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Project overview

How do you build for creativity and collaboration?

In 2022, Shell set out to repurpose its Amsterdam campus into a shared space where people and ideas could come together to accelerate the shift to clean energy. The result is the Energy Transition Campus Amsterdam (ETCA). It's a 5,000m² central hub, supported by modern offices and labs, designed to help startups, corporates and academics collaborate more easily and bring new technologies to market faster.

The project required a careful balance of ambition and practicality – upgrading six office floors, reshaping the campus identity and embedding sustainability throughout.

Highlights
Collaborative campus

A 5,000m² hub and 7,000m² of
refurbished office space designed
to bring start-ups, researchers,
businesses and academics together.

Sustainability
at the core

Low-carbon materials, reuse
strategies and real-time carbon
tracking guided every stage of the project.

Delivered in a
live environment

Careful scheduling and stakeholder
coordination kept the building operating
smoothly during construction.

Powered by
clean energy

4,000 solar panels plus
offshore wind, cutting
operational carbon.

Project story

Delivering in a live environment

Refurbishing an occupied building calls for careful planning, close coordination and regular engagement to keep work moving with minimal disruption.

When Shell appointed us to provide project management and cost and commercial management for ETCA, our team set up on site. From there, we coordinated design development, facilitated conversations on requirements and trade-offs and helped everyone stay aligned as the project progressed. Our hands-on approach ensured decisions were made quickly and the refurbishment stayed on track.

 

"Turner & Townsend was an integral part of our team during the project, consistently demonstrating strong stakeholder management, creativity and perseverance under pressure." 

Paul van der Bijl
Portfolio Manager, Shell Real Estate EMEA

Designed for a low-carbon future

Sustainability guided every decision at ETCA. With our carbon cost calculator, we tracked and reduced emissions in real time, while reuse strategies such as repurposing furniture from other Shell sites helped cut embodied carbon. The campus now operates on renewable energy from 4,000 solar panels and offshore wind.

ETCA is more than a building. It’s an ecosystem where collaboration and innovation drive progress in clean energy.

 

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