Spaarndammerbuurt and museum ‘Het Schip’ in Amsterdam represent a very important era in Dutch history of housing. Built in the early 20th century as a working class area, both the quarter and museumblock reflect the unique combination of ideological motivation and outstanding elaboration, which can still act as best practice for politicians, activist, planners, urbanists and architects around the world.

Unfortunately the beauty of the area and the importance of its historical background is not very well known. The Spaarndammerbuurt got neglected for years and only thanks to the efforts of the crew of ‘Museum Het Schip’ the qualities of the area got rediscovered. Now a strategy is needed to fully place the importance of the history of social housing in Spaarndammerbuurt on the map again.

This booklet contains a very simple and straightforward strategy: the organization of an International Social Housing Festival in the Spaarndammerbuurt. This strategy got developed by participants of Summer School ‘Thinking City’, which took place in Amsterdam, 5- 20 July 2014.

The following pages contain texts and slides of the final presentation held in Amsterdam Stadschouwburg, July 18th 2014. To get the full impact of the concept clear the team presented as if 2017 had already started and the festival was about to open its doors.

We hope you enjoy this booklet and hope that our effort will inspire possible participants and funders to really make this happen!

On behalf of the teaching / mentoring team,

Pepijn Bakker

Spaarndammerbuurt and museum ‘Het Schip’ in Amsterdam represent a very important era in Dutch history of housing. Built in the early 20th century as a working class area, both the quarter and museumblock reflect the unique combination of ideological motivation and outstanding elaboration, which can still act as best practice for politicians, activist, planners, urbanists and architects around the world.

Unfortunately the beauty of the area and the importance of its historical background is not very well known. The Spaarndammerbuurt got neglected for years and only thanks to the efforts of the crew of ‘Museum Het Schip’ the qualities of the area got rediscovered. Now a strategy is needed to fully place the importance of the history of social housing in Spaarndammerbuurt on the map again.

This booklet contains a very simple and straightforward strategy: the organization of an International Social Housing Festival in the Spaarndammerbuurt. This strategy got developed by participants of Summer School ‘Thinking City’, which took place in Amsterdam, 5- 20 July 2014.

The following pages contain texts and slides of the final presentation held in Amsterdam Stadschouwburg, July 18th 2014. To get the full impact of the concept clear the team presented as if 2017 had already started and the festival was about to open its doors.

We hope you enjoy this booklet and hope that our effort will inspire possible participants and funders to really make this happen!

On behalf of the teaching / mentoring team,

Pepijn Bakker

Hello everyone, finally it is 18th July 2017 we are going to present the opening of our event.The International Social Housing Festival. This idea which was born in our studio during

the Summer School ‘Thinking city’, back in 2014. We are very proud to finally present the

opening!

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Hello everyone, finally it is 18th July 2017 we are going to present the opening of our event.The International Social Housing Festival. This idea which was born in our studio during

the Summer School ‘Thinking city’, back in 2014. We are very proud to finally present the

opening!

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We should mention that this event is also the occasion of the reopening of Museum Het

Schip after a long renovation.

We should mention that this event is also the occasion of the reopening of Museum Het

Schip after a long renovation.

Back in 2014 we talked a lot about social housing, and its importance for our countries. Considering we come

from different countries, and continents with our own specific issues on social housing. We recognized the role

of the Dutch social housing program as lead for our own countries and started to think how we could gather

knowledge on this subject.

Back in 2014 we talked a lot about social housing, and its importance for our countries. Considering we come

from different countries, and continents with our own specific issues on social housing. We recognized the role

of the Dutch social housing program as lead for our own countries and started to think how we could gather

knowledge on this subject.

At the same time we recognized several problems on social housing in Amsterdam and the Netherlands.

At the same time we recognized several problems on social housing in Amsterdam and the Netherlands.

We were asked by the crew of ‘Het Schip’ (a museum on social housing and early 20th century architecture) to

conceive a strategy to make the museum more visible.

We were asked by the crew of ‘Het Schip’ (a museum on social housing and early 20th century architecture) to

conceive a strategy to make the museum more visible.

After analyzing ‘Het Schip’ and the ‘Spaarndammer-buurt’...

The ideology behind Amsterdam school style architectu-re has been forgotten. This style is now more know for its cosmetics, while it is an outcome of a social movement in the early 20th century.

…we found that a lot of important aspects got invisible and neglected.

We have also noticed that the history of social emancipation and self-organization in Spaarndammerbuurt is invisible. When you walk through the neighborhood you can’t recognize that the social was once a strong entity here. It was far more than just housing alone.

After analyzing ‘Het Schip’ and the ‘Spaarndammer-buurt’...

The ideology behind Amsterdam school style architectu-re has been forgotten. This style is now more know for its cosmetics, while it is an outcome of a social movement in the early 20th century.

…we found that a lot of important aspects got invisible and neglected.

We have also noticed that the history of social emancipation and self-organization in Spaarndammerbuurt is invisible. When you walk through the neighborhood you can’t recognize that the social was once a strong entity here. It was far more than just housing alone.

Due to a number of incidents Dutch housing corporations has lost credibility.

The social is in danger!

And our answer is to go social again!

We need to recapture the meaning of social and give it a new meaning... with innovative approaches!

Due to a number of incidents Dutch housing corporations has lost credibility.

The social is in danger!

And our answer is to go social again!

We need to recapture the meaning of social and give it a new meaning... with innovative approaches!

For these issues we organize this event. We will reintroduce the social by incorporating the nei-ghborhood into an event called International Social Housing Festival. This festival is an international platform for discussing and practicing solutions on social housing. With this we will emphasize the Dutch traditional school of social housing, and residents by reinterpreting this for public purpose. This festival will extend a new quality to the neighborhood.

For these issues we organize this event. We will reintroduce the social by incorporating the nei-ghborhood into an event called International Social Housing Festival. This festival is an international platform for discussing and practicing solutions on social housing. With this we will emphasize the Dutch traditional school of social housing, and residents by reinterpreting this for public purpose. This festival will extend a new quality to the neighborhood.

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sets a rule to the space, and is also embedded with the subsistence of both space and economy of space (its social contracts3).

Favela dwellers are used to make their own design decisions; by constantly changing built environment according to their everyday needs, even when relocated to other buildings (e.g mass housing, Brazilian affordable housing programs). The opposite occurs when dwellers from other parts of the city, come to live in favelas – usually, they tend to embed with the everyday life and open way of building favelas.

Img03: My favela home and my neighbors’ home – external furniture and instruments (sink, clothes line, bikes) are collective. Source: Ana Cavalcanti, 2014.

3 Hernando de Soto.

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sets a rule to the space, and is also embedded with the subsistence of both space and economy of space (its social contracts3).

Favela dwellers are used to make their own design decisions; by constantly changing built environment according to their everyday needs, even when relocated to other buildings (e.g mass housing, Brazilian affordable housing programs). The opposite occurs when dwellers from other parts of the city, come to live in favelas – usually, they tend to embed with the everyday life and open way of building favelas.

Img03: My favela home and my neighbors’ home – external furniture and instruments (sink, clothes line, bikes) are collective. Source: Ana Cavalcanti, 2014.

3 Hernando de Soto.

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Img04: Collective and private spaces (moto boys deliver heavy things in the bottom of favelas, stairs suffer collective use, parties on the slab are frequent…).

Img05: Free building occurs when favela dwellers move to mass housing models (to build garages, shops, others rooms, or puxadinhos). As a consequence, most of those housing becomes further again a favela.

Buildings are divided into both individual units and collective spaces. Hence the similarities with the Open Building System (S.A.R.), remarks a notorious fit-outs of units by heterogeneous inhabitants. The individual multifamily units are connected by collective vivid spaces. They are not defined by a program but rather determined through specific architectural attributes and functions related to the temporary use and everyday (lajes, stairs, ornaments, and specifics needs of spaces such as, wall segments, double height, different levels, equipment) that are appropriated by residents and passers-by.

With the world urbanizing on such a grand scale, social housing is a big issue. By 2025, just eight years from

now, 1/3 of the world population will live informal settlements.

For example in Brazil, they have up to 45% of people living in favelas. Social housing as we know is not able to address the need of people. So what we are seeing now

is the “favela - ization” of social housing. We need more creative solution.

FAVELA PATTERNS

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sets a rule to the space, and is also embedded with the subsistence of both space and economy of space (its social contracts3).

Favela dwellers are used to make their own design decisions; by constantly changing built environment according to their everyday needs, even when relocated to other buildings (e.g mass housing, Brazilian affordable housing programs). The opposite occurs when dwellers from other parts of the city, come to live in favelas – usually, they tend to embed with the everyday life and open way of building favelas.

Img03: My favela home and my neighbors’ home – external furniture and instruments (sink, clothes line, bikes) are collective. Source: Ana Cavalcanti, 2014.

3 Hernando de Soto.

This document has been last revised in August 2010 Page 3 of 17

sets a rule to the space, and is also embedded with the subsistence of both space and economy of space (its social contracts3).

Favela dwellers are used to make their own design decisions; by constantly changing built environment according to their everyday needs, even when relocated to other buildings (e.g mass housing, Brazilian affordable housing programs). The opposite occurs when dwellers from other parts of the city, come to live in favelas – usually, they tend to embed with the everyday life and open way of building favelas.

Img03: My favela home and my neighbors’ home – external furniture and instruments (sink, clothes line, bikes) are collective. Source: Ana Cavalcanti, 2014.

3 Hernando de Soto.

This document has been last revised in August 2010 Page 4 of 17

Img04: Collective and private spaces (moto boys deliver heavy things in the bottom of favelas, stairs suffer collective use, parties on the slab are frequent…).

Img05: Free building occurs when favela dwellers move to mass housing models (to build garages, shops, others rooms, or puxadinhos). As a consequence, most of those housing becomes further again a favela.

Buildings are divided into both individual units and collective spaces. Hence the similarities with the Open Building System (S.A.R.), remarks a notorious fit-outs of units by heterogeneous inhabitants. The individual multifamily units are connected by collective vivid spaces. They are not defined by a program but rather determined through specific architectural attributes and functions related to the temporary use and everyday (lajes, stairs, ornaments, and specifics needs of spaces such as, wall segments, double height, different levels, equipment) that are appropriated by residents and passers-by.

With the world urbanizing on such a grand scale, social housing is a big issue. By 2025, just eight years from

now, 1/3 of the world population will live informal settlements.

For example in Brazil, they have up to 45% of people living in favelas. Social housing as we know is not able to address the need of people. So what we are seeing now

is the “favela - ization” of social housing. We need more creative solution.

FAVELA PATTERNS

For this we need to gather architects, sociologist, government, students and NGOs. A multidisciplinary,

top down planning and bottom up vision that can provide solution for the housing problem.

This is exactly what the International Housing Festival aims to do, bringing together different people from

different disciplines and background. This is a forum for governmental organizations, housing corporations,

developers, civic society, architects, students, academics to discuss the future of our cities and social

housing.

Citizens Institutions

Experts

Universities

Activists

For this we need to gather architects, sociologist, government, students and NGOs. A multidisciplinary,

top down planning and bottom up vision that can provide solution for the housing problem.

This is exactly what the International Housing Festival aims to do, bringing together different people from

different disciplines and background. This is a forum for governmental organizations, housing corporations,

developers, civic society, architects, students, academics to discuss the future of our cities and social

housing.

Citizens Institutions

Experts

Universities

Activists

Amsterdam school style Hotel Artistic Installations Dutch Dinner Library

Bus stop

Bicycle path

school

children’s work shop

South entrance

Theather

Movie screening

Social housingsamples

ExhibitionGreen areaOut door lectures

Bed and Breakfast

Tour

Info box

Entrance

Confrence

Het Schip

Major Route

Other possible routes

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Het Schip

East entrance

West entrance

North West entrance

Park entrance

The charming neighborhoord of Spaarndammerbuurt is a perfect location to organisese the festival.

For here the visitor can experience one of the most beautiful example of the Amsterdam School

Architecture; landmarks of the revolution in social housing in Amsterdam. Furthermore, this still to be

discovered neigbourbood is close to city centre which can provide thousands of visitors in all the fascilities

they need.

Amsterdam school style Hotel Artistic Installations Dutch Dinner Library

Bus stop

Bicycle path

school

children’s work shop

South entrance

Theather

Movie screening

Social housingsamples

ExhibitionGreen areaOut door lectures

Bed and Breakfast

Tour

Info box

Entrance

Confrence

Het Schip

Major Route

Other possible routes

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H

Het Schip

East entrance

West entrance

North West entrance

Park entrance

The charming neighborhoord of Spaarndammerbuurt is a perfect location to organisese the festival.

For here the visitor can experience one of the most beautiful example of the Amsterdam School

Architecture; landmarks of the revolution in social housing in Amsterdam. Furthermore, this still to be

discovered neigbourbood is close to city centre which can provide thousands of visitors in all the fascilities

they need.

We would to give thanks to our funders. We had some great international and national funders. And we were able to put up a successful crowd funding campaign.

We would to give thanks to our funders. We had some great international and national funders. And we were able to put up a successful crowd funding campaign.

Here you can see via which media partner we were able to reach these target groups. We would like to take this

opportunity to also thank these partners.

Here you can see via which media partner we were able to reach these target groups. We would like to take this

opportunity to also thank these partners.

We would like to thank our Dutch partners

Het SchipAmsterdam (municipality) with Amsterdam Marketing

University of AmsterdamDelft University of Technology

Amsterdam Academy of ArchitectureFederation of Amsterdam housing corporations

Stichting DOEN

We would like to thank our international partners

Association of Ethiopean ArchitectsObservatório das metrópoles

Make it Right Foundation.

We would like to thank our Dutch partners

Het SchipAmsterdam (municipality) with Amsterdam Marketing

University of AmsterdamDelft University of Technology

Amsterdam Academy of ArchitectureFederation of Amsterdam housing corporations

Stichting DOEN

We would like to thank our international partners

Association of Ethiopean ArchitectsObservatório das metrópoles

Make it Right Foundation.

So this is what this years’ International Social Housing Festival in Spaarndammerbuurt will be like.

So this is what this years’ International Social Housing Festival in Spaarndammerbuurt will be like.

We have incorporated a route - in yellow in the map - thoughout the neighbourhoord where several activities will take place. Important and interesting buildings and spaces will be highlighted with the usage of it. Hotel, dwellers collaborations platforms etc..

Amsterdam school style Hotel Artistic Installations Dutch Dinner Library

Bus stop

Bicycle path

school

children’s work shop

South entrance

Theather

Movie screening

Social housingsamples

ExhibitionGreen areaOut door lectures

Bed and Breakfast

Tour

Info box

Entrance

Confrence

Het Schip

Major Route

Other possible routes

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22

48

H

Het Schip

West entrance

North West entrance

East entrance

Park entrance

VENUE LIBRARYACTIVITIES

VENUE SCHOOLACTIVITIES

VENUE THEATHERACTIVITIES

VENUE HET SCHIPACTIVITIES

CONFERENCE

CONFERENCE

CONFERENCE EXHIBITION

MOVIE SCREENING CHILDREN’S WORKSHOP

MOVIE SCREENING INFOBOX

MOVIE SCREENING

CONFERENCE MOVIE SCREENING

Amsterdam school style Hotel Artistic Installations Dutch Dinner Library

Bus stop

Bicycle path

school

children’s work shop

South entrance

Theather

Movie screening

Social housingsamples

ExhibitionGreen areaOut door lectures

Bed and Breakfast

Tour

Info box

Entrance

Confrence

Het Schip

Major Route

Other possible routes

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Het Schip

VENUE COURTYARDACTIVITIES

VENUE COURTYARDACTIVITIES

EXHIBITIONOUTDOOR LECTURES

ARTISTICINSTALLATIONS

INFO BOX

VENUE GREEN AREAACTIVITIES

OUTDOOR LECTURES

SOCIAL HOUSING SAMPLES

VENUE COURTYARD

COURTYARD

ACTIVITIES

VENUE

ACTIVITIES

EXHIBITIONOUTDOOR LECTURES

ARTISTICINSTALLATIONS

EXHIBITIONARTISTICINSTALLATIONS

COURTYARDVENUE

ACTIVITIES

EXHIBITIONARTISTICINSTALLATIONS

EXHIBITIONOUTDOOR LECTURES

ARTISTICINSTALLATIONS

ARTISTICINSTALLATIONS

West entrance

North West entrance

East entrance

Park entrance

SOCIAL HOUSING SAMPLES

SOCIAL HOUSING SAMPLES

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Here we have mapped out where you can attend theindoor activities. These will mostly take place in public spaces such as the library, museum and theatre. Here you can attend the Lectures.

There is even the possibility to spend the night at a local. Living here gives you a more authentic experience of the neighborhood of Spaarndammerbuurt.

The outdoor activities are located in this map. Here the visitor can attend the exhibitions/ expo’s.

Amsterdam school style Hotel Artistic Installations Dutch Dinner Library

Bus stop

Bicycle path

school

children’s work shop

South entrance

Theather

Movie screening

Social housingsamples

ExhibitionGreen areaOut door lectures

Bed and Breakfast

Tour

Info box

Entrance

Confrence

Het Schip

Major Route

Other possible routes

22

22

48

H

Het Schip

West entrance

North West entrance

East entrance

Park entrance

local

houses

We have incorporated a route - in yellow in the map - thoughout the neighbourhoord where several activities will take place. Important and interesting buildings and spaces will be highlighted with the usage of it. Hotel, dwellers collaborations platforms etc..

Amsterdam school style Hotel Artistic Installations Dutch Dinner Library

Bus stop

Bicycle path

school

children’s work shop

South entrance

Theather

Movie screening

Social housingsamples

ExhibitionGreen areaOut door lectures

Bed and Breakfast

Tour

Info box

Entrance

Confrence

Het Schip

Major Route

Other possible routes

22

22

48

H

Het Schip

West entrance

North West entrance

East entrance

Park entrance

VENUE LIBRARYACTIVITIES

VENUE SCHOOLACTIVITIES

VENUE THEATHERACTIVITIES

VENUE HET SCHIPACTIVITIES

CONFERENCE

CONFERENCE

CONFERENCE EXHIBITION

MOVIE SCREENING CHILDREN’S WORKSHOP

MOVIE SCREENING INFOBOX

MOVIE SCREENING

CONFERENCE MOVIE SCREENING

Amsterdam school style Hotel Artistic Installations Dutch Dinner Library

Bus stop

Bicycle path

school

children’s work shop

South entrance

Theather

Movie screening

Social housingsamples

ExhibitionGreen areaOut door lectures

Bed and Breakfast

Tour

Info box

Entrance

Confrence

Het Schip

Major Route

Other possible routes

22

22

48

H

Het Schip

VENUE COURTYARDACTIVITIES

VENUE COURTYARDACTIVITIES

EXHIBITIONOUTDOOR LECTURES

ARTISTICINSTALLATIONS

INFO BOX

VENUE GREEN AREAACTIVITIES

OUTDOOR LECTURES

SOCIAL HOUSING SAMPLES

VENUE COURTYARD

COURTYARD

ACTIVITIES

VENUE

ACTIVITIES

EXHIBITIONOUTDOOR LECTURES

ARTISTICINSTALLATIONS

EXHIBITIONARTISTICINSTALLATIONS

COURTYARDVENUE

ACTIVITIES

EXHIBITIONARTISTICINSTALLATIONS

EXHIBITIONOUTDOOR LECTURES

ARTISTICINSTALLATIONS

ARTISTICINSTALLATIONS

West entrance

North West entrance

East entrance

Park entrance

SOCIAL HOUSING SAMPLES

SOCIAL HOUSING SAMPLES

indoor

venue

s

outdoo

r venu

es

Here we have mapped out where you can attend theindoor activities. These will mostly take place in public spaces such as the library, museum and theatre. Here you can attend the Lectures.

There is even the possibility to spend the night at a local. Living here gives you a more authentic experience of the neighborhood of Spaarndammerbuurt.

The outdoor activities are located in this map. Here the visitor can attend the exhibitions/ expo’s.

Amsterdam school style Hotel Artistic Installations Dutch Dinner Library

Bus stop

Bicycle path

school

children’s work shop

South entrance

Theather

Movie screening

Social housingsamples

ExhibitionGreen areaOut door lectures

Bed and Breakfast

Tour

Info box

Entrance

Confrence

Het Schip

Major Route

Other possible routes

22

22

48

H

Het Schip

West entrance

North West entrance

East entrance

Park entrance

local

houses

We already started back in 2014 to organize the content for this festival

The result is incorporated in the program that you all have received.

We already started back in 2014 to organize the content for this festival

The result is incorporated in the program that you all have received.

We received lots of proposals for interventions and it was very difficult to select them. Here are some of the inter-ventions that got selected and that you will find in the Spaarndammerbuurt.

We received lots of proposals for interventions and it was very difficult to select them. Here are some of the inter-ventions that got selected and that you will find in the Spaarndammerbuurt.

Vacant areas got turned into open exhibition areas for showcasing prototypes / spatial devices of housing in

different countries. This drawing shows containers where the visitor can see the conditions of social houses

in several places in the world.

Vacant areas got turned into open exhibition areas for showcasing prototypes / spatial devices of housing in

different countries. This drawing shows containers where the visitor can see the conditions of social houses

in several places in the world.

These are interventions along the main route through the Spaarndammerbuurt festival site. To highlight the

Amsterdam School buildings, all non Amsterdam School buildings got painted white. And along the route you will

find info points in Amsterdam School style.

These are interventions along the main route through the Spaarndammerbuurt festival site. To highlight the

Amsterdam School buildings, all non Amsterdam School buildings got painted white. And along the route you will

find info points in Amsterdam School style.

People can hear sounds of the neighborhood (from the past, present, future) or interact with dwellers (by chat-ting, sharing information or booking a place to stay) in

these special phone cabins along the main route.

People can hear sounds of the neighborhood (from the past, present, future) or interact with dwellers (by chat-ting, sharing information or booking a place to stay) in

these special phone cabins along the main route.

And if you need a place to relax you might try these special outdoor versions of Amsterdam School furniture.

And if you need a place to relax you might try these special outdoor versions of Amsterdam School furniture.

With this, we will make Spaarndammerbuurt & ‘Het Schip’ visible again. We will return to the ideological

roots, discuss and practice building for people. Over all we will go back to the social!

With this, we will make Spaarndammerbuurt & ‘Het Schip’ visible again. We will return to the ideological

roots, discuss and practice building for people. Over all we will go back to the social!

To share all the knowledge that we gathered we have assembled this limited edition book. It is now available in our festival shop. Along with other merchandise like our

limited edition T-shirts mugs and bags.

To share all the knowledge that we gathered we have assembled this limited edition book. It is now available in our festival shop. Along with other merchandise like our

limited edition T-shirts mugs and bags.

We would like to thank you for giving us the opportunity to participate in this Summer school.

We have grown a lot in this international team, working side by side and coached by great professionals.

We were involved every seconds of it, putting our minds and hearts into this project and this is why we are really

proud to hand over this booklet with our ideas. Hoping this concept will turn into reality in the near future, we would love to offer our services in making it possible.

Team Het Schip SSTC14

You can contact us at:citiesgosocial@gmail.com

pep.bakker@gmail.com

We would like to thank you for giving us the opportunity to participate in this Summer school.

We have grown a lot in this international team, working side by side and coached by great professionals.

We were involved every seconds of it, putting our minds and hearts into this project and this is why we are really

proud to hand over this booklet with our ideas. Hoping this concept will turn into reality in the near future, we would love to offer our services in making it possible.

Team Het Schip SSTC14

You can contact us at:citiesgosocial@gmail.com

pep.bakker@gmail.com

We would like to thank you for giving us the opportunity to participate in this Summer school.

We have grown a lot in this international team, working side by side and coached by great professionals.

We were involved every seconds of it, putting our minds and hearts into this project and this is why we are really

proud to hand over this booklet with our ideas. Hoping this concept will turn into reality in the near future, we would love to offer our services in making it possible.

Team Het Schip SSTC14

You can contact us at:citiesgosocial@gmail.com

pep.bakker@gmail.com