The shiny golden metal, the exclusive round corners, the cascading volume and undulating balconies are in contrast with the quiet residential neighbourhood and the ragged edge of industrial buildings along the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal. Yet The Architect blends with its environment on each side despite the large functional program of 10,000 m2. The volume stands on a plinth of warmly coloured masonry and rises around a courtyard. The lowest point is only two floors high, the highest point is at the park side and has seven floors.