The McLaren Technology Center

The award winning corporate and production headquarters of the McLaren Group, the McLaren Technology Centre is a world leading facility that has integrated the majority of the Group’s employees under one roof.

The facility’s 57,000 square metres of office space is located on a 50 hectare site just north of Woking, Surrey, UK.

As part of a long-term strategy for the McLaren Group, the concept was to build a facility that will showcase technology and innovation, as well as providing the current technical team with the most sophisticated equipment to optimise its performance. The facility also aims to act as an incentive to attract and retain the best engineering talent in the world and provide an impetus for the designers of the future.

The McLaren Technology Centre includes design studios, laboratories, research and testing facilities, electronics development, machine shops and prototyping and production facilities for the Team McLaren Mercedes Formula One cars and the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren. The facility also contains a state-of-the-art wind tunnel capable of accommodating 1:2 scale car models.

Since its official opening by Her Majesty The Queen on 12th May 2004, the McLaren Technology Centre has been awarded a number of architectural accolades.  The Royal Institute of British Architects presented the facility with a RIBA award, an honour given to buildings that have high architectural standards and make a substantial contribution to their local environment. The facility also made it on to the short list for the prestigious RIBA Stirling Prize.

The McLaren Technology Centre has also been awarded the Royal Fine Art Commission Trust’s "Building of the Year". Other awards have included the 2005 Royal Town Planning Institutes Award for Planning for Business and the 2005 Festival Automobile International, Architecture Prize.