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A state-of-the-art fit-out for Google’s ambitious new headquarters in London’s Kings Cross
- Location Kings Cross, London
- Size 700,000 sq ft
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Awards/accreditations
- BREEAM Excellent and LEED Gold certifications
The office fit out of Google’s expansive new headquarters located at the heart of London’s Knowledge Quarter stretches to over 700,000 sq ft, providing a state-of-art office setting with a wealth of health and wellbeing amenities. The 11-storey building combines modern office settings, including formal and informal meeting areas and auditoriums, with an array of staff health amenities.
A wellness centre offers staff access to a gym, swimming pool and indoor multi-purpose sports hall. A rooftop garden stretches over multiple storeys and the building offers a variety of cafés and restaurants to cater to occupants.
Integrating a ‘smart building’ infrastructure into the design to improve comfort and energy efficiency, the project is aiming to achieve BREEAM Excellent and LEED Gold certifications.
- Client Google
- Architect Perkins&Will
- Project Manager Turner & Townsend
- Services Hoare Lea
- Structure AKT II
This really is a once in a lifetime scheme! With a brief to build the best office in the world, this is a genuinely fun project to work on with Perkins and Will and an informed and enthusiastic client team. There are so many unique and forward-thinking aspects to this project, that challenge the traditional views of workspace design.
