Unique Library Space for Screenings and Events.
about this space
Our space is a serene environment featuring original library characteristics, complemented by modern design elements, bold colors, and striking imagery. The shelves are adorned with orange books, reflecting Holland's cultural hues. This versatile location is perfect for reading, relaxing, and unwinding, while also serving as an exceptional venue for screenings and private events. The space includes amenities such as Internet access, air conditioning, a security system, a stock room, counters, fitting rooms, garment racks, lighting, furniture, sound and video equipment, electricity, heating, parking, an elevator, a kitchen, and Wifi.
what's included
- Internet
- Air Conditioning
- Security System
- Stock Room
- Counters
- Fitting Rooms
- Garment Rack
- Lighting
- Furniture
- Sound & Video Equipment
- Electricity
- Heating
- Parking
- Elevator
- Kitchen
- Wifi
options de package
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how to book this space
- 01
Check the shell and the dates
Review the gallery, 213 sqm floor plan and amenities for Unique Library Space for Screenings and Events, then note the window you want in Amsterdam. Fashion week dates book 6–10 weeks out.
- 02
Send the brief
Use the request panel on this page to send your dates, expected footfall and budget. The listed rate is a starting point at €600 per day.
- 03
Get availability and a quote
We confirm availability with the operator and come back within 24 hours with the all-in cost: rent, staffing, permits and fit-out for Amsterdam.
- 04
Lock the contract
Sign the short-term licence, pay the deposit and we register any permit or signage paperwork the address needs.
- 05
Build and open
Fit-out, install and staff the pop-up. Our production team handles delivery, install and the strike at the end of the run in Amsterdam.
use cases
location
what's around
8 stores within 600 m, incl. Beter Horen, Hair Point, Ideaal Dameskapper
brands nearby
- fashion stores
- 1
- jewellery & watches
- 1
- beauty
- 4
- design & interiors
- 2
- galleries
- 3
- culture
- 3
- hotels
- 3
- cafés
- 7
- restaurants & bars
- 18
- other retail
- 18
- Café Nescio60 m
- Plastic2Print160 m
- Spring170 m
- Vincent Hall190 m
- Pillows Hotel210 m
- Hotel Arena230 m
getting here & street life
nearest transit
- Weesperpleinmetro778 m · 10 min
- Beukenwegtram219 m · 3 min
- Mauritskadetram316 m · 4 min
- Alexanderpleintram344 m · 4 min
- Eerste Van Swindenstraattram363 m · 5 min
- Linnaeusstraattram386 m · 5 min
street activity
high footfall.
4 places within 200 m · 26 stores · 25 cafés and restaurants · pedestrianised street
- within 200 m
- 4
- within 400 m
- 49
- within 600 m
- 60
the neighbourhood
The Oosterpark is the first large park laid out by the municipality of Amsterdam. Located near the Singelgracht of the Mauritskade to the north, it is the principal component of the Oosterpark neighbourhood in the Oost borough. The park, an English garden, was renovated by American landscape architect Max Oostram from Landenberg, Pennsylvania and completed in 2012.
- Oosterparkbuurt · 151 m
- Amstellyceum · 172 m
- Dubbeltjespanden · 216 m
- De Schreeuw · 223 m
- Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis · 349 m
frequently asked
Yes — Unique Library Space for Screenings and Events is a vetted pop-up ready space in Amsterdam, 213 sqm. Request availability and dates through the inquiry card on the listing.
who it suits
Brand Scale
This space fits established independent brands with a 10 to 40 person team, four or more years of trading, and a mixed wholesale and direct to consumer base that already books press and buyer appointments as a matter of routine. At 213 sqm across a basement floor with capacity for roughly 220 people, it is built for a brand that needs seating, screening capability and hosting infrastructure rather than raw retail frontage. The fitting rooms, garment racks, stock room and counters mean a fashion team can run a full showroom operation, but the layout rewards brands who bring an audience with them rather than relying on street discovery. Where we see mismatches is with first-season labels of one to three people, who will pay for volume they cannot fill, and with global houses running 400 plus guest presentations, who will outgrow the room on the guest list alone. Brands weighing this against a smaller footprint should browse all spaces before committing to this scale.
Aesthetic Fit
Brands with a literary, intellectual or archive-driven identity get the most from this room. Original library characteristics, orange-spined shelving, bold colour and strong graphic imagery suit menswear and womenswear with a heritage or academic reference point, eyewear, fragrance, publishing-adjacent projects, footwear with a design story, and any label whose collection notes read like an essay. The existing furniture and warm lighting mean product photographs well against wood and colour without heavy build. What does not work here is minimalist luxury that requires white cube neutrality, athleisure and performance categories that need open floor and movement, and any brand whose identity depends on daylight or a clean glass shopfront, because this is a basement level and the shelving is a fixed visual presence you cannot switch off. If your art direction needs the room to disappear, this is the wrong fit and concept and direction input will tell you the same in week one.
Best Use Cases
First choice is a screening or collection preview, because the installed sound and video equipment, seated capacity and controlled basement light make film and lookbook presentation the strongest single application. Second is a press day, where fitting rooms, garment racks and a stock room let a PR team run rails and appointments across a full working day. Third is a wholesale appointment showroom, since counters, air conditioning, secure entry and a kitchen support back to back buyer meetings over a full market week. Fourth is a brand activation or exhibition opening with a cultural framing, helped by three galleries and the Rijksakademie within walking distance. Fifth is a creative workshop or panel format, where the library setting does genuine narrative work. Sixth is a content studio day, using the shelving and colour as a ready-made set. Seventh is a sample sale, workable given the stock room and fitting rooms but limited by basement level and low passing trade.
Budget Signal
This sits in the mid tier for Amsterdam and well below what comparable capacity costs in the Nine Streets or on the canal ring. For a brand activation of this size, the price reflects Oost rather than the centre, and the trade is discovery footfall for space, equipment and hosting capacity. Against a hotel event space of similar capacity you are getting technical kit, fitting rooms and a stock room included rather than charged as extras, and no food and beverage minimum. Against a co-working venue you get a room with a real identity instead of a neutral box. Against a shared pop-up format you get exclusivity and control of the guest experience. In our experience the profile that gets the most value here is a brand running three or more formats across a single booking, screening, press day and buyer appointments in sequence. Run the numbers through the budget calculator before you compare city options.
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