REPOST: Days and nights on the tiles: Google staff to get rooftop pool and track

Many Internet conglomerates have come and gone, but Google has showed Europe it is there to stay.  The multinational corporation recently got the green light to build its UK headquarters in London. This article on The Guardian briefly describes the building plans, which include a very large rooftop swimming pool.

Image source: The Guardian

Google looks set to be given a thumbs-up by Camden planners for their not-at-all-over-the-top new London HQ opposite Guardian Towers in King's Cross. The blueprints are for what they breathlessly describe as a "groundscraper", apparently a word for a skyscraper on its side. Google, never one to underestimate its importance in the world, has dubbed the construction scheme, "Project Queen". Property Week, the trade magazine, has more (behind paywall). Lucky Googlers may not have their 20% free time off any more to develop their own projects, but out of hours they will be able to use a rooftop swimming pool, rooftop running track, various gyms and a "Muga". That's a multi-use games area for those who haven't had the privilege.

Google's swimming pool will be one of a kind.  Blue World Pools builds customized in-ground and above-ground pools for a range of clientele.  Visit this website for more information.