Sony Music

Koker chair and Not A Big Thing table

The Boring Collection task chairs and desks in the all-white open-plan office at Sony Music Amsterdam, between raw concrete columns

The Boring Collection task chair and desks

Woman on her phone in a green AVL Lazy Modernist recliner at the Sony Music offices by Beyond Space, among concrete columns and plants.

Pink and teal chairs around a marble table with a brass dog sculpture, against a ribbed green wall at Sony Music

project Sony Music Amsterdam
architect Beyond Space
furniture Lensvelt Contract Furniture
Photography Peter Tijhuis

A’DAM in ADAM TOWER stands for Amsterdam Dance and Music. Formerly known as the Shell building, (an icon of the 60s) it has been recently renovated and is located on the banks of the IJ river. It is home to several nightclubs and leading international music companies including Massive Music, Wink, ID&T, Gibson and now Sony Music.

Plant-filled Sony Music Amsterdam office with AVL Office Chairs at a round table, plus Maarten Baas 101 and W.H. Gispen 205 chairs.

Sony Music Amsterdam showing Maarten Baas 101 chairs, AVL Office chairs and WH Gispen 205 Chairs

Boring Collection low cabinet

Two green Lazy Modernist recliners on a green rug at Sony Music, city and harbour view beyond

Sit back and relax on a Lazy Modernists

The floor plan of Sony Music places enclosed functions near the core, freeing the views from obstruction and allowing the concrete facade construction to claim the spotlight. Special attention has been given to the lighting system. On top of the grid ceiling, LED strips illuminate the white acoustic spray above it, creating hyper-difuse light below and eliminating shadows.

Glyder sofa modules in several sizes below the green bar and barstools on the Sony Music floor

Glyder sofa system in different sizes

Moreover, the core resembles the inside of an amplifier, the bar doubles as a stairs and the vinyl boardroom table is also a DJ booth. While in the music industry, work and play are very much intertwined, the design seeks to separate the two and give them their own space. This way, one can either be fully focussed at work or fully relaxed at play. The division is emphasized by creating a radical material palette for work and play: grey and green, and nothing in between.