VTTI

Leading supplier of storage for energy and other essential products such as chemicals

We integrated the term 'energy' by conveying the feeling of movement throughout the floor. We worked with wavy lines that radiate dynamism and progress.

VTTI is a leading supplier of storage for energy and other essential products such as chemicals. The company operates on five continents and moved into a floor in office building The Mark in Rotterdam. We were allowed to turn that floor into a special office landscape.  

Energy is the key word at VTTI: “We are VTTI and we are full of energy,” is the company motto. That key word resonates throughout the organization. In the products we work with, in the people and of course in the locations where we work. Not for nothing did the term ‘energy’ become important in our design.

Before we got there, we found out what employees wanted thanks to workshops and speed dates.

This revealed, among other things, that VTTI has a dual character: there is the hard side of the industry in which it works, but also the soft side that stands for reducing its carbon footprint. We also wanted to reflect this in the design.

We incorporated the term ‘energy’ by conveying a sense of movement throughout the floor. We worked with wavy lines that radiate dynamism and progress. This undulating movement can also be seen in VTTI’s logo in which two terminals are connected. In their new office building, we designed various Energy Hubs where employees can engage in a variety of activities. Whether it’s brainstorming, meeting each other or a more concentration-consuming job.


The cabinet wall connecting the different hubs is made in the shape of a wave, or WAVE. This also makes you feel the energy in the building where you see a lot of natural tones. We also gave the design a layered character. Just like the various layers of earth in which the raw materials VTTI works with are found. VTTI’s new office has become a vibrant environment. A place where you can work in peace, but also where you can recharge your batteries.

Photographer: Laura Emma