In the South of Amsterdam, new sites are currently being opened up for building tightly packed, urban quarters for commercial and residential use. The Zuidas area is given a spectacular, architectural landmark in the form of the unconventionally shaped ING Bank, nicknamed the 'shoe' by the locals. Its 16 V-shaped stilts raise the elongated wedge-shaped building so far off the ground that every workplace is afforded an unrestricted view of the neighbouring motorway beyond the sound-proofing dyke.