MVRDV completes “Salt” creative office building in Amsterdam

Salt is “a 30m x 30m x 20m cube-shaped building with distinct concrete frames stacked on top of each other. The concrete frames house a variety of different windows permeating the façade to keep the individuality of each 5m x 4m unit,” MVRDV describes.

The full-height lobby space features a grand, cascading staircase that vertically connects the building's five levels.

“Windows are arranged in a random order so that the building's distinct glass and concrete façade offers a different view depending on what side it is approached from.”

The interior includes loft-like, roughly finished office spaces with no hung ceilings, exposed concrete, aluminum, and steel, and flexible floor plans.

The building is topped by a solar roof and car parking is located inside the plinth. The southern facade includes a private roof garden for social gatherings.

Project credits

Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Year: 2017+
Client: NIC Building Ambitions
Program: 3,700 m2 offices and parking
Architect: MVRDV, Principal in Charge: Jacob van Rijs
Design Team: Gijs Rikkenwith Guido Boeters, Arjen Ketting, Ivo Hoppers and Victor Perez Equiluz
Copyright: MVRDV 2018 – (Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs, Nathalie de Vries)

Partners

Project managers: Firmus Vastgoed and Bulters & Bulters
Contractor: Barten Groep
Structural Engineer: Ikaabee
MEP Engineer: Denned
MEP advisor: Hamel Regeltechniek
Images: DPI.nl