ABC SQUARE, Schipol

Home to over 35,000m2 of prime, optimized logistics and office facilities, but looking very different from what we’ve come to expect of industrial-scale warehousing and logistics buildings. ABC’s living, green central façade, fronted by a tree-lined boulevard and canal, embed it in the landscape. Subtle patterns carved into the exterior give this vast building a kind of gentle flow, pulling hundreds of metres of frontage into one organic form.
Inside, ABC Square again challenges expectations. Light pours in, warehousing and logistics space run into office, meeting and showroom spaces, making a perfect home for the integrated businesses that base here. Supporting a joined-up approach to work, communal space indoors and out encourages colleagues from across the businesses to meet face to face, improving productivity and enjoyment of work.

Designed to be scalable and adaptable to tenant needs, the 35,000m2 building can function as one, or be divided into up to seven units, future-proofing the building to tenants’ changing needs. All installations are electric, and extensive solar paneling means this building can produce more than enough energy to power itself – in future, any excess yield will provide energy to other buildings on the 350-acre site.
The steel structure is designed for disassembly and reassembly and the truck court is covered in a mineral layer called olivine, which breaks down CO2. Working with VolkerWessels Logistics

Development we have set the standard here for sustainable development: the design has been granted the very first VBI Greenscore Certificate issued for a logistics project in The Netherlands, recognizing our re-use of raw materials at process level.
Over time, ABC Square will develop.


The growing trees on the boulevard will mature and aid water and air quality management as well as enhancing the environment. Airborne Avenue, flanking the east of the development is transforming into a lively, spacious entry road with parallel streets, a central water feature and abundant green landscape. It can only get better, but already this building is setting a new standard in sustainable logistics development.