McLaren Technology Centre on Building of Year

[Frik]

On Channel 4 now.

Video tour of the building (and new BMW building) [url]here|http://www.channel4.com/microsites/S/stirling_prize/video_tours.html[/url].

Should be good.

[Ballistic Banana]

THAT bmw building is something else, see it on TV the other night. It must be cool to be seating in the office or even in the canteen when a halfbuilt M3 glides past

BB

[Phil Dicky]

Ballistic Banana said:

THAT bmw building is something else, see it on TV the other night. It must be cool to be seating in the office or even in the canteen when a halfbuilt M3 glides past BB

Have to agree BB, must be a top place to work can't imagine many office workers gazing out of the window

Phil

[Frik]

Wouldn't have chosen the Scottish Parliament building myself. Just doesn't seem cohesive, like there are far too many contrasting (and possibly fashionable) details to it.

[deva link]

Watching the first few seconds of the video after having several cans of lager wasn't very funny.

[awracing]

The company i work for designed the pond and some of the Tag Mclaren building.

[lightningghost]

They were great weren't they? I think that the BMW factory was more breathtaking, but the McLaren building was so much cooler. It was very Bond-esque. Looked stunning.

[tvrforever]

Suppose they might actually win something this year as a team then!

Or you never know - maybe the roof will start leaking on the day of the awards?

[D_Mike]

The lake and the outside and the factory part of the McLaren building seem great. The office areas were unremittingly grey. I don't think I'd like to work in them.

[Frik]

lightningghost said:

They were great weren't they? I think that the BMW factory was more breathtaking, but the McLaren building was so much cooler. It was very Bond-esque. Looked stunning.

The special Hugo Boss suits even make them look like evil henchmen.

[awracing]

D_Mike said:

The lake and the outside and the factory part of the McLaren building seem great. The office areas were unremittingly grey. I don't think I'd like to work in them.

It was before my time with the company but i heard that the pond leaked and that RD was meticulas (sp) about the finish of the building (no finger prints on the glass etc).

The company did such a bad job that were not allowed to say we were affiliated with Mclaren!