Eiffel headquarters

Arnhem, Netherlands

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Eiffel headquarters

Arnhem, Netherlands

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Type

Commercial › Office
Hospitality + Sport › Restaurant

YEAR

2010

Eckhart has won the closed competition to design and realize the new headquarters for Eiffel in January 2009. The concept we developed for the contest was the creation of a "heart" for the Eiffel organisation, a place where all employees would want to gather and work together. This core idea has been elaborated on and developed throughout the year 2009 into a final design that is focused on realizing flexibility and space for meetings and communication. Combined with the focus by Eiffel on topsports as a metaphore for excellence and action, these parameters were used to create a dynamic and inspiring home base for the organisation. Besides the 200 workstations, about half of which are flexible in use, the building houses a fully equipped auditorium, extensive speaking and meeting rooms, various spaces for trainings and workshops and a large restaurant combined with a grand café. In addition, each floor has generous space reserved for meetings, communication and interaction.