Zomerdijkstraat

A classified monument, the building was designed by the functionalist architects Piet Zanstra, J.H.L.

They combined a functional architecture with artistic elements, of which the studio apartment block is a prime example.

Artists living and working in the studios included Gerrit van der Veen, Charlotte van Pallandt, Paul Grégoire, Jan Wolkers, Cees Kortlang, Jaap Wagemaker, John Grosman, Jet Schepp, Piet Esser, Fred Carasso, Hendrika van Gelder, Ro Mogendorff and Bernard de Wolff.

[2][3] The Amsterdam municipality sold the building in 1990 for one guilder to Woonstichting Lieven de Key, a housing foundation.

Applicants are selected by the Commissie voor Ateliers en Woon/werkpanden (Commission for Studios and Residential/work spaces).