WELCOME TO L.O.F.T. THE LAND OF FREE THOUGHT!
We could not have imagined that the former reformed Christian church Jeruzalem, that was built in the heart of the Vruchtenbuurt in 1936 would someday become the bearer of our dream to create a small society somewhere… a piece of land filled with great ideas, feel good food, art and a bunch of activities to give us the space to grow together. In the society we currently all live in, besides the smart phones we seem to filter the world with, we also have less and less time to say “Hellooo” to one another… And so little time to eat well. We’re always in a hurry to get from one place to another that we forget the most important destination of all, the place within! Our dream is to get there, a little closer every day. We love travelling and we know that what really makes a journey worthwhile is to share it with other travellers. So here we are, ready to hear about your journey and to share ours with you.
WHO ARE WE AND WHAT DO WE DO IN L.O.F.T.?
WE ARE ERIK AND DEFNE AND L.O.F.T. IS OUR HOME! ERIK PETERS, BORN IN NIJMEGEN, GRADUATED FROM WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY, TROPICAL FORESTRY, SELF-TAUGHT ARCHITECT/HANDYMAN, FANATIC KITE SURFER AND TRAVELER. DEFNE GUNHAN-PETERS, BORN IN ISTANBUL, AT AN EARLY AGE MOVED TO U.K., GRADUATED FROM OXFORD SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT, IN 2006 AN ADVENTURE HAS TAKEN HER TO THE NETHERLANDS WHERE SHE WAS THE PROUD OWNER OF Restaurant O’Pazzo IN ROTTERDAM FROM DECEMBER 2011 UNTIL DECEMBER 2022. BEGINNER KITE SURFER, PADI DIVE MASTER A SNOWBOARD AND BIKRAM YOGA FANATIC.
YEAH! WE ALSO LIVE HERE! ONE THIRD OF THE CHURCH BUILDING WE RENOVATED IN TO OUR IDEAL LIVING SPACE TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY L.O.F.T. EVEN MORE. WE RENT A LARGE VARIETY OF SPACES TO CREATIVE INITIATIVES! WE WERE LUCKY TO MEET A BUNCH OF BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE IN NO TIME TO PUT OUR HEADS TOGETHER IN CREATING L.O.F.T. OUR PARTNERS AT THIS MOMENT ARE BEANS&DREAMS, CAFÉ LOFT AND M.Y. JOURNEY. WE ALSO HAVE A FLEXIBLE ATELIER FOR DAILY/WEEKLY USE TO OFFER ARTISTS WHO PREFER NOT RENTING MONTHLY. IF YOU LIVE IN DEN HAAG IT IS REALLY EASY TO GET HERE AND SPEND THE WHOLE DAY IN L.O.F.T WITH A GOOD LOT OF THINGS TO DO. IF YOU ARE TRAVELLING A FEW HOURS THEN WE ALSO HAVE A PLACE FOR YOU TO STAY!
QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS, RESERVATIONS OR SPECIAL REQUESTS? WE WANNA HEAR IT ALL! SEND AN EMAIL TO info@loftdenhaag.nl AND WE SHALL GET BACK TO YOU SOON!
