How A Fintech Workplace Balances Rapid Growth With Humanistic Design

When a company is scaling quickly, its workplace can say a lot about where it’s headed. That’s certainly the case at this 125,000-square-foot office for Adyen, the fast-growing Dutch fintech organization. It needed a new U.S. headquarters that could match its ambitions—as well as lay the groundwork for the next decade of its practice, which offers a platform for enterprise businesses to accept e-commerce, mobile, and point-of-sale payments. Huntsman Architectural Group conceived strategic interventions throughout an existing six-floor building, embedding Adyen’s DNA throughout.

In addition to carving out space for staff expansion, the scope entailed creating interiors that accommodate neurodiversity and a breadth of working styles, from heads-down to collaborative. A library on the fifth floor, for instance, offers a quiet, focused setting. Phone rooms feature dimmable, user-controlled lighting, while Club Adyen, a music-filled social place, offers varying levels of energy and calm. The team also devised a second-floor demo area to replicate retail and restaurant environments. Filled with Fireclay tile, blond rift oak, and abundant greenery, its users might think they’ve been transported to a coffee shop in San Francisco’s Mission District—and that’s exactly the point.