The new light-flooded booking.com glass palace is a building of superlatives and the final project in the redesign of the Oosterdokseiland. Started in 2018 and completed in mid-2023, it was at one point one of the largest construction projects of its kind in all of Europe. At times up to 10,000 people worked on the construction site.  The new 65,000 m² campus, at the eastern end of the island, now houses all of booking.com's more than 6,500 employees in Amsterdam and serves as the company's official international headquarters.

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The ultra-modern building uses sensors everywhere to function like an ecosystem, automatically regulating lighting and temperature based on actual occupancy and usage. Nearly 400 water-saving toilets were installed. The campus includes 28 common rooms and specially designed cubicles that provide a certain level of isolation for working, so-called “focus booths”.

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There are 832 solar panels on the roof, heating and cooling is controlled, so that both hot and cold air can be stored and recovered deep underground in summer and winter. There are more than 11,000 plants in the building, including 7 trees and its own underground car park with space for more than 2,500 bicycles. 

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On the campus itself, 3 restaurants ensure that 1,650 people can be served at the same time. There is also a roof terrace as well as 3 professional barista bars and a tea bar. The lowest floor, expected to be completed in 2024, is intended for various leisure activities, restaurants and commercial spaces.