Four firms in running to land King’s Cross deal
Lendlease, Mace, Multiplex and Sir Robert McAlpine are the four contractors in the running to build Google’s new headquarters in King’s Cross, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ understands.
The internet giant announced yesterday that it was committed to developing the site located just behind the north London railway and tube station. It will be the first wholly owned and designed Google building outside of the US.
The new building, which has been designed by US-Danish architect BIG and Thomas Heatherwick, the man behind the delayed Garden Bridge in central London which is due to be built by Bouygues, will rise 10-storeys and create 650,000 sq ft of office space. The pair are also behind a new global headquarters for the tech giant at its home at Mountain View in California. Detailed design on King’s Cross will be carried out by BDP.
Google purchased the 2.4 acre site at the 67-acre development from the King’s Cross Central Limited Partnership (KCCLP) in 2013.
The firm also has another two buildings at Kings Cross, including 380,000 sq ft at 6 Pancras Square, and will eventua