are also what they call ‘consultation rooms’ available for free to all tenants.

The building itself is located in one of the nicest neighbourhoods in The Hague and situated close to several shopping districts. The cafeteria provides coffee and tea, and there are also fridges available for common use, though a lot of tenants also choose to have their own facilities. Tenants are free to decorate and furnish their spaces, and adjust basically any aspect to their own liking.

De Stadhouder provides adaptable, freely adjustable spaces, and is located in one of the nicest neighbourhoods of the city.