Spatial design that begins with the way people live.
Ruimtewerk is the spatial design practice of Studio Modijefsky, creating calm, functional interiors shaped by natural materials, honest planning, and a deep respect for everyday use.
Brand story
Studio Modijefsky was founded by Esther Stam with the conviction that interiors should be designed from the inside out — beginning with how people move, work and rest, rather than how a space appears in a photograph.
Under the Ruimtewerk brand, architects and interior designers collaborate on considered Dutch spaces where spatial planning, material honesty and everyday function carry equal weight.
Mission
We reimagine living and working spaces through smart spatial design, natural materials, and a deep respect for how people actually use their homes — from first concept sketch to final delivery, every detail considered.
Esther Stam
Founder & Interior Architect
Esther founded Studio Modijefsky with a belief that good spatial design begins by understanding people — their habits, rhythms, and the way they inhabit a space. Her work spans residential and commercial projects across the Netherlands, always grounded in function and finished with care.
A studio built around architecture, interiors and material intelligence.
Esther Stam
Esther founded Studio Modijefsky with a belief that good spatial design begins by understanding people — their habits, rhythms, and the way they inhabit a space.
Bart de Groof
Bart co-founded the studio and leads the architectural side of every project, ensuring each design is beautiful, buildable and enduring.
Hans Reineke
Hans brings depth to larger-scale commissions and is known for unexpected spatial solutions within complex constraints.
Zahra Rajaei
Zahra specialises in the relationship between materials, light and human comfort through texture, proportion and sensory detail.