The Big Building

In 2011 Nick Stevens and Ralph Steenbergen met whilst organising the first Startup Weekend in Groningen. Over the next few years they…

Easy to access whether you come by foot, bicycle, car or public transport, you can find us at the following address:

How to be funny to make more money

The future doesn’t exist until you make it.

Here’s our Hello-world letter

or what to do when the plan doesn’t work out as you expected…

Nick Stevens, one of the founders of The Big Building, saw the tweet and asked me:

January 8, 2016, 5.30AM.

Back in the summer of 2015, The Big Building was merely a rumor. This was the place to be when you’re a venturous, young professional. The…

Companies and entrepreneurs come in all shapes and sizes. From fast pacing start-ups, to creative freelancers, impressive high rollers…

“NESK is where you go when you want the impossible done!”

Here’s an overview of the companies you can currently find in the community:

Work in The Big Building never comes to a halt. Start-ups work hard to let their companies grow and make dreams come true. But we all know…

‘’The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.’’ — Coretta Scott King

apart from just being a lot of space.

The Big Building has a wonderful space with machines, tools and supplies. It’s called maakplek, Dutch for maker space. Why is it there and…

Looking for an unusual and inspiring place to host a meeting for 6–8 people or an event for 150? The Big Building has multiple options…

Hi! This is the story of 7 people that work together, but don’t work together. If that sounds strange to you, you should probably read on…

On September 28, we hosted the first Design Thinking Groningen meetup. Around 60 people form different backgrounds gathered in The Big…

There is a maker space in The Big Building. It’s called maakplek. Participants put their efforts together, and are now able to laser cut…