When we first started our sister company, 360 ICT, we worked fully remote. For the first nine years, we didn’t even have an office and honestly, that worked just fine. We stayed connected through calls and emails, and everything was efficient and to the point.
But over time, we started missing something.
Those small, everyday moments that make a team feel truly connected. The quick brainstorms. The coffee chats. The silly jokes and spontaneous ideas that spark when you’re in the same room. Conversations about trivial things, family life, politics and also the smaller work topics that never quite make it onto a meeting agenda.
So we decided to try a physical office. Our first space was in Papendorp, Utrecht, where we introduced a weekly “office day.” It quickly became a busy and energetic day, with colleagues travelling from all over the Netherlands. HR and administration also used the opportunity to handle their tasks face-to-face, which made those days quite hectic but also incredibly productive.
Eventually, we moved to a smaller, more practical office, since the space was mostly unused for the rest of the week. And then the world changed.
During Covid, we stopped going to the office entirely, following the advice to work remotely whenever possible. But we kept the spirit of our office day alive, virtually. Every week at 08:30, we opened a conference call and simply left it running while everyone worked. Surprisingly, this worked really well. It even helped solve challenges like overlapping working hours, as everyone naturally aligned their schedules more.
After our office in Bunnik had remained unused for over a year and a half, we decided to fully let it go.
Still, something kept pulling us back.
We realised that while remote work gave us flexibility and focus, having a shared base brings energy, creativity, and a stronger sense of belonging.
So we tried different setups: shared offices, flexible workspaces, creative environments across the country. We kept adapting as the world changed.
And now, we’ve finally found our new home in Utrecht.
Right in the heart of the Netherlands, surrounded by inspiring people and companies. It’s the perfect place for us to grow, collaborate, and continue building the future of privacy-friendly tech.It feels good to have a base again, a space that’s truly ours.
A place where ideas (and coffee) flow freely, and teamwork happens naturally.And now that we finally have the space…
Coffee? Drop by sometime.
