DS was founded on September 3, 1993, by Bruno Doedens (D) and Maike van Stiphout (S). Over the past 30 years, many wonderful, smart, and talented colleagues have helped shape DS. And to this day, a great team continues to work on truly remarkable projects.
We started with a small team at the Kruitfabriek in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, a raw and edgy spot on the outskirts of the city. Later, we moved into a former café on De Ruiterkade in Amsterdam, which at the time was still a troubled area behind Central Station. After that, we relocated with five architecture firms to Overtoom, settling in a parking garage with a car lift—an opening party many still remember.
Since 2004, Maike has taken on full leadership, while Bruno founded the Stichting Landschapstheater en Meer (SLeM) alongside his work for DS. And now, for the past six years, we’ve been based in a former garage on Van Ostadestraat, right in the heart of the trendy De Pijp district.
Our vision of a nature-inclusive society has come to life through a series of completed projects—both new and long-standing, large and small—across the Netherlands and beyond. We take pride in our long track record, and we will celebrate this by carrying this logo throughout the year!