your canal address, made to order.

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We build curated houseboats, made to order, on the NDSM in Amsterdam. Every boat is bespoke and built one at a time, detail by detail, with you part of the process.
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Woodies Shipbuilding Amsterdam — a shipyard on the NDSM, building curated houseboats made to order. Homes on the water for people who see a canal as an address, not a novelty.

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Our process is one that has you at its center.

Each Woodies is made to order, one at a time, so no two are alike. Below, a closer look at the houseboats we've built and the people we built them for.
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First conversation

Every project starts with you. We talk through how you want to live on the water, the boat you have or the one you're after, and what it should become. A new houseboat, a renovation or a sailing ship: we take on projects of every shape and size.

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Design & engineering

Our in-house team designs the interior and exterior, with 3D renders that let you see the boat before it exists. Naval engineering covers stability, structure and propulsion, and we arrange the permits, so the boat that gets drawn is the boat that gets built and approved.

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In the yard

We weld the steel hull, fit the engine room and lay the carpentry ourselves, on the NDSM and to classification standard. One team builds the whole boat, and you're welcome to visit during the build, so your wishes find their way into the finishing.

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Launch & handover

We bring your boat under class, with every document it needs, then test it and hand it over. That's the end of the journey from an idea on paper to its maiden voyage.

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After the launch

A Woodies is made to last, and we keep it that way. Maintenance, repairs and class inspections are done by the yard that built your boat, the people who know every weld and every fitting. You own the boat. We stay on call.

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Each Woodies is made to order, one at a time, so no two are alike. Below, a closer look at the houseboats we've built and the people we built them for.
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Open living in a classic luxe motor
March 2026

Under a sky of skylights, a home that glows from within.

A long Amsterdam houseboat where daylight leads the way: in through curved skylights, down into a sunken lounge, on into a blush-pink kitchen, with the water framed by a porthole in every room.
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Open living in a classic luxe motor
August 2026

A garden on the roof, a home on the canal

A compact schark on an Amsterdam canal — featuring a green roof with skylights, burgundy window frames and a split-level interior in white and oak.
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Open living in a classic luxe motor
September 2026

Orange lacquer under a white sky

A former cargo hold turned into a bright family home — featuring a glossy orange kitchen, wide oak floorboards and a freestanding bath beneath a porthole.
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Open living in a classic luxe motor
August 2026

A new Star sails the canals of Amsterdam

A classic tjalk on the Amstel, refitted as a bright loft — featuring polished concrete floors, an orange accent wall and a kitchen of oak and concrete.
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Open living in a classic luxe motor
July 2011

Open living in a classic luxe motor

A classic luxe motor, opened up for contemporary living — featuring a row of skylights, a split-level floor and a screen of vertical timber slats.
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One yard, from first drawing to front door.

Most houseboats pass through a dozen hands. A Woodies is designed, engineered, built, and finished under one roof on the NDSM. We draw it, permit it, weld the hull, lay the carpentry, fit the interior, and rig it to sail. One team, one standard, start to finish. That's why no two are alike, and why every detail is one we can answer for.
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Design Services

Architecture, engineering and permits, from the first sketch to the approved drawing.
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Building Services

Steel hull, carpentry and rigging, built by one team on the NDSM.
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Finishing Services

The part you live in, built in real materials and finished to the detail.
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After Care Services

Maintenance by the yard that built your boat. We stay on call.
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At the monumental
NDSM shipyard

Woodies is located at the NDSM shipyard in Amsterdam Noord, established in 1915 and already a highly successful and innovative yard at the time. By keeping it a place where ships are made, we help preserve the history of shipbuilding in the city. You are welcome to visit during the build, so your wishes find their way into the finishing, and the ferry from Amsterdam Central takes only ten minutes.
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A ship and interior carpentry company at the NDSM shipyard, where a close-knit team takes your ship from an idea on paper to its maiden voyage.
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We believe a home on the water deserves the standards of one built on land.

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FAQ

Modern bathroom with a rectangular bathtub encased in light wood, a wall-mounted flat-screen TV above, three round porthole-style windows, a hanging black light fixture, and a green leafy plant on the left.
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What kind of boats do you build?
Houseboats for life on the canals, sailing ships that make the journey to the Caribbean, yachts and wooden houseboats. We consciously take on projects of all shapes and sizes.
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Do you build new boats, or renovate existing ones?
Both. We build and renovate boats for the canals of Amsterdam and far beyond.
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Can you take care of the design and the permits?
Yes. Permits, architecture and engineering are part of our services, next to carpentry, steel constructions, rigging and styling.
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Do you build the interior as well?
Yes. Woodies is a ship and interior carpentry company.
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Can I visit my ship during the build?
You are welcome to visit during the build, so your wishes find their way into the finishing.
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Where is the yard?
At the monumental NDSM shipyard in Amsterdam Noord, Ms. van Riemsdijkweg 51. The ferry from Amsterdam Central takes only ten minutes.
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Kadans

Under a sky of skylights, a home that glows from within.
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Good building at every scale, shaped by the meeting of steel, wood, and water.

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