An office block has become the first in London to get a 150-metre running track placed on its rooftop.
The circuit has been placed on the White Collar Factory, next to Old Street’s ‘Silicon Roundabout’, so that fitness-obsessed employees can stay fit without leaving their workplace.
The two-lane track, designed by architects Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, has been laid around the 16th floor of the block and is marked out with a start and lanes.
Runners will have to follow arrows on the track anti-clockwise to avoid bumping into each other.
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It is believed to be the first tower block in London to feature a running track on the roof.
Google is currently said to be in talks of getting a 200-metre ‘running trail’ on the roofs of its planned King’s Cross HQ but this has only recently received approval.
Benjamin Lesser, development manager of the Old Street building’s developer Derwent London, said: ‘As far as we’re aware this is the first in central London.
‘The cladding on the outside of the building is extended up and that provides a screen so runners are protected from winds and the edge.
‘But it also has windows so you get incredible views in all directions. There are also showers and toilets on that floor and there is a cafe and terrace for the occupiers of the building.’
Runners will have to complete more than 10 laps of the track for a mile, while a full marathon would require 281 laps.
At the moment, the track is open to everyone who works in the building but if it gets too busy, they may have to make workers book a slot.
metro.co.uk
The two-lane track, designed by architects Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, has been laid around the 16th floor of the block and is marked out with a start and lanes.
Runners will have to follow arrows on the track anti-clockwise to avoid bumping into each other.
It is believed to be the first tower block in London to feature a running track on the roof.
Google is currently said to be in talks of getting a 200-metre ‘running trail’ on the roofs of its planned King’s Cross HQ but this has only recently received approval.
Benjamin Lesser, development manager of the Old Street building’s developer Derwent London, said: ‘As far as we’re aware this is the first in central London.
‘The cladding on the outside of the building is extended up and that provides a screen so runners are protected from winds and the edge.
‘But it also has windows so you get incredible views in all directions. There are also showers and toilets on that floor and there is a cafe and terrace for the occupiers of the building.’
Runners will have to complete more than 10 laps of the track for a mile, while a full marathon would require 281 laps.
At the moment, the track is open to everyone who works in the building but if it gets too busy, they may have to make workers book a slot.
metro.co.uk
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