Practice previews vision for new £150m Milton Keynes base

LOM Architecture and Design's vision for the interior of Santander UK's new Milton Keynes technology base

LOM Architecture and Design’s vision for the interior of Santander UK’s new Milton Keynes technology base

LOM Architecture and Design has revealed a concept design for the interior of banking giant Santander UK’s £150m new national technology hub.

Earlier this month Santander announced it would redevelop its existing corporate offices in Milton Keynes, delivering a new development that would accommodate more than 5,000 employees in an environmentally friendly building with a rooftop running track.

LOM said the new digital hub would foster collaboration and growth among staff, while reinforcing the reputation of Milton Keynes as a centre for tech innovation.

LOM Architecture and Design's Santander HQ, seen from the

LOM Architecture and Design’s Santander HQ, seen from the collaborative workspace area.

The practice said its design aimed to increase permeability and access through the building and the site, with a ground level conceived as open, fluid, publicly accessible and featuring flexible space that could be reconfigured to suit changing requirements.

LOM director Richard Hutchinson said the new building, which is a short walk towards Milton Keynes town centre from the main train station, had been “conceived as a compact campus” that would encourage community engagement through “innovative design and placemaking”.

Santander said it envisaged submitting a planning application for the proposals in early 2019 and for the complex to open in 2022, subject to consent.

Santander UK's current main office building in Milton Keynes

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Santander UK’s current main office building in Milton Keynes