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Sesamstraat is the titular street where the central characters live on Sesamstraat, the Dutch co-production of Sesame Street.
At the beginning, the most central location was Piet's workplace, the place where they all came to have things repaired. The next significant structure is the building which houses Sien's Store, a living room and basement where Tommie lived and invented stuff. Pino's nest was located on top of the workplace.
In the 1980s, the most central location was Sien's Store, the shop whose front stoops are a frequent gathering place for the main characters, and the home to Sien. The next significant structure is the building which houses the living room, Aart's living room and a bedroom for Tommie and Ieniemienie.
Between the two is a more open street area, a kiosk, highlighted by an old playground decorated with an old Renault for the kids to play in, later also a caravan where Frank lived. Next to it all was the place where Pino's nest was located.
From the mid 1980s through the late 1990s, the neighborhood expanded. Sien's store and the other locations were designed to be more changeable, to create additional settings and rooms. The human characters and Muppets didn't live at one clear location, but interacted with all the others who lived there. For instance, Tommie and Ieniemienie lived with Sien at first, but now they had their home with all the other characters. Even Pino's nest wasn't his only home anymore. This plot was created to show the diverse relationships you could have as a family.
In 2005, the set was changed radically. They abandoned the idea of a street and abstract ideas dominated the design. Sien's Store, Pino's nest and all the living rooms disappeared from the stage. Square blocks were used instead, and giant broccoli was used as the trees. The place where the stories are read was now on a dune with a lighthouse.
The actual studio sets used for Sesamstraat have changed over the years, but for later seasons, the show was taped at Studiocentrum in Mediapark Hilversum, utilizing stage 1 and 2.
