Room rental, the offices of social organisations, a café and an urban courtyard garden. Het Nutshuis has them all. But this unique, monumental building in the heart of The Hague has so much more to offer. It’s a place where centuries of history meet the world of today and tomorrow.
About Het Nutshuis
Room hire, the offices of social organisations, a café and an urban courtyard garden. Het Nutshuis has them all. But this unique, monumental building in the heart of The Hague has so much more to offer. It’s a place where centuries of history meet the world of today and tomorrow.
Café Soof in Het Nutshuis
A fresh, surprising menu, stylish, sleek furnishings and possibly the most beautiful decors in the whole of The Hague: you’ll find all this (and more) in Café Soof in Het Nutshuis. From Monday to Saturday you are welcome for an all-day breakfast, brunch or a relaxing aperitivo in the café or on the terrace in the beautiful Nutstuin (garden).
Feel at home at Café Soof!
Six days per week, the energetic, experienced team at Café Soof, the hospitality partner of Het Nutshuis, is ready and waiting to serve visitors delicious coffee, rolls, salads and soup. We look forward to welcoming you in the stylish café or on the terrace in the beautiful Nutshuis garden.
Saving for a rainy day
Standing in Het Nutshuis you are, quite literally, standing on the history of The Hague. The parts of the foundations visible in the basement date back to the fifteenth century, so the infamous history of this place goes back as far as the birth of The Hague. The building itself was only built centuries later, in 1921, when the Haagse Nutsspaarbank opened its doors. This non-profit savings bank called on people to save for a rainy day. And their ploy worked. The sympathetic bank was soon embraced as a valuable asset in the centre of The Hague. To read more stories about the bank, go to the timeline.
We’re now living in the next chapter, when the bank premises and the building at Riviervismarkt 4 were knocked through to create one single building: Het Nutshuis. Although the savings bank closed long ago, its ideology still lives on today: it’s good to save for a rainy day. What used to be a place to keep your money is now a place to forge meaningful connections. A place for combining business with leasure.
Het Nutshuis offers eleven unique rooms, which can be hired for meetings, brainstorm sessions, parties, events and even weddings. Whether you choose the stately Commissarissenzaal, the functional Spaarkamer, the trendy Kas in the garden or the authentic Filmkluis – every room in Het Nutshuis tells a story.
Several social organisations, all of which are working hard to improve today’s and tomorrow’s world, have based their offices in Het Nutshuis. One of them is the owner and operator of Het Nutshuis: Fonds 1818, the fund that was formed when the Haagse Nutsspaarbank was sold in 1992.
Sustainable and efficient
But it’s not only the residents of Het Nutshuis who are working to safeguard tomorrow’s world. The same ambition is clearly visible in the sustainable, efficient choices relating to the furnishing and upkeep of Het Nutshuis itself. The Nutshuis garden is a shining example.
The colonies of bees provide honey, Café Soof cooks with the herbs and vegetables it grows in its vegetable patch, and the wind turbine on the carpark roof and solar panels on the greenhouse and awning generate an abundance of energy.
But water also plays an important role in the Nutshuis garden. Rain and pondwater are put to optimum use. A storage tank in the basement can hold up to 40,000 litres of rainwater for watering the plants. The rainwater is collected from the roofs of surrounding buildings. In the dry summer months, a natural water source next to the pond keeps the pondwater at the right level and temperature.
Do you want to drop in to see if Het Nutshuis is a suitable venue for your meeting or event? Or are you interested in the extraordinary remains of the Nutsspaarbank and want to see them for yourself? Whatever your question or wish, you know where to find us. We’re always available during working hours.
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“No two days are the same when you’re hiring out rooms at Het Nutshuis. From regular Ministry-level meetings to an NOS television broadcast and weddings in our beautiful garden; every day brings something new.”
“Satisfied customers, who enjoy everything that Het Nutshuis has to offer. That’s my motto!”
"A blooming garden, a safe building for tenants and visitors, well-functioning technology: it gives a lot of energy to contribute to all this."
“The efficient, friendly atmosphere in our team is what makes this work so great. We can practically read each other’s thoughts, and we share the same vision and passion for Het Nutshuis.”
"A booking is successful when our guests are surprised by everything that Het Nutshuis has to offer behind the front door. The rich history, combined with contemporary facilities, makes this location unique - also as a workplace."
"Café Soof has a close-knit team, who all enjoy their work. I’m sure our guests can see this in our service. This, in combination with the beautiful Nutshuis garden as a terrace, make going to work every day an absolute joy."
"Being part of the warmest team you could imagine, who are passionate about their work, in the heart of The Hague!"
"I love working at Café Soof in the fabulous Nutshuis. The garden is just fantastic – we grow some of our own ingredients there and use them in the delicious food we prepare in the kitchen. You can’t get much more locally sourced than that!"
"I am from Greece and in our culture we love cooking and especially seeing our guests happy! Cooking is more than a job for me, it is a part of my recipe to happiness. In the kitchen I can experiment with flavours and love to share this with others."
"It is my passion to provide the best experience to the users of Het Nutshuis; a place where work and relaxation merge seamlessly. It is an honor to be able to create that feeling of home together with the facilities team of this beautiful historic building."
