Quadrant:MK
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Quadrant:MK | |
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![]() Quadrant:MK in February 2013 | |
General information | |
Town or city | Milton Keynes |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 52°2′15.86″N 0°46′30.05″W / 52.0377389°N 0.7750139°W |
Construction started | 2009 |
Topped-out | 14 April 2011 |
Opened | 11 June 2012 |
Cost | £107 million |
Client | Network Rail |
Landlord | Network Rail |
Technical details | |
Floor area | 37,000 square metres (400,000 sq ft) |
Design and construction | |
Architecture firm | GMW Architects |
Services engineer | Scott Wilson |
Quantity surveyor | Sense |
Main contractor | Royal BAM Group |
Other information | |
Seating capacity | 3,000 employees |
Parking | adjacent multi-story |
The Quadrant:MK is Network Rail's national operations centre in Milton Keynes. After being topped out in April 2011,[1] it opened in June 2012.[2][3] The complex consists of four linked buildings with 37,000 square metres (400,000 sq ft) of space, and is designed to accommodate 3,000 staff.[4][5]
The complex was designed by GMW Architects and built by Royal BAM Group.[5] The centre is on the site of the former England National Hockey Stadium, adjacent to Milton Keynes Central railway station.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Network Rail MK headquarters progress Rail Express issue 181 June 2011
- ^ Network Rail's new Milton Keynes HQ unveiled BBC News 31 May 2012
- ^ Network Rail opens The Quadrant:MK Railway Gazette International 1 June 2012
- ^ NR centre becomes The Quadrant:MK Today's Railways UK issue 118 October 2011 page 11
- ^ a b Network Rail headquarters, Milton Keynes by GMW Architects' Journal 9 September 2009
- ^ Network Rail National Centre BAM