Workship op de Ceuvel
De Workship is de werkruimte van podiumdichter Mark Opfer en contrabassist William Barrett.
Hier bieden we programma’s op het gebied van muziek, theater, film en lezingen. Door middel van kleinschalige culturele programmering verbinden we een duurzame innovatieve community met (podium)kunsten en de buurt.
De Workship kan op aanvraag zelf worden geprogrammeerd en gehuurd en is aanpasbaar voor diverse activiteiten. Het is een unieke ruimte met diverse mogelijkheden voor een borrel of brainstorm, training of cursus, repetitie of uitvoering, flex werkplek of vergadering.
De Ceuvel is one of the most sustainable and unique urban developments in Europe
De Ceuvel is an award-winning, sustainable planned workplace for creative and social enterprises on a former shipyard on the Johan van Hasselt kanaal off the river IJ in Amsterdam North. In 2012, the land was secured for a 10-year lease from the Municipality of Amsterdam after a group of architects won a tender to turn the site into a regenerative urban oasis.
The former industrial plot is home to a thriving community of entrepreneurs and artists, where all involved have lent a hand to build Amsterdam’s first circular office park. The plot hosts creative workspaces, a cultural venue, a sustainable café, spaces to rent, and a floating bed & breakfast.
On the former shipyard we have realized one of the most unique urban experiments in Europe. Old houseboats have been placed on heavily polluted soil, the workspaces have been fitted with clean technologies and it has all been connected by a winding jetty. Around the houseboats phyto-remediating plants work to clean the soil. De Ceuvel is not only a “forbidden garden” which will leave behind cleaner soil, but also a playground for sustainable technologies. Through experimentation, we are as energy self-sufficient as possible and process our own waste in new, innovative ways.
Last year, we were granted a 13-month extension, which means that de Ceuvel will be in its spot at least until 31 January 2025. The reason for this is because the municipality’s plans regarding the development of the piece of Amsterdam where de Ceuvel is located have run out of time. It has also been agreed with the municipality that if it turns out that the plans for future development have run out more, de Ceuvel’s project can be extended further. This is evaluated with the municipality every six months.