Google has unveiled final plans for its luxury £1billion UK super headquarters
with sleep pods, sports pitches and a rooftop 'field' with 200-metre
running track to ensure 'wellness' for up to 7,000 staff.
The
tech giant's 870,000 sq ft building planned for Kings Cross
in London will
be the first office it has designed for itself outside California.
Described
as a 'groundscraper' because the building will be as long as the
Shard is tall - designers say when completed it will be one of the
best places to work in the world.
The
new office has been likened to a giant playground for staff and has a
half Olympic sized swimming pool, 'wellness and fitness centre' with
a gym and a large indoor sports hall for games of basketball and
football.
Its
breathtaking 300 metre long landscaped roof terrace will have
'fields, gardens and meadows' and a large rooftop cafe providing free
food and drink to allow 'Googlers' to 'escape from work' and
'relax'.
Inside
the open plan office there are 'pause areas' surrounded by plants,
trees and 'living walls' of greenery - and sleeping pods if staff
need a nap or stay overnight after a long day.
Google
has submitted plans to Camden Council for approval around two years
after boss Larry Page ordered previous extravagant proposals be
ripped up because they were too boring.
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