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Work begins on LOM’s ‘landmark’ Milton Keynes workplace for Santander


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Work to deliver Santander UK’s landmark new workplace in Milton Keynes has started on site. The £150m campus, which will be known as Unity Place, will be a centre for digital banking and will incorporate a range of community facilities. Procured by Osborne+Co for Santander and designed by LOM architecture and design, the scheme will bring together Santander’s 6,000 employees who are currently spread across four sites in Milton Keynes. The design aims to nurture collaboration and support the health and wellbeing of staff. Unity Place is designed to be “the focal


point for Santander’s UK business and the local community,” said the architects. The scheme includes co-working space for small


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business and start-ups. Local businesses and the public will be encouraged to use the ground floor facilities including an ‘urban market,’ retail outlets, health facilities including; gym, yoga and consultation spaces, a community hall, and an auditorium. There is also a rooftop running track and cafe/restaurant, complete with terrace. LOM’s design for the eight-storey


building features four blocks connected by three atria, and includes two basement levels providing plant space and parking. It is also designed to be easily adaptable to ensure that it is sustainable in the long term. For example, the co-working area can expand or contract to accommodate changes in Santander’s space demands and the building can be subdivided for


separate tenancies. Milton Keynes Council granted planning approval for the 81,650 m2


July 2019. The building is anticipated to open in Autumn 2022.


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