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Google is setting up its European headquarters in the centre of London.
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London is generally a short city with the buildings usually no bigger than three or four-storys. The city is very widespread, but not dominant. With only one exception, but that’s a big exception: the City. It’s here close to King’s Cross station, that Google California has began constructing a new 100,000 m2 building.
But Google HQ will be “horizontally” longer than London’s largest skyscraper, The Shard, instead of rising to the sky. The 330-meter-long building, already nicknamed the Landscraper by Londoners will be the city’s biggest building.
Construction of Google’s purpose-built 11-story building, which consists of over 1 million square feet, Google will occupy 650,000 sqft of office space. The building designed by Heatherwick Studio and Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), the construction will feature a natural theme with all products obtained through Google’s healthy materials program.
This new building, combined with the current building at 6 Pancras Square and an additional third building, will create a Google campus with the potential to house 7,000 Google employees.
This will be Google’s first building outside the states, designed by English designer Thomas Heatherwick and Danish architect Bjarke Ingels. It is going to accommodate 7,000 staff like a university campus. But this building is going to offer much more than just offices. Google plans to have big spaces for well-being, including a gym, an indoor basketball court, a pool, and massage facilities.
Furthermore, there is no need to go for a run or enjoy the weather at Hyde Park. An enormous garden will be on the roof of the eco-responsible construction. A jogging path, park benches and communal gardens were scheduled by the architects. The Californian multinational, who is very much concerned in ecology, is also hoping that its construction will be as green as possible. It will have solar panels on the top, producing an annual output of 200MW. There will be no vehicle parking, but there will be facililites to accomadate parking for 686 cycles.Google’s Kings Cross building will be the first, wholly owned and designed Google building outside the United States.
The new building is being developed from the ground up and will contribute to the Knowledge Quarter and King’s Cross’s growing knowledge-based economy.
Joe Borrett, Director of Real Estate & Construction, said: “We are excited to be able to bring our London Googlers together in one campus, with a new purpose-built building that we’ve developed from the ground up. Our offices and facilities play a key part in shaping the Google culture, which is one of the reasons we are known for being amongst the best places to work in the industry.”
Thomas Heatherwick, Founder of Heatherwick Studio, who jointly designed the new building, said: “As my home and the home of my studio for more than 15 years, I have a close relationship with King’s Cross. The area is a fascinating collision of diverse building types and spaces and I can’t help but love this mix of massive railway stations, roads, canals and other infrastructure all layered up into the most connected point in London.”
This new building, combined with the current building at 6 Pancras Square and an additional third building, will create a Google campus with the potential to house 7,000 Google employees.
“Influenced by these surroundings, we have treated this new building for Google like a piece of infrastructure too, made from a family of interchangeable elements which ensure that the building and its workspace will stay flexible for years to come”.
Bjarke Ingels, Founding Partner at Bjarke Ingels Group, joint architect of Google’s new building, noted: “Our design for the new Google Campus at King’s Cross is rooted in the local character of the area, taking advantage of the contextually defined building envelope while creating continuously cascading work environments that will connect Googlers across multiple floors. By opening up the ground floor and activating the roofscape, the light and airy workspaces are sandwiched between the terraced gardens on the roof - and market halls, auditoria and shops on the ground.”
Roly Keating, Chair of the Knowledge Quarter said: “Google have supported the Knowledge Quarter vision from the beginning and it will be a pleasure to welcome them into their new headquarters building at the heart of the neighbourhood. The arrival of thousands of Googlers mixing with scientists, archivists, academics and students will accelerate the incredible breadth of innovation taking place in this unique part of London. We are delighted to see plans taking shape which will strengthen the Knowledge Quarter as a world-class centre for research and creativity.”
KQ is a consortium of many distinct types of partner organisations, but one thing in common–they’re all actively involved in promoting and disseminating expertise.
The partners consist of over 100 big and small academic, cultural, research, science and news organisations from the British Library, Google and the Welcome Trust to Arts Catalyst, Scriberia and the Wiener Library.
A region that is extremely wealthy in knowledge resources is being attracted to global brands and tiny companies alike.
The Francis Crick Institute, the world’s leading medical research centre, and Universal Music, whose UK headquarters are located in King’s Cross, are among their members.
KQ focuses on supporting the exchange of information, cooperation and innovation. For productive relationships, fruitful networks and creative collaborations. Knowledge Quarter has created an identifiable brand that marks their resources and allows their organisation to talk with one voice about problems that are important to them.
