Renovation of the ABN AMRO Fellenoord 15 building

UNStudio, commissioned by Edge, designed the renovation of Fellenoord 15, a former bank headquarters in Eindhoven, integrating healthy, flexible office concepts with highly sustainable, technology-driven goals. The completed renovation upgrades the 32,000-square-meter former Rabobank headquarters into a modern government office equipped with a dense sensor network and advanced apps, improving occupant environment and building management. In recent years, the construction industry's environmental impact has changed views on demolishing old buildings to build new ones; renovating and extending building life is now seen as highly sustainable while preserving historical and local character. Fellenoord 15 was once an inaccessible urban fortress unable to meet changing workforce demands; the renovation opens it up, embeds smart technology, and transforms it into a flexible, healthy, sustainable workplace with generous atria, cycle parking and energy-recovery systems. The retrofit achieved BREEAM-Excellent certification and demonstrates that deep renovation of an existing office can outperform demolition and new build on carbon grounds.