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ABN AMRO Headquarters & offices · Amsterdam, Netherlands
ABN AMRO · Amsterdam, Netherlands
Two curved towers around a garden court, cooled with water pumped up from the bottom of a nearby lake.
The Gustav Mahlerlaan head office by Henry N. Cobb, the benefits written into the Dutch employment terms, and a century of head offices from De Bazel on the Vijzelstraat to the Zuidas. Every fact from ABN AMRO, its careers site, the architect and the Dutch heritage agency.
- 120,000 m²head office complex (≈ 1,290,000 sq ft)
- 1926 → 1999De Bazel to Gustav Mahlerlaan
- 11%of salary paid monthly as a benefit budget
- €1,000personal development budget a year
Sources: Pei Cobb Freed & Partners project page · werkenbijabnamro.nl (fringe benefits, learning and development) · abnamro.com Our history · Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed
Companies / Netherlands / Banking / ABN AMRO
THE HEAD OFFICE · GUSTAV MAHLERLAAN 10 · 1999
Two curved towers that frame a garden court
Henry N. Cobb's head office faces the main public square of Amsterdam's Zuidas. Black granite blocks interlock with sloping curves of metal and glass. Both towers are parts of circular rings that curve towards the street and, with the amenity buildings, frame a landscaped court that the architect calls “the spiritual and physical heart of the ABN AMRO community.” Inside are a three-story reception hall, a 500-seat staff restaurant, a 225-seat auditorium, a 400-seat congress hall, a 20-room meeting center and a 600-seat dealing room.
- 120,000 m² (≈ 1,290,000 sq ft)
- Design: Henry N. Cobb, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
- Interiors: Studio Merkx
- 500-seat staff restaurant
- BREEAM Excellent (2015)
- Cooled with deep lake water
The towers and the Gustav Mahlerplein
Henry N. Cobb's head office faces the main public square of Amsterdam's Zuidas, with black granite blocks interlocking with sloping curves of metal and glass.
The ABN AMRO garden court
Both towers are parts of circular rings that, with the amenity buildings, frame a landscaped court that the architect calls “the spiritual and physical heart of the ABN AMRO community.”
Inside: reception hall and interiors
Inside are a three-story reception hall, a 500-seat staff restaurant, a 225-seat auditorium, a 400-seat congress hall and a 20-room meeting center.
Facts: Pei Cobb Freed & Partners project page “ABN AMRO Bank Head Office” · abnamro.com, “This is what we learned from the sustainable makeover of our headquarters” (1 October 2015)
The Gustav Mahlerlaan complex
| Building | Address |
|---|---|
| ABN AMRO head office | Gustav Mahlerlaan 10, 1082 PP Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Source: abnamro.com (registered office address) · See them on the map ↓
Source: Pei Cobb Freed & Partners project page · abnamro.com Our history · abnamro.com sustainable makeover article (2015)
Benefits (Netherlands)
A monthly supplement of 11% of salary: buy tax-advantaged items, buy up to four weeks of extra holiday, or take it as cash.
ABN AMRO pays 24.5% and the employee 5.5% of the pension contribution, with partner's and orphan's pension.
Every year, for professional and personal development.
Fully paid leave for partners after the birth of a baby.
“Generation leave”, with 40% of salary paid in the first three months.
A working week every year for volunteer work and social projects.
A fixed share of last year's salary: 2.5% for good and 5% for excellent performance.
As a guideline at least two office days a week; home-working and internet allowances, plus a desk, chair or screen for home.
Source: werkenbijabnamro.nl — “Fringe benefits” and “Hybrid working” (2026). Full terms are in ABN AMRO's Collective Labour Agreement (CLA).
Why people stay: what ABN AMRO itself says
For books, language courses, master classes or leadership training.
A network of more than a hundred certified coaches employees can book sessions with.
Every six months employees discuss progress, plans and next steps with their manager.
Hundreds of teams to move between when you are ready for a new step.
A sabbatical, full-time or part-time, with 40% of salary paid in the first three months.
A free health check, and a physical therapist at many offices.
Source: werkenbijabnamro.nl — “Learning and development” and “Fringe benefits” (2026)
Who works here
employees in 21 countries and territories
FTEs during 2025, part of right-sizing the cost base
planned net FTE reduction by 2028 vs 2024, half through attrition
certified internal coaches
Source: abnamro.com UK history page (headcount) · Q4 2025 results press release (11 Feb 2026) · Annual Report 2025 web page · werkenbijabnamro.nl
Office history: from De Bazel on the Vijzelstraat to the Zuidas
- 1926 De Bazel, Vijzelstraat 32
The Netherlands Trading Society (NHM), founded by King William I in the early 19th century, opened its new head office on the Vijzelstraat in 1926. Karel de Bazel designed it with engineer Dolf van Gendt; it is twice as tall and four times as deep as the canal houses beside it.
Source: abnamro.com, Onze geschiedenis · Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed, monument 46509
De Bazel, Vijzelstraat, 1926 · Unknown author / Public domain · Wikimedia Commons - 1964 NHM and Twentsche Bank become ABN
NHM merged with Twentsche Bank, based on the Spuistraat in Amsterdam, to form Algemene Bank Nederland (ABN). ABN worked for many years in the De Bazel building. The same year, Amsterdamsche Bank and Rotterdamsche Bank merged into Amro Bank.
Source: abnamro.com, Our history
De Bazel, Vijzelstraat, 1964 · F.N. Broers / Anefo / CC0 · Wikimedia Commons - 1991 ABN and Amro Bank merge
On 22 September 1991, Rob Hazelhoff and Roelof Nelissen signed the merger contract that created ABN AMRO.
Source: abnamro.com, Our history
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 1999 Gustav Mahlerlaan 10, the Zuidas
The head office moved to a new building by U.S. architect Henry Cobb on the Gustav Mahlerlaan. The heritage agency dates the move out of De Bazel to 2000; in 2007 De Bazel reopened as the Amsterdam City Archives.
Source: abnamro.com, Our history · Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2010 Today's ABN AMRO
The current bank started with the merger with Fortis Bank Nederland in July 2010, and kept its head office on the Gustav Mahlerlaan.
Source: abnamro.com, UK history page
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2015 BREEAM Excellent for the head office
Infrared film on all glass, Dutch wind power and biogas, and cooling with cold water from the bottom of a nearby lake earned the building a BREEAM Excellent certificate.
Source: abnamro.com, 1 October 2015
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it.
Map: how the headquarters moved
From the canal belt, where De Bazel stretches from the Herengracht to the Keizersgracht, to the Zuidas business district in the south of Amsterdam.
- 1 · 1926De Bazel, Vijzelstraat 32 — NHM head office, later ABN's; now the Amsterdam City Archives
- 2 · 1999Gustav Mahlerlaan 10 — ABN AMRO head office by Henry N. Cobb
Addresses: Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (Vijzelstraat 32) · abnamro.com (Gustav Mahlerlaan 10)
What ABN AMRO does
ABN AMRO is a Dutch bank for retail, business, private and corporate clients, with a strong presence in the Netherlands and wealth management and corporate banking across Northwest Europe. The Dutch State has owned shares since 2008 and has been reducing its stake since the 2015 stock market listing.
Three client units: Personal & Business Banking, Wealth Management, and Corporate Banking.
Source: ABN AMRO Q4 2025 results press release (11 February 2026) · abnamro.com Annual Report 2025 page · abnamro.com “What we do”
Chief executives
Succeeded Robert Swaak as Chief Executive Officer at the AGM on 23 April 2025.
CEO until April 2025.
Earliest roots: the Netherlands Trading Society (NHM), founded by King William I; ABN AMRO itself was formed on 22 September 1991.
Source: abnamro.com Annual Report 2025 page · Our history
ABN AMRO: questions people ask
Where is ABN AMRO's headquarters?
At Gustav Mahlerlaan 10, 1082 PP Amsterdam, in the Zuidas business district. The bank moved there in 1999.
Source: abnamro.com · Our history
Who designed ABN AMRO's head office?
Henry N. Cobb of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, with Yvonne Szeto and Michael W. Bischoff. De Architekten Cie. was associate architect and Studio Merkx worked on the interiors.
Source: Pei Cobb Freed & Partners project page
How big is ABN AMRO's head office?
About 120,000 m² (1,290,000 sq ft) on a 2-hectare site: two towers, a courtyard building, a 600-seat dealing room, an auditorium, a congress hall and underground parking.
Source: Pei Cobb Freed & Partners project page
Is ABN AMRO's head office sustainable?
It received a BREEAM Excellent certificate in 2015. It runs on Dutch wind power and biogas, has infrared film on all glass surfaces and is cooled with cold water from the bottom of a nearby lake.
Source: abnamro.com, 1 October 2015
Where was ABN AMRO's old headquarters?
In De Bazel at Vijzelstraat 32, built for the Netherlands Trading Society and opened in 1926. ABN worked there for many years; since 2007 it has housed the Amsterdam City Archives.
Source: abnamro.com, Onze geschiedenis · Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed
What benefits does ABN AMRO offer?
In the Netherlands: an 11% monthly benefit budget, a €1,000 yearly development budget, a pension to which the bank pays 24.5%, six weeks of fully paid partner leave, a sabbatical of one to six months and a week of volunteer days a year.
Source: werkenbijabnamro.nl, Fringe benefits
Does ABN AMRO allow hybrid or remote work?
Yes. Teams agree where and when they work; as a guideline employees are in the office at least two days a week, and working from abroad for a few months is possible under conditions.
Source: werkenbijabnamro.nl, Hybrid working
How many people work at ABN AMRO?
ABN AMRO says it has over 22,000 employees in 21 countries and territories. In 2025 the workforce shrank by about 1,500 FTEs, part of a planned net reduction of 5,200 FTEs by 2028.
Source: abnamro.com UK history page · Q4 2025 results press release
Who is ABN AMRO's CEO?
Marguerite Bérard, who succeeded Robert Swaak at the Annual General Meeting on 23 April 2025.
Source: abnamro.com, Annual Report 2025 page
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