AFAS Software HK.
State of the Art
experience

AFAS is a family-owned company and a supplier of software solutions for the corporate market. AFAS has a very distinct corporate culture relying on professionals, go-getters and describes itself as 'a bit nutty'. Strong core values are family and trust. These culture and corporate values can be felt in the new head office, an innovative and sustainable environment meeting the demands of modern society.

Client

AFAS Software

Category

Office

Scale

55.000 m2

Location

Leusden

Assignment

Create a new, sustainable, working environment with an optimal layout for all partners involved, where human scale and intimacy go hand in hand with an innovating approach to work.

Result

Cultural and Brand Values translated into office concept with a unique approach.
A state of the art office concept.
Human scale and intimacy are the key elements in the interior.
Soft, tactile materials, a warm color palette and fluent lines.

Much more than an ordinary office
An AFAS world where meeting, working, relaxing and connecting are key. In this world, customers, employees and visitors are being inspired and new connections and innovations are created.
This concept has been translated into a state of the art office concept, which is so much more than an ordinary office. The new office was developed on the basis of a new approach to work. Just 20% of the total area is designated for the total of 525 workplaces. The remaining 80% is designed for meeting, relaxation and inspiration, including sports facilities and a large theater.

"Tree of Life"
You immediately experience that this AFAS world is different from your everyday office when you arrive in the welcoming area. No reception desk, but a personal welcome by a host who provides you with a drink in the café and refers you to other colleagues.
It is essential for AFAS that employees, customers and partners can meet each other, that unforeseen encounters can arise. To be together and to do together. For instance, there is the central open space, the atrium, used for events and exhibitions. As well as the restaurant where visitors and employees eat together. With a centrally located stage for holding a private show or to highlight a special guest or employee.

The family business of AFAS is reflected in the eyecatching tree behind the bar: the "Tree of Life". An enormous metal branch structure is positioned here. The perforation lets the daylight shine through during the day and at dimmer moments the dynamic lighting in the branches is visible.

Tranquility and cleanliness
Various zones have been set up for the workplace, with open workstations where you can work both sitting and standing. As well as zones for meetings with co-workers: both open in the middle zone on the work floor and closed around the circular stairwells. A lot of care has been taken to ensure tranquility and cleanliness. Each work floor has its own living room, a pantry where people can eat and drink and play table games.

In functionality identical, but in color tone and slatted pattern on the cabinetry a subtle difference. The education rooms where AFAS users are trained are located in a separate wing. Just like the demo rooms, where sales meetings take place. In the top of the office tower there are two exclusive boardrooms, each unique by its colors and materials.en veelzijdig landschap.

Plenty of recreation
There is plenty of recreation for everyone. There is a large gymnasium, fitness room and space for outdoor sports. And several spaces for prayer and meditation. The building is surrounded by a park garden full of art, water and greenery. A theater has been built on the complex that can accommodate 850 guests, who attend for cultural performances, for business events, seminars and more. omplete campus

Brand identity down to the last detail

AFAS' values have been leading in the interior design. Despite the enormous size of the complex, human scale and intimacy are leading in the interior. In order to contribute to the clubhouse and family feeling. Soft, cuddly materials, a warm colour palette and fluent lines were used in the design and choice of materials. A multi-layered design was used, with clear forms and colours at a distance, which immediately show the functionality of the space. The layout with different zones and intimate places has been reinforced by putting together each area with its own palette of colours and materials. Materialisation and detail give identity and personality to the space. The many plants provide homey warmth and natural inspiration.Merkidentiteit tot in de puntjes.

The craftsmanship of AFAS is translated through to details of the interior design. For example, in the various pantrys in the work zones, each with a unique pattern in wooden finishes ranging from oak to walnut. The exceptional shiny and chunkily woven textiles in the custom-made curtains in the Atrium. And, of course, the integration of the most advanced and sustainable technologies at workstations and in consultation and presentation areas.