Detailed designs for the largest center for the production and development of dance of all styles under one roof in Europe were recently unveiled by architecture firm MAD. 

Danshuis will be situated on a landmark site in the historic dock area of Rotterdam. Planned for a 2030 opening, the facility will transform a 9,500-sm art deco building, a former warehouse dating from 1923 on the south bank of the River Maas in central Rotterdam.

Features will include 14 state-of-the-art dance studios, an open podium, gym, exhibition space, café, and a rooftop Salle des Fêtes for large scale public programs, with sweeping views across the city’s historic harbor.

The building will be connected through a spectacular vertical foyer which will link all floors with the Salle des Fetes that will provide extensive outdoor spaces facing the riverfront.

Danshuis reflects the reputation of the Netherlands as a global hub for contemporary and classical dance in Europe. Home to such world-famous institutions as Nederlands Dans Theater and Dutch National Ballet, and with a popular dance culture driven by internationally acclaimed Dutch DJs, the country has led the dance revolution across Europe.

Danshuis is being developed by Rotterdam-based Droom en Daad Foundation, also responsible for other major cultural developments in Rotterdam including the adjacent Fenix museum of migration that opened in 2025.