CASE STUDY
THE TECHNOLOGY WE’VE BEEN ABLE TO
DEPLOY THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING
HAS CHANGED THE WAY WE WORK.
“W
e call it a computer with a
roof. This building knows
more about how we work
than any of us. Of its size, we think it’s the
smartest building in Europe.” Theo Slaats,
CIO of Deloitte in the Netherlands, is
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nothing if not proud of The Edge, Deloitte’s
Amsterdam office.
The 15-floor building, opened in late 2014, is
home to 3,300 Deloitte staff and has had a
transformational impact on the business.
“From a cost and sustainability perspective,
it’s been huge,” revealed Slaats. “But none of
this would matter unless it created a positive
impact on workplace productivity.
The technology we’ve been able to deploy
throughout the building has changed the
way we work.”
Rethinking the role of the office
The origins of The Edge go back at least 15
years. Traditionally, Deloitte had opened
small offices near its biggest clients, but it
recognised the working world was changing:
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