05/06/2026
One of the world's smartest building is in Amsterdam.
After Singapore's CapitaGreen I looked at last month, I'm heading to Europe. First stop: Amsterdam.
The Edge. Deloitte's headquarters. Completed in 2015 and awarded the highest sustainability score ever recorded by BREEAM — 98.4 out of 100.
But sustainability is only part of the story.
Over 30,000 Ethernet-connected LED lights. Sensors monitoring temperature, humidity and occupancy throughout. A smartphone app that lets every employee find a desk, adjust their lighting and book a meeting room before they even walk in the door.
No assigned desks. The space responds to how people actually work, not the other way around. These principles: activity-based working, flexible fitout and tech-integrated environments have been running in European buildings like this for a decade. In Australia, we're only now having that conversation seriously.
You don't need a €310 million budget to get there. You just need a clear understanding of how your people work and a fitout built around that.
That's exactly what we do at Bellfort. If you're thinking about your next commercial space, I'd love to chat.