The Edge, Modern office building in Zuidas, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
The Edge is a fifteen-story office tower covering approximately 430,000 square feet (40,000 square meters) and serving as the headquarters for Deloitte and AKD, designed by the London-based architecture firm PLP.
Completed in 2015 by developer OVG Projectontwikkeling and contractor G&S Bouw, the building received BREEAM Outstanding certification in 2013 with a record-breaking score of 98.36%, establishing it as a landmark in sustainable construction.
The Edge introduced a workplace culture without assigned desks, where employees use a smartphone app to select their workspace, control lighting and temperature, and locate colleagues, reflecting a shift toward flexibility and autonomy in modern office environments.
Located at Gustav Mahlerlaan 2970 in the Zuidas business district, the building is accessible by metro and bus services and features a large three-thousand-square-meter atrium that brings natural light to all floors.
The building generates much of its energy from solar panels installed on its entire southern facade and on nearby university rooftops, while a geothermal system using wells about 430 feet (130 meters) deep provides heating and cooling.
Location: Amsterdam
GPS coordinates: 52.33704,4.86192
Latest update: December 1, 2025 11:40
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