Nicolaas Maesstraat 100

ENGLISH TRANSLATION


NICOLAAS MAESSTRAAT 100 | AMSTERDAM MUSEUMKWARTIER

An exceptionally high-quality and thoughtfully designed family home in the heart of Amsterdam's Museum Quarter, where family life, individual privacy, comfort and space exist in harmony, and where interior design and technology are dedicated to enhancing everyday life.

Offering approximately 660 m² of living space, almost 500 m² of outdoor space and set on 567 m² of freehold land, this magnificent city residence has proportions rarely encountered even at the very top end of the Amsterdam residential market.

Its exceptional scale is matched by a remarkably comprehensive living programme: 7 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, two family kitchens, a gym/playroom of approximately 48 m², a passenger lift, a garden of approximately 216 m² and three roof terraces providing approximately 280 m² of outdoor space in total.

The house features ceiling heights of up to an impressive 3.78 metres. Its exceptional scale can also be felt beyond the principal living areas. Generous, light-filled hallways and the imposing central staircase, with high arched openings, skylights, long sightlines and exposed sections of the original brickwork, give the house a distinctive architectural character.

The fully exposed side façade, the unusual width of the building and its large windows bring an abundance of natural light into the house and further enhance its exceptionally open and spacious character.

For a home of this scale, considerable attention has also been paid to energy efficiency. The property has been extensively upgraded and benefits from energy label A, 36 solar panels and a comprehensive energy and climate-control system.

A HOME ARRANGED IN DISTINCT LIVING LAYERS

The approximately 660 m² of living space is not simply a collection of generously proportioned rooms spread across several floors. What makes the house particularly special is the way it has been organised into a series of carefully interconnected living layers, each designed around different moments and aspects of family life.

The result is an exceptionally comfortable family home with an abundance of space to live and spend time together, while children and adults simultaneously have ample room for their own activities, privacy and independence.

GROUND FLOOR _ INFORMAL FAMILY LIFE

The ground floor forms the informal family level of the house. The generous Mediterranean- and Mexican-inspired family kitchen is the lively centre of everyday family life. A raised stage makes the room particularly well suited to music, performances and parties.

Large glazed façades and French doors connect this cheerful, colourful kitchen, fitted with SMEG appliances, almost seamlessly to the adjoining garden. This sheltered and leafy garden gives children plenty of space to play freely outdoors, ride their bikes or skateboard for hours. It also features a treehouse and a tiny house for overnight guests.

Directly opposite the family kitchen is the spacious gym and playroom, allowing the kitchen, playroom and garden to function together as one large, informal domain for children. A wonderful world of their own for children and their friends _ while the principal adult living floor is situated one level above, comfortably separated from the activity and noise below.

This floor also accommodates three bedrooms with associated bathroom and toilet facilities, providing considerable flexibility for children, guests or live-in support.

At the end of the wide, light-filled hallway are two additional separate ladies' and gentlemen's cloakrooms. A playful yet practical detail: each has its own side, positioned directly on the route towards the play areas and garden.

FIRST FLOOR _ THE HEART OF THE HOME

The first floor is reached via the generous central staircase or passenger lift. The lift has been incorporated into the interior in a particularly playful way: concealed behind what appears to be an ordinary internal door is a lift cabin designed as a life-size bookcase.

The first floor forms the generous heart of the home. Cooking, dining, relaxing and family life come together within one exceptionally large and light-filled living space. The high ceilings and characteristic tall windows of the former school building create a remarkable sense of space, while warm materials and bespoke interiors ensure an inviting and distinctly residential atmosphere.

At the centre of the space is the generous family kitchen, with multiple cooking and preparation islands and ample room for family and friends to cook and dine together.

Beyond the kitchen is a sequence of sitting and living areas offering tranquillity, privacy or a more intimate setting. The evening room with gas fireplace is a perfect example, as is the study, quietly positioned at the far end of the floor.

At the rear of the family kitchen, large glazed doors open onto the exceptionally generous terrace of approximately 65 m², surrounded by mature greenery. The terrace forms a natural extension of the living floor, providing ample space for outdoor dining, drinks or simply relaxing. Terrace heating extends the outdoor season, making this space comfortable to use for much of the year.

The family kitchen
The family kitchen has been designed to be genuinely and intensively used. Two large kitchen/work islands provide ample space for several people to cook simultaneously. Both have their own sink area with professional kitchen tap; the kitchen also includes two dishwashers, a professional six-burner WOLF gas range with oven, Quooker and American-style refrigerator. Above the cooking area, a striking copper-coloured extractor hood has been designed to resemble a pendant light, making it almost an interior object in its own right.

Behind the central cabinetry is a second fully equipped preparation zone, featuring a Miele high-pressure/steam oven, a second Miele combination/steam oven, a six-drawer freezer, wine/beverage cooler, Quooker and separate sink area. This allows the more practical kitchen functions to take place discreetly out of sight, while everything remains immediately accessible.

Here too, one of the principles that runs throughout the house becomes apparent: sophisticated technology and bespoke design serve everyday life, rather than the other way around. The striking copper-coloured extractor above the cooking area, designed as a playful pendant light, is a perfect example. Lighting beneath the kitchen cabinetry, warm materials, enormous windows and numerous personal details ensure that, despite its extensive specification, this is above all a warm and inviting place in which to cook, eat, live and spend time together.

The sitting and living areas
Despite its exceptional proportions, the living floor never feels like one vast open-plan space. Beyond the family kitchen, the different sitting and living areas are arranged sequentially, creating a natural progression from activity towards increasing tranquillity and privacy.

Immediately adjoining the family kitchen is the first sitting area, subtly separated by an open shelving unit. It is a comfortable place to linger together after dinner without becoming completely detached from the rest of the living space. An internal window overlooking the central hallway simultaneously maintains a visual connection with other members of the family.

One room further on, the atmosphere becomes more intimate. The evening room is designed as a comfortable lounge for later in the day, with a gas fireplace and a warmer, more subdued ambience. An open bespoke cabinet doubles as a bar, complete with a discreetly integrated sink and tap. Once again, these practical elements have been incorporated so carefully into the interior that they are barely noticeable as such.

Although this room offers greater seclusion, its open structure and sightlines maintain a connection with the adjoining spaces.

At the very end is the study, the quietest and most secluded room on this level. Designed as a fully fledged home office, it features a full-width bespoke bookcase with integrated lighting. It is a place where one can genuinely retreat to work or read in peace while remaining on the same living floor as the rest of the family.

SECOND FLOOR _ PEACE AND PRIVACY

The second floor forms the quiet sleeping and private level of the house.
Where the other floors are centred around living together, cooking and relaxing, this level has been designed specifically for peace and privacy.

The various bedrooms are accessed from the central hallway. Every bedroom has its own private bathroom, allowing each room to function as a comfortable and self-contained private space. Temperature can be regulated individually in each room, while the air-handling system continuously monitors air quality.

A particularly charming detail can be found on the staircase landing leading to this floor. Behind an inconspicuous hatch is a hidden children's playroom. Inside, a small staircase leads further upwards to a secret passage that eventually emerges inside the wardrobe of one of the children's bedrooms. A playful feature that says a great deal about the philosophy behind the house: alongside comfort, technology and bespoke design, deliberate space has been made for humour, imagination, fun and childhood.

The master bedroom
At the rear of the floor is the exceptionally spacious master bedroom, conceived as a private suite within the house. French doors from the master bedroom provide direct access to its private terrace, overlooking the greenery of the surrounding mature trees.

Adjoining the bedroom is an exceptionally generous walk-in closet with extensive bespoke cabinetry. At the far end of the dressing area is a private laundry room, equipped with a washing machine and dryer, worktop and sink, allowing changing, laundry and putting clothes away to take place within the same zone.

A private staircase also connects the master bedroom directly with the principal living floor below. From the family kitchen, a second staircase on the same side of the house continues down to the ground floor. Alongside the central staircase and lift, this creates a third, short and practical route between the house's principal living levels.

The en-suite bathroom
The en-suite bathroom has likewise been designed for comfortable simultaneous use. At its centre is a freestanding vanity with two washbasins and individual mirrors, while the sanitary facilities are also duplicated.

Particularly notable is the positioning of the two washbasins, which are arranged diagonally opposite one another. This diagonal arrangement naturally maintains a sense of connection while getting ready. A subtle design detail that once again demonstrates how strongly connection and interaction have been incorporated into the layout of the house.

The direct connection to the walk-in closet completes the logical sequence from bathroom to dressing.

OUTDOOR LIVING ACROSS MULTIPLE LEVELS

With almost 500 m² of outdoor space in total, outdoor living forms an integral part of the design of the house. The garden and three roof terraces are arranged in stepped layers across different levels and connected by a distinctive external staircase. Corten steel balustrades, timber terraces and mature greenery give the rear elevation a pronounced architectural character.

As you move upwards, the experience becomes increasingly open: from the sheltered green garden, via intermediate terraces among the treetops, to the exceptionally generous upper roof terrace. Together with the exposed side façade, this layered arrangement creates an almost three-dimensional relationship between the house and its outdoor spaces.

A REMARKABLE AMSTERDAM HISTORY

The exceptional proportions of the building have a remarkable origin.
The property was built in 1906 as the Hagedoornschool. From 1933 onwards, it became the first permanent home of the Academy of Physical Education (ALO). Its official opening was performed by Prince Hendrik.

The former school building was subsequently transformed into the exceptionally spacious private residence it is today. Yet its history can still be felt throughout the property.

Its unusual width, large structural spans, high ceilings, generous windows and broad staircases create a sense of space fundamentally different from that of a traditional Amsterdam townhouse.

It is precisely the combination of these original architectural qualities and its present-day high-end residential use that gives this property, situated within the nationally protected Plan Zuid cityscape, its distinctive character.

KEY FEATURES

Semi-detached city residence
Originally built in 1906 as a school building
Approximately 660.2 m² of living space
567 m² plot
Freehold
Approximately 500 m² of outdoor space in total
Garden with private rear access and motorised entrance gate
Detached tiny house, carport and separate storage
7 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms
Two fully equipped family kitchens
Separate spacious gym/children's playroom of approximately 48 m²

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Home automation & comfort
-Extensive Basalte KNX home automation system
-Lighting controllable centrally, room by room and via the Basalte app
-Individual temperature control per room
-Majority of curtains electrically operated
-Partially integrated Sonos audio system
-Motorised operation of exterior doors and garden gate
-Orona M33 passenger lift _ installed in 2016 and inspected annually
-First-floor terrace fitted with terrace heating

Climate, heating & water
-LMF Clima HPS 50 air-handling unit _ 2016
-ATAG Q51S CW6 central-heating boiler _ 2016
-ATAG electric boiler _ 2016
-Full Uponor underfloor heating _ 2016
-Gas fireplace in the first-floor evening room
-Gas fireplace in the ground-floor Mexican-inspired kitchen
-Remon Kupa 40L XXL water softener _ 2024
-Booster pump system for optimal water pressure

Energy
-SolarEdge solar energy system _ 2016
-36 solar panels
-Total installed capacity of 10.62 kWp
-SolarEdge inverter/system

Security, network & multimedia
-UniFi intercom system _ 2026
-UniFi camera system for indoor and outdoor surveillance _ 2025
-Professional Wi-Fi network with Ubiquiti UniFi 6 Professional access points
-Central 19-inch network and multimedia installation
-Extensive hardwired network cabling throughout
-KPN connection in the meter cupboard
Starlink installation on the roof
-CYP HDMI/HDBaseT matrix for central 4K audio and video distribution to multiple rooms
-Cabling and integration for the Sonos system
-APC UPS backup power supply for central equipment

Garden & outdoor facilities
-Automatic irrigation system for garden and terraces
-Motorised garden gate
-Three-phase power connection in the garden
-Terrace heating on the first-floor terrace