Specialist office developer OVG Projectontwikkeling is to develop a 40,000 m[sup]2[/sup] headquarters for accountant Deloitte and legal firm AKD in the Zuidas business district of Amsterdam.

Specialist office developer OVG Projectontwikkeling is to develop a 40,000 m2 headquarters for accountant Deloitte and legal firm AKD in the Zuidas business district of Amsterdam.

Dienst Zuidas, the district agency, and Rotterdam-based OVG officially gave the green light for the development at an event earlier this week. The parties said that Deloitte and AKD are investing in the future of the area and 'taking the next step on the further integration of their accommodation' in the Netherlands.

According to Dienst Zuidas the coming of the Deloitte and AKD office to the Zuidas signifies a new stimulus for the area with regard to employment and confirms the demand for high-quality office locations like this, where universities and top businesses come together.

OVG sees a growing trend of clients in the offices market looking for buildings that will facilitate ‘The New World of Work’ for them. The office is gradually changing into a meeting place, at the centre of which are themes such as connectivity and mobility. The new generation of employees is one that has grown up with working on the move, sustainability and social networks. The offices of the future will have to facilitate this in order to win in the search for global talent.

The new offices for Deloitte and AKD will open on the Zuidas in mid-2014. Deloitte and AKD were advised by Loyens & Loeff. OVG was advised by Houthoff Buruma.

Separately, OVG has signalled the start of construction of the first BREEAM Excellent office project in the Netherlands. The 6.000-m2 ExtraVerde is the second office building being developed by OVG at the Prins Willem-Alexanderkwartier business centre in The Hague.