The Collection Chapter No. 1

About The Collection Located in heritage buildings at some of Amsterdam’s most prestigious city-centre addresses, The Collection is an unprecedented network of bespoke 21st century office space replete with unparalleled amenities and a hospitality-driven experience tailored to you. We call our twelve buildings Chapters. Each has fully equipped meeting facilities, a coffee bar and first class support staff and systems as standard. Each has a totally unique character. Leasing in one Chapter grants your organisation access to the services and amenities throughout The Collection. We even provide e-bikes and an app for moving between Chapters seamlessly. For our tenants, The Collection opens up a world of extraordinary environments within one city: secluded gardens, penthouse apartments – even our private boat for entertaining. From breath-taking boardrooms to first class fitness facilities, you’ll experience excellence every day. About this Chapter This building is Chapter No. 1 In 1899, entrepreneur Cornelis Hellingman acquired the plot of land in the picturesque Jordaan neighbourhood between the Looiersgracht and the Passeerdersstraat. The former liquorice-producing site of the Klene sugar refinery had been demolished after a fire and in its place construction company Hellingman’s Bouwmaatschappij commissioned the carpenter and architect Jan Lenderink to build new warehouses and a factory building. Looiersgracht 43 is an inspiring hub situated on the far right of several terraced warehouses. In the second half of the last century, a third, top floor was added. The building boasts an abundance of space, high ceilings and a generous open-plan office layout enhanced by windows looking out to its secluded back garden. The location constitutes a sweet spot between the arterial Prinsengracht and Lijnbaansgracht canals. Shops, restaurants and cafés are to be found around every corner, yet the tree-lined Looiersgracht itself retains a tranquil, almost bucolic feel with bobbing pleasure boats and Instagram-worthy bridges.