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Zalando Headquarters & offices · Berlin, Germany
Zalando · Berlin, Germany
A HENN-designed headquarters by the East Side Gallery with 170 meeting rooms, a rooftop basketball court and around 150 office dogs.
The campus, the perks and the road from a shared apartment on Torstraße to Friedrichshain — then the business. Every number from Zalando's own website, careers site and the architects' project pages.
- ~7,700people at the Berlin HQ
- 43,000 m²office space in the HENN buildings
- 170meeting rooms on the campus
- 27–30days of holiday a year
Sources: jobs.zalando.com (Berlin HQ page, job posting 2725145) · HENN project page “Zalando Headquarters” · corporate.zalando.com
Companies / Germany / E-commerce & fashion / Zalando
THE HEADQUARTERS · VALESKA-GERT-STRASSE · 2019
A “vertical marketplace” in warm wood, concrete and neon
HENN designed two seven-storey buildings with 43,000 m² of offices next to the Mercedes-Benz Arena and the East Side Gallery. A central atrium in warm wood, cool concrete and neon tubes works as a “vertical marketplace”, and a “catwalk” from the lobby links stacked “living rooms” through all floors. Kinzo designed the interiors for around 2,300 employees.
- 43,000 m² of offices (≈ 462,848 sq ft)
- Two seven-storey buildings
- Design: HENN
- Interiors: Kinzo
- 170 meeting rooms
- 100% renewable green energy
The atrium and “vertical marketplace”
A central atrium in warm wood, cool concrete and neon tubes works as a “vertical marketplace”, with a “catwalk” from the lobby linking all floors.
Living rooms and work floors
Kinzo designed the interiors for around 2,300 employees, with stacked “living rooms” and 170 meeting rooms.
The buildings by the East Side Gallery
HENN designed two seven-storey buildings with 43,000 m² of offices next to the Mercedes-Benz Arena and the East Side Gallery.
Facts: HENN project page “Zalando Headquarters” · Kinzo project page “Zalando” · jobs.zalando.com Berlin HQ page
The Zalando Campus in Berlin-Friedrichshain
| Building | Address |
|---|---|
| Zalando Headquarters | Valeska-Gert-Straße 5, 10243 Berlin, Germany |
Source: jobs.zalando.com Berlin HQ page · corporate.zalando.com legal notice · See them on the map ↓
Source: HENN project page (office space) · UBM project page “Zalando Headquarter” (rentable area, construction) · corporate.zalando.com press release, Nov 17, 2015 · jobs.zalando.com Berlin HQ page. Kinzo's own page gives 59,000 m² gross floor area.
Office tour videos
Benefits (Germany)
27 days a year to start for full-time employees, plus one day for every calendar year up to 30.
On fashion and beauty sold and shipped by Zalando; 30% off Lounge by Zalando, plus partner discounts.
Counselling and dedicated services for parents and carers.
A company pension scheme.
An employee shares programme.
Health and wellbeing options, including Wellhub, plus mental health support and coaching.
Two paid volunteering days a year.
Relocation assistance, subject to prior agreement.
Source: Zalando job posting 2725145 (Berlin, 2026), “Our offer”
Why people stay: what Zalando itself says
About 140 nationalities and 33 languages work at the Berlin headquarters.
Development through Zalando's training platform and a biannual peer-to-peer review.
Two paid volunteering days a year.
Around 150 dogs come to the Berlin campus.
Relaxed “living rooms” on every floor, fully fitted kitchens, silent spaces and phone booths.
Source: jobs.zalando.com, “Berlin HQ” page and job posting 2725145 (2026)
Who works here
average employees, 2025
at the Berlin HQ
nationalities at the HQ
tech specialists
Source: Key figures 2025 (corporate.zalando.com) · jobs.zalando.com Berlin HQ page · Full-year 2025 results release (Mar 12, 2026)
Office history: from a shared apartment to a campus by the Spree
- 2008 A shared apartment on Torstraße
Robert Gentz and David Schneider founded Zalando in fall 2008. The small team worked from a shared apartment on Berlin's Torstraße that had been turned into an office and warehouse, with shelf storage in the basement.
Source: corporate.zalando.com, “Our history: from start-up to grown-up” · logistics network release
Torstraße, Berlin, 1990 · Norbert Martins / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 2015 Headquarters at Tamara-Danz-Straße
By 2015 the headquarters was at Tamara-Danz-Straße 1 in Friedrichshain, built by Münchner Grund. Photo production sat nearby in the former Postbahnhof, and 3,500 m² more was rented in the “Arena Boulevard”.
Source: corporate.zalando.com press release, Nov 17, 2015 · Annual Report 2016 contact page
Tamara-Danz-Straße, Berlin-Friedrichshain, 2011 · Assenmacher / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 2015 HENN wins the campus competition
Zalando announced a campus of almost 100,000 m² for around 5,000 employees, with a seven-storey HENN building at its core on the Anschutz site, and 13,000 m² in the “M_Eins” building.
Source: corporate.zalando.com press release, Nov 17, 2015
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2016 Groundbreaking in Friedrichshain
Construction of the new headquarters began in September 2016.
Source: Zalando Annual Report 2016 · UBM project page
Valeska-Gert-Straße, Berlin-Friedrichshain, 2011 · Assenmacher / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 2019 The new headquarters opens
Zalando celebrated the official opening of its new headquarters at the Berlin campus on Valeska-Gert-Straße, with interiors by Kinzo.
Source: Zalando Annual Report 2019 · Kinzo project page
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - Today Back to Torstraße, too
The original office on Torstraße has been reopened and is home to small project teams working on new services and technology. The Berlin HQ has about 7,700 employees.
Source: corporate.zalando.com, “Our history” · jobs.zalando.com Berlin HQ page
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it.
Map: how the headquarters moved
From a shared apartment on Torstraße in Mitte to the banks of the Spree in Friedrichshain, about 4 km away — and Zalando still keeps the Torstraße office for small project teams.
- 1 · 2008Torstraße, Berlin-Mitte — Shared apartment used as office and warehouse (house number not published)
- 2 · 2015Tamara-Danz-Straße 1 — Headquarters before the new campus
- 3 · 2019Valeska-Gert-Straße 5 — Today's headquarters by HENN, next to the East Side Gallery
Addresses: corporate.zalando.com (history, 2015 press release, legal notice) · Annual Report 2016 · jobs.zalando.com
What Zalando does
Zalando started in 2008 as a Berlin online shoe store. Today it calls itself “the leading European technology platform for fashion and lifestyle”: the Zalando, ABOUT YOU and Lounge by Zalando apps for shoppers, and ZEOS, Tradebyte and SCAYLE for brands and retailers.
Two growth vectors: B2C (consumer apps) and B2B (logistics, software and services for brands).
Where the money came from · B2C gross merchandise volume and B2B revenue, 2025
Source: Zalando full-year 2025 results release (Mar 12, 2026)
Source: Key figures 2025 and full-year 2025 results release (corporate.zalando.com)
Growth: revenue vs. people
€6.5B → €12.3B
13,763 → 16,582
Revenue: Key figures 2020, 2023, 2024 and 2025 · 2021 results release (rounded). Employees: 2019–2020 at the reporting date (Key figures 2020); 2022–2025 average number (Key figures 2023–2025). 2025 includes ABOUT YOU from Q3 2025. Multiples calculated by eciffo.
Chief executives
Co-founder and co-CEO, focused on the B2C business.
Co-CEO since taking over from David Schneider (announced May 14, 2024); earlier CFO and COO.
Co-founder; handed his co-CEO role to David Schröder and now leads group-wide strategic partnerships.
Co-founders: Robert Gentz and David Schneider. Rubin Ritter joined the Management Board about two years later.
Source: corporate.zalando.com, “Our Management Board” · “Our history” · press release, May 14, 2024
Zalando: questions people ask
Where is Zalando's headquarters?
At Valeska-Gert-Straße 5, 10243 Berlin, in Friedrichshain, next to the Mercedes-Benz Arena and the East Side Gallery, with views of the Spree river.
Source: jobs.zalando.com Berlin HQ page · HENN project page
Who designed Zalando's headquarters?
HENN designed the two buildings after winning the competition in 2015. Kinzo designed the interiors, together with HENN.
Source: corporate.zalando.com press release, Nov 17, 2015 · HENN · Kinzo
How big is Zalando's headquarters?
The two seven-storey HENN buildings hold 43,000 m² (≈ 462,848 sq ft) of office space. The developer lists 28,150 m² and 13,000 m² of rentable area for its two parts.
Source: HENN project page · UBM project page
When did the headquarters open?
Construction started in September 2016, and Zalando celebrated the official opening of its new headquarters in 2019.
Source: Zalando Annual Reports 2016 and 2019
How many people work at Zalando?
An average of 16,582 employees in 2025, about 7,700 of them at the Berlin headquarters.
Source: Key figures 2025 · jobs.zalando.com Berlin HQ page
What is inside the Zalando campus?
A fashion showroom, an auditorium, “living rooms”, 170 meeting rooms, silent spaces and phone booths, a rooftop terrace and basketball court, indoor and outdoor gyms, a prayer room and a parent-child room.
Source: jobs.zalando.com Berlin HQ page
What benefits does Zalando offer?
In Germany: 27 days of holiday to start, rising to 30; 40% off fashion and beauty sold by Zalando; a company pension; an employee shares programme; Wellhub; mental health support; and two paid volunteering days a year.
Source: Zalando job posting 2725145
Does Zalando allow remote or hybrid work?
Zalando's job postings describe an office-first working model, with at least three days a week in the office.
Source: Zalando job posting 2725101
Where did Zalando start?
In a shared apartment on Torstraße in Berlin that was turned into an office and warehouse, in fall 2008. That original office has since been reopened for small project teams.
Source: corporate.zalando.com, “Our history”
Who runs Zalando?
Co-founder Robert Gentz and David Schröder are co-CEOs. Co-founder David Schneider handed his co-CEO role to Schröder in 2024 and focuses on strategic partnerships.
Source: corporate.zalando.com, “Our Management Board”
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