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Transcript of Building #03 "The Facility" - Andy Lighton
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Building #03
36 Queen Street
The Facility
Documents Enclosed Are Classified
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Background & Contents
The Urban Explorer
Facility Layout
Facility Associates
Facility Construction
Facility Interior
Building #03, also known simply as The Facility works on creating a brighter future for society in todays modern culture. It is a one of its kind structure, being vastly different from Building #1 and Building #2. The nature of the building itself makes it unique to its surroundings also. The Facility utilises the existing building of 36 Queen Street, London to conceal and camouflage itself from the view of the public eye.
The facility is constructed from a light weight steel sheet material. It is built around a void that is located behind the existing building, the facility being building within in secretly as the building was being refurbished. It is a building within a building, concealed so that the public will never know of its existence.
The hub of the building is supported by a steel frame structure with floors placed in at every half level using metal grates, giving the facility six levels of space to work within. This is surrounded by the steel panels as a faade. This intention for this is to keep the building as secret as possible by reducing noise between the facility and the public office space in the existing building.
Whist maintaining a secretive presence, the facility has been designated the task of reprogramming subjects that are delivered to its door. They are transferred through the main entrance, which is hidden away from the public view and transported into the hub of the building. Once they have entered, subjects are placed inside pod units which are contain in the building and put in a comatose state which they are remodelled into the model citizen that they should have been. The process can take varying amount of time; some patients completing treatment in 3-4 weeks but other have been known to take several months even years to complete the process.
Staff are expected to monitor and maintain these pods while treatment is undergoing. The pods are self-sustaining; they take waste products from the subject and recycle them into water and nutrient which they can live off. A small take of resources is needed to keep the pod functional. These will last for one month before having to be changed.
Once a patient has been deemed treated by the facility personnel, they are transferred though a transportation system, which taken them though an extended area of space between the floor of the office levels. This leads to a closed off elevator shaft which has been converted to facility use. Staff stationed there will take the patients and take them down into the basement of the building.
The basement has a number of uses to the facility. Its primary use is to prepare patients who have been treated for release into the outside world. They will have to be given clothes and a new identity to which they can live by. These people are then take from the basement and removed from the facility. An additional use for the basement is to conduct research experiments upon patients who are resistant to the treatment. It is their job to find out what makes them so resistant and device ways to overcome it.
The urban explorer is one of the facilities most common subjects. They are actively trying to expose the facility to the general public. It has been declared that all urban explorers are to be treated using a much more effective program. Explorers who undergo treatment have no recollection of past lives; they wipe all personality and memory. These individuals are taken from the building and put to work on projects aiding to the facilities benefit.
This document presents information concerning the uses of the facility and its relation the existing building. It shows at what point the building is public space and which are facility owned. It documents information concerning the urban explorers and our benefactors, the people who are funding this project. Further in the document the construction of the building is highlighted and well as a number of interior shots of key locations.
Welcome to the team, make we help to make a brighter future.
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The Urban Explorer
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Urban Explorers: Industrial SitesOne of the more common sites that the urban explorer tends to visit; the abandoned industrial site is a prime location to catch the explorers unawares. These sites are often large and filled with large disused and possibly dangerous equipment. Precautions must be taken when tracking an explorer down. The facility uses these industrial sites for storage of goods working their way between different zones. The urban explorers cannot be allowed to expose the nature of our work.
We went yesterday which was cold and ended up getting caught in a hail shower as we were attempting to leave which is never a pleasant experience! We went here to get inspiration for and possibly use for an interactive game we're making for uni project.
This is located in what used to be London Docks before it closed and was one of London's largest flour mills. Three mills stood on the nine acre site, The two left are the larger Spiller's Millennium Mill and the smaller Rank Premier mill.
After attempting access via a variety of different ways we finally cracked it. It is a vast place, some stripped but with a wealth of some cool features.Originally a brewery it finally ended its days as a distribution centre.
This is a stunning deco fronted listed building and has been empty for years. It is owned by Glaxo Smith Kline, having formerly been an aircraft parts factory and then taken over by Beechams.
After a rigid sleep in the car we headed for some food and eventually stood outside the gates of this place. We watched the security guard do his rounds, turns out he leaves the site to check the other side of the building.
The station stands alongside a series of live substations and the surrounding grounds are now used by shipping / storage companies and the Dagenham outdoor market. While exploring both buildings, we attempted to get down the cable tunnels.
Visited with Gone, Millhouse and Nick UK as part of our Capital City rinse out. We arrived here after a fairly hairy experience the night before, filthy and exhausted. Our time schedule having gone slightly out the window and the local area had started waking up.
I made my way into the building finding each room to be of similar shapes and sizes. Many of the rooms I entered were disgusting at best with old clothes on the floor and beer cans everywhere. There was also pigeon poo everywhere on the floors and ladders.
Anyway I cracked on with my new camera and got some nice shots. I also bumped into Luke Takes Pictures and some other people he was with. And intosly0 gave me the needed backup when we visited the inhabited areas, as well as someone to talk to.
Visited with Jess and Luke Take Pictures, was a very good day despite not getting into the oblivious after waiting awhile but we took the opportunity to photograph this mill.
This was possibly the most relaxed explore I've ever had. The place isn't exactly exciting but we nevertheless managed to spend a couple of hours in there and there was more to see than we expected from other reports.
We decided to do a bit of a risky climb, as S disappeared into the shadows behind me, i waited for the teenager across the road to get on his bus so i could follow. We caught our breath gave each other a high five and moved onto our first point of call.
Tobacco Dock is a Grade I listed warehouse in London. It was constructed in approxi-mately 1811 in the London Docklands area of east London and it served as a store for imported tobacco.
Access was amusing, decided to climb in just as a police car drives passed, amazed how they didn't see me. Inside it is a lot bigger than it looks, comprising of two buildings merging into each other while extending to the canal that runs along the back.
It was one of Joseph Bazalgettes sewage pumping stations built after the Great Stink of London in the Victorian age in an epic Byzantium design. Built in East London to deal with North Londons waste, it has a twin pumping station south of the River Thames.
Battersea Power Station was built in 1939. Then in 1953 work started on a second, mirror-image station which is built alongside the original station. In 1975 Station A shut down and B later in 1983. In 1986 Planning approval was given for an indoor theme park.
I came across this place ages ago, but only now have I finally got around to doing a full explore. It's not the most interesting place in the world, being composed mainly of large empty rooms, but it has a certain charm that is always found in buildings of this age.
Travelling by train is great for finding new sites, just past the old BBC sports ground I spied this old disused factory works.
So without further ado, I got my backside into gear early one Saturday morning and hightailed it down there.
I was travelling light and so had no torch, no 'real' camera, gloves, etc. The joy of agility.... but I was shorn of my high res camera gear...not even a tripod for me tiny digicam. Swings and roundabouts as they say, but it helped me move shift my ass more quickly.
Returning from watching blocks of flats being blown up in Leytonstone, I thought that it might be 'doable', being a Sunday, but the demo men were round the back! Managed to get these pics, before another guy and myself were told to f*ck off!
Explored here twice and the pictures are from both explores. We only found access on to the roof on the second explore. There was loads of stuff left behind from workers including many tools that I wouldn't want druggies to get there hands on.
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1 Millenium Mills Richard Klinger Factory Tobacco Dock
Woolwich Arsenal Rank Hovis Mill Barking Power Station
Fulham Wharf Connaught Road Tunnels Lots Road Powerstation
Abby Mills Pumping Station Caird and Rayner Wallis House
Wandsworth Battersea Power Station Silvertown
Spillers Rank Mills Raynes Park Royal Victoria Dock
Regal Cimema Hammersmith Harold Wood
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Urban Explorers: Underground SitesUnderground sites are used by the facility to pass sensitive information between different units and compounds. An urban explorer who knows what he or she is doing will be able to find these documents without much trouble. The facility has designated personnel to set up explorers who visit underground sites for this very reason. Information will be plants clearly in view, drawing any explorer in. Captures explorers will be transferred to the facility for immediate treatment and quarantine.
Okay not exactly UE but i found it interesting to look around at the original cabinet war rooms which the 'Paddock' bunker in Neasdon was built as a back up for. Various parts not open to the public can easily be seen by asking nicely when your there...
It was on the Northern Line between Camden Town and Kentish Town. The surface building still exists on Kentish Town Road, close to the junction with Castle Road, and is currently a retail unit occupied by the Cash Converters chain.
We eventually came to the main junction another sewer joined to the east combining into a round 8ft yellow brick pipe and too the north was a large entrance chamber identical to the grand shaft in dover. We stood up with relief our backs thanking us loudly.
Was quite interesting to see the architecture and what problems they encountered tunneling it (such as a roof collapse killing many when it flooded the tunnel). When it was first used (by foot) there used to be a shop in every arch along the tunnel.
It was a nice, quick walk around. And even though I was incredibly impressed with the scale of the complex it did get a bit repetitive towards the end. I was traveling light so all of these shots are hand held unfortunately, shooting at ISO infinity.
The tunnel itself was built in 1902-1905 using the cut and cover technique, to connect the northern and southern tram lines, made possible by the then recent slum clearance in Holborn. These shots are from the northern side.
Seems like most people have already been here and know the history so without wasting any time here are my photos from a visit last year. I really enjoyed this place as i ventured into the depth of the tunnel system. Enjoy the photographs.
The subway was open to the public until the late 1990s, when it was fenced off, only occasion-ally opening to the public. Interestingly, the fencing there now looks very new and fresh. It was used as an air raid shelter during WW2, which surprised me as it's rather shallow.
It was a nice day and Camden was pretty busy so we got a few strange looks as we paddled down the canal.There is currently work going on in the eastern horse tunnels. There was lighting and workers stuff down there...
After operating during peak hours for more than 30 years, the final station closure announcement came on 4 January 1993. After operating only during peak hours for more than 30 years, the final station closure announcement came on 4 January 1993.
Absolute quality night of draining with Ojay and Leaf. Riding the tube and the buses stinking of London's finest was an experience, someone commented on the smell while on the tube, mega bus, mega lulz!!
Many lols were had with a fox after popping back up. Leaf has the picture which I'm itching to see!!As I flipped the lid open to get out, two guys looked at me from across the road. After an awkward silence, I nodded and said "...err, survery!" and out popped the three amigos!
The basement area is massive. I'm not entirely sure whether it extends underneath the whole footprint of the building, but from what we saw, I wouldn't be surprised. There have also been some excavations possibly for new pipework to be laid down.
The building, constructed during the late Victorian period, was designed to be a sort of giant refrigerator and was apparently the first cold store of it's type built in the UK. A fair amount of the infrastructure is still in place, such as the lifts and pipes.
West Norwood Cemetery is a 40-acre (160,000 m2) cemetery in West Norwood in the London Borough of Lambeth in London, England. It was also known as the South Metropolitan Cemetery.
After a bit of walking loops started to wonder if this actually was the egg. I wasn't sure but was fairly confident as it was in the right place and from what i remembered about the pictures roughly the right size. The only way to tell was to check the outfall.
Took us a good hour to find a way into due to most covers concreted over or just to damn heavy. Found our way in barrier'd up and off we went. Down three long ladder we emerged into another black and red split brick pipe roughly 6-7ft.
Bit of a last minute trip, and i have to say i didn't think the day would come off as i'd heard loads of other trips had been cancelled at the last minute.. visited with a load of subbrit members and a few off here, our last site visit was under Waterloo station.
We set off down a rather uneventful pipe, with a few large entrance chambers lined with stone and a few side tunnels along the way. One thing i did notice was this tunnel was unbelievably bendy...
I nearly didn't go when my mate said he was too ill to go. I thought it might just be a load of empty concrete rooms but was I ever wrong.
There is a huge write up on sub brit here so I'll spare the details...
This tunnel runs under the Royal Docks in East London. It was built to stop the bottleneck of rail traffic going over the Connaught swing bridge.Nick Catford has some of his usual thorough detail on the Subbrit site here.
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1 The Crypt - Wimbledon The Egg - Westbourne London County Hall
Camden Horse Tunnels Aldwych Station Kingsway Tram Tunnel
Crystal Palace Subway Connaught Road Tunnels Clapham North Shelter
Northwood Catacombs Smithfield Cold Store Brunel Tunnel
Devils Gate The Chicken Supersoaker
Westbourne Drain Under Waterloo Station South Kentish Town
North Woolwich Paddock Cabinet War Rooms
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Urban Explorers: View PointsView points are a more dangerous location for facility personnel to secure. Explorers know these areas and will see an employee a long time before they see them. Facility personnel disguised as office workers on breaks and maintenance workers are positioned around these locations to spot any explorer wishing to search the sites. The facility uses these sites for observation purposes primarily but also are used for transmitting electronic information between units.
Cuff Point is a 15 story (40m) tower block in Tower Hamlets, containing 55 flats and sits just on the edge of Old Street.So naturally it has some half decent views of London's skyline.Visited a couple of times and with the usual suspects.
Deptford, lovely Deptford; neither Greenwich, nor Bermondsey, but somewhere in between. Took a while to climb the ting, very please with the shot that we took. Had a bit of a scare as we had ti hide from secruty patrolling the area, but after some ninja skills, we
Visited with Error606, El and Serenity.Was a brilliant view from the top. Apologies for the grain, had to use a very high ISO as I didn't have my good tripod.
On with le photos.....
Just over 2 months I've been in the capital for now, and unfortunately it's taken me until now to get out and a take a look at something. With weekends being off the cards at the moment it was a quick Monday evening solo trip up a tower crane.
Took some courage but in the end went for it and took a running jump at the fence! A loud clang and some anti climb paint covered trousers later I was inside and went straight upThe building itself was generic being rennovated and was completely stripped.
I enjoyed it up there, leisurely snapping away from the counterweights and negotiating the structure without any of the trepidation that blighted my earliest adventures in the high stuff... apart from the crow's nest.
A chilled explore ending with a mutual desire for marshmellows to drop on unsuspecting passers by below.Quite surprised by the views as it doesn't feel that high but the surroundings are still something to be amazed by.
For those unaware, this is the tallest building in a cluster of 3 similarly-designed appartment blocks behind Tate Modern on the south bank; 26-odd storeys of fun and freshly-plastered walls and floor-to-ceiling picture windows.
St George Wharf Tower, also known as the The Tower, is going to be a residential skyscraper. When finished it will be 181 metres (594 ft) tall with 49 storeys, making it the tallest residential building in the United Kingdom.
Had a bit of a fail else where with Frink, Charlie and Andrewb so remembered this was nearby and felt it worthy of a visit....... after putting it off for over a year. It's not a bad rooftop, albeit it being a tad windy this time of year.
A luxury 2&3 room apartment complex going up behind the Tate Modern. Originally I wasn't going to bother doing this one, as I thought the views would be too similair to the KRT, but since we were passing through we thought it'd be rude not to. And actually I'm glad I did.
Unfortunately we were spotted on cctv going up this one - and we were joined by the City of London Police. Which was a shame, as we'd had our eye on this for a while, and the views were some of the best. This was the last in a night full of consitent captures.
This isn't the highest rooftop I've had the pleasure of standing on, but at 31 stories it's definitely one of the best.This was visited during the Summer. I decided to not write a full report on this due to the amount already on here.
Like most people, I've had a bit of a fascination with these ever since childhood and wanted to stand on top of one as it went up and down. Despite climbing a 'live' spiral one to do just that in my early teens, and getting caught halfway up the first ladder.
Not much to say apart from me, OliverGT and Analepsis headed up this crane. Had a clear night which is always an added bonus when one ventures up tall thing.Pleased with the outcome of photographs.
The site was well secured and monitored and after doing a quick recce earlier we knew it was going to be hard. Wed heard that workers could be in 24/7 and with work going on outside London Bridge Station next door it was hard to distinguish what was going on.
New Fetter Place, the building formerly known as Maxwell House, and Strand House, 8-10, New Fetter Lane.
Height (roof): 45.40 m Floors (above ground): 11 Construction end: 1976
So I got a day off from work today. Stratford had the store that I was looking for, however, they did tell me it was going to take an hour or so for the process to be completed. So, in the time I had to kill, I decided to have a quick go at Dennison Point.
Up the clandestine way. 45-odd minutes of a gradual lowering of core body temperature. Mildly reminiscent of school swimming lessons, where you surreptitiously sneaked from the adults' pool to the kiddies pool, to warm up.
As you may or may not be familiar with the site, it's a location landmark for Londoners, in the summer a massive screen is erected and they show films here; come the winter, it plays host to an ice-skating rink. A building for all seasons.
After checking Google maps, everything seemed to be in place. Turning up for a recce however, I noticed things had changed: the building was obviously under-going refurbishment, and an easy route up had been created for the workers.
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1 Adelaide House Brettenham House Kings Reach Tower
St George Wharf Tower YMCA Central Temple Court
NEO Bankside Aldgate Tower Crane Aldwych Crane
Bromley By Bow Leeside Road Gasometer 1 Commercial Street
New Fetter Lane The Shard Eagle House
St Bartholmews School Dennison Point Eddystone Tower
Lloyds Building Sommerset House Cuff Point
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Tracking the ExplorersThe facility has conducted a great amount of research into the movement patterns of a typical general explorer during an exploration visit. We have calculated a standard route that would be taken during an average visit. This information can be used to arrange the capture of explorers during a transitional period between sites. This is where they will be most vulnerable to our teams outside the facility.
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Location 01: Kops Brewery Time at location: 1 hourA good first stop of my tour around the capital. The Brewery has mostly been stripped of its valuable equipment by the owners or theives. I still was able to get some interesting photographs.
Location 03: Dennison Point Time at location: 2 hour 24 minutesGetting into this area was no problem at all, almost nobody around. Such an amazing view, even better than the previous stop. Got some awesome photographs.
Location 04: Production Warehouse Time at location: 2 hours 40 minutesTook a while to get to this location, but was totally worth it. Was a very interest-ing space to explore. Lots of equipment left out for us to inspect. Really enjoyed this one.
Location 06: 203 PiccadillyTime at location: 54 minutesA long journey back into the centre of London. An amazing view of the City of London and the surround area. Was approaching sunset and was taken aback as I got to the roof.
Location 02: Cuff Point Time at location: 1 hour 25 minutesCuff Point gives an amzing view of the city from the north. Was really great to see the city from such a height. Was a bit of a problem getting in due to a certain security guard patrolling.
Location 05: Mental AsylumTime at location: 1 hour 15 minutesJust over the road from the warehouse is the asylum. An unnerving feeling came over me as i entered. Feels like someone was watching. Now I dont believe in ghosts but this was scary.
Location 07: Somerset HouseTime at location: 25 minutesThis one got cut short as we got caught by the local security. Managed to get to the roof though. Was past sunset by this point. Really inspirational to go to these spaces.
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Location 01: Southwalk BridgeTime at location: 19 minutesFirst stop of the day, thought we could get to one of the office blocks nearby, but after a lot of exploration we found it was blocked off. Under the bridge was very interesting though.
Location 03: Chapel of St. PaulTime at location: 1 hour 23 minutesPerfect view over the city from the roof of the chapel. Turns out they were filming a Songs of Praise episode in the chapel so we had to sneak out of there in a hurry!
Location 04: Millennium MillsTime at location: 2 hours 4 minutesTo access this building it was a bit risky. Had to hop a high wall to gain access. Would have been no problem except there was a busy bus stop right across the street!
Location 02: Tabacco DockTime at location: 1 hour 3 minutesWanted to look at some underground structures. The tabacco dock seemed like the perfect choice. The building contains man vaults which were used for storing imported tabacco.
Location 05: Co-opTime at location: 1 hour The Co-op in Woolwich is a well loved landmark but has sadly been earmarked for demotition by Greenwich Council. Was an experience to see the space while we still can.
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Location 01: Eagle HouseTime at location: 57 minutesA perfect way to start my day. The view was spectacular. Some amazing photo-graphs! So peaceful and serene as we got up onto the roof. Was very please to have visited this area.
Location 03: Kingsgate House Time at location: 1 hour 18 minutesA building left to decay this was a really inspiring space. Countains over 14 000 square metres of office space, which has been left unoccupied for many years now.
Location 04: London County HallTime at location: 1 hours 40 minutesApparently they are selling of this area to the London Dungeons in a few years. Still was a really good experience to see where the County Council met on a
Location 02: Cannon StreetTime at location: 45 minutesOnce again an amzing view of the city from thie building. Makes me realise how insignificant we all are. So glad i managed to twist the others arms into coming with me.
Location 05: London BridgeTime at location: 1 hour 5 minutesManaged to get into the tunnels near the bridge. Was really great to see the old sewer system and figure out what tunnel went where. Amost got trying to get out as it all looks the same.
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Tools of the TradeTools have been left at sites either after an explorer has fled the scene after attempted capture or after they were taken by a team back to the facility. These tools have been catalogued for analysis by facility staff. We have determined the type of items used by the explorers and how visible they are to people. Capture teams can use this information to identify urban explorers and seize them before they reach a target.
Item 01: Bolt Cutters
Times used: 4
Visability: High
Reason for use: Needed to gain access to restricted areas that have been cut off to the public. Tool was used to cut through wire fencing in order to get into a number of arteas of the site.
Item 02: Crowbar
Times used: 6
Visability: Very High
Reason for use: To open doors and windows that have been locked or are unable to be opened with just hands. Risky due to potential identification by people are a burglary, and potential involvement of police.
Item 03: Torch
Times used: 9
Visability: Medium
Reason for use: Used to see in dark corridors and when exploring at night. Problem with drawing attention to the explorers as light can be seen from a great distance if on a high building or a poorly lit area.
Item 04: Gloves
Times used: 8
Visability: Low
Reason for use: Used for climbing up walls and through broken windows. Essential for any explorer wanting to access abandoned buildings due to dangerous materials lying around.
Item 05: Camera
Times used: 16
Visability: Low-Medium
Reason for use: The most important part of the explorers equipment. Little risk in carrying this around aside from when taking photos on private property. Caution must be taken when accessing building that are still in use.
Item 06: Boots
Times used: 17
Visability: Low
Reason for use: Another piece of equipement related to safety more than exploration. Boots need to be worn in order to avoid debris in the spaces. Also used for scaling walls to access a particular space.
Item 07: Balaclava
Times used: 4
Visability: Very High
Reason for use: This is to conceal idenity when exploring these spaces. If explorers are seen on camera they are exposed to prossecution if caught. The use of a balaclava is used to hide a face in a high risk explore.
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Big BusinessSome of the most influential allies the facility has are those who own large corporations in the surround area. They have a lot to gain a much to lose if the facility were to be exposed to the general public. Many public demonstrations have taken place against these corporations and their CEOs do not wish this to continue. It is the responsibility of the facility to make this a reality.
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1 Baring Asset Managment Ltd155 Bishopsgate, EC2M 3XY
Cazenove Group Limited20 Moorgate, EC2R 6DA
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank N.A.Trinity Tower, E1W 1YT(off the map)
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J.P. Morgan125 London Wall, EC2Y 5AJ
J.P. Morgan Asset Management20 Finsbury Street, EC2Y 9AQ
Caylon5 Appold Street, EC2A 2DA
Daiwa Securities Europe Limited5 King William Street, EC4N 7AX
Deutsche Bank15 Austin Friars, EC2N 2HE
Deutsche Bank1 Great Winchester Street, EC2N 4DB
Deutsche Bank6/8 Bishopsgate 11th Floor, EC2N 4DA
Goldman Sachs International133 Fleet Street, EC4A 2BB
SG Hambros Bank LimitedSG House, 41 Tower Hill, EC3N 4SG
Royal Bank of Scotland Hoare Govett250 Bishopsgate, EC2M 4AA
Kieinwort Benson30 Gresham Street, EC1A 1HQ
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Rothschild1 King William Street, EC4N 7AR
Schroders31 Gresham Street, EC2V 7Q
Union Bank of Switzerland21 Lombard Street, EC2M 2PP
UBS AG100 Liverpool Street, EC2M 2RH
UBS Securities Limited1 Finsbury Avenue, EC2M 2PP
UBS AG1 Golden Lane, EC1Y 0R
Standard Chartered Bank1 Basinghall Avenue, EC2V 2DD
Standard Bank Plc/Stanbic25 Downgate Hill, EC4R 2SB
Commerzbank AG60 Gracechurch Street, EC3V 0HR
Santander Totta68 Cannon Street, EC4N 6AQ
Royal Bank of Scotland135 Bishopsgate, EC2M 3UR
Fortis Bank5 Aldermanbury Square, EC2V 7HR
Credit Agricole41 Lothbury, EC2R 7HF
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CLSA (Credit Lyonnais Securities Asia)12/F Moor House 120 London Wall, EC2Y 5ET
Newedge Group10 Bishops Square, E1 6EG
BNP Paribad10 Harewood Avenue, NW1 6AA
BNP Paribas Security Services55 Moorgate, EC2R 6PA
Fisher Francis Trees and Watts2 Royal Exchange, EC3V 3RA
BNP Paribas Real Estate90 Chancery Lane, WC2A 1EU
AIG58 Fenchurch Street, EC3M 4AB
AvivaSt Helens, 1 Undershaft, EC2N 1AD
AXA5 Old Broad Street, EC3N 1AD
Foreign & Colonial InvestmentExchange House, Primrose Street, EC2A 2NY
Friends Provident100 Wood Street, EC2V 7AN
ING Group5 Old Broad Street, EC2A 1AD
International Underwriting Association of London3 Minster Court, Mincing Lane, EC3R 7DD
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Lloyds of London1 Lime Street, EC3M 7HA
M & G5 Laurence Pountney Hall, EC4R 0HH
Nomura1 St Martins-le-Grand, EC1A 4NP
Panmure Gordon155 Moorgate, EC2M 6XB
Prudential plcLaurence Pountney Hill, EC4R 0HH
RSA Insurance Group30 Fenchurch Street, EC3M 3BD
RabobankThames Court, 1 Queenhithe, EC3M 3BD
Societe GeneraleExchange House, Primrose St, EC2A 2EF
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Equitable Life20-22 Bedford Row, WC1R 4JS
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Santander/Abby National2 Triton Square, Regents Place, NW1 3AN
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Allen and Overy1 Bishops Square, New Change, EC4M
Arthur Cox12 Gough Square, EC4A 3DW
Barlow, Lyde and Gilbert15 St Botolph Street, EC3A 7NJ
Berwin Leighton PaisnerSt Magnus House, Lower Thames St, EC3R 6DX
CMS Cameron McKenna LLP160 Aldersgate Street, EC1A 4DD
Dewey, Lebouef and Lamb1 Minster Court, Mincing Lane, EC3R 7YL
Clifford Chance4 Coleman Street, EC2R 5JJ
Eversheds1 Wood Street, EC2V 7WS
Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP35 Vine Street, EC3N 2AA
Freshfields Brukhaus Deringer65 Fleet Street, EC4Y 1HT
Herbert Smith LLPExchange House, Primrose St, EC2A 2HS
Lawson-Cruttenden & Co10 Grays Inn Sq, WC1R 5JD
LinkatersOne Silk Street, EC2Y 8HQ
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Rowe and Maw11 Pilgrim Street, EC2V 6RW
Simmons & SimmonsOne Ropemaker Street, EC2Y 9SS
Slaughter and MayOne Bunhill Row, EC4A 8YY
Sullivan and Cromwell1 New Fetter Lane, EC4A 1AN
Weightmans SolicitorsSecond Floor, 6 New Street Square, EC4A 3BF
Deloitte LLP2-3 New Street Squarem EC4A 3BZ
KPMG UKHead Office, 8 Salisbury Square, EC4Y 8BB
Princewaterhouse CoopersPlumtree Court, EC4A 4HT
European Climate ExcangeHazelwood House, 62 Bishopsgate, EC2N 4AW
LCH.Clearnet33 Aldgate High Street, EC3 1EA
LIFFE1 Cousin Lane, Cannon Streetm EC1Y 4SA
ICE Futures60 Chiswell Street, EC1Y 4SA
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London Stock Exchange10 Patemoster Square, EC4M 7LS
Association of British Insurers51 Gresham Street, EC2V 7HQ
Association of Corporate Treasurers51 Moorgate, EC2R 6BH
Association of Investment Companies9th Floor, 24 Chiswell St, EC1Y 4YY
British Bankers Association105-108 Old Broad Street, EC2N 1EX
British Insurance Brokers Association8th Floor, John Stow House, 18 Bevis Marks, EC3A 7JB
International Financial Services London29-30 Cornhill, EC3V 3NF
Foreign Banks & Securities Houses Association1 Bengal Court, City AndHackney, EC3V 9DD
The Futures and Options Association2nd Floor, 36-38 Botolph Lane, EC3R 8DE
Securities and Investment Institute8 Eastcheap, EC3M 1AE
Tea Brokers Association8 High Timber Street, EC4V 3PA
The London Bullion Market Association13-14 Basinghall Street, EC2V 5BQ
AKE GroupGallery 4, Lloyds Building, 12 Leadenhall St, EC3V 1LP
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LovellsAtlantic House, Holborn Viaduct, EC1A 2FG
MF GlobalLower Thames Street, EC3R 6DU
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SECRO Group18-22 Hand Court, WC1V 6JF
European Climate ExchangeHazelwood House, 62 Bishopsgate, EC2N 4AW
MCCFOne Exchange Square, EC2A 2JN
RBS Sempra155 Bishopsgate, EC2M 3TZ
RBS Sempra Energy Trading111 Old Broad Street, EC2N 1SE
Baker & McKenzie100 New Bridge Street, EC4V 6JA
DLA Piper3 Noble Street, EC2V 7EE
EEA Fund Management Ltd7th Floor, 22 Billner Street, EC3M 2RY
Evolution Markets36-38 Leadenhall Street, EC3A 1AT
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Ernst & YoungBecket House, 1 Lambeth Palace Road, SE1 7EU
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Control Risk GroupCottons Centre, Cottons Lane, SE1 2QG
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City of London GovernmentThe City of London government system is highly involved in the on goings of the facility. Each Alderman is aware of the existence of the facility and is responsible in keeping their designated ward free of and urban explorer venturing into their territory. The location of the facility is hidden to the aldermen, but they all know that it is located within the city walls. Any attempts to uncover the location of the facility by these people will lead they their removal from office and transfer to the facility for treatment.
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AldersgateNicholas Antee
Jeffery Evans
Robert Finch
Roger Gifford
[email protected] Michael Bear
Gordon Haines
Paul Judge
Andrew Parmley
John Garbutt
David Howard
Andrew Graves
Alison Gowman
Benjamin Hall
Simon Walsh
David Wootton
John Stuttard
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AldgatePeter Hewitt
Coleman Street
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BassishawPhillip Remnant
Cordwainer
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BillingsgateJohn White
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BishopsgateNeil Redcliffe
Cripplegate
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Bread StreetSir Michael Savory
Alan Yarrow
David Lewis
Fiona Woolf
Iam Luder
Dowgate
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Broad Street Farringdon Without
Candlewick Langbourn
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Facility Zoning and Circulation The Facility is hidden in a large void behind the original building. This void is located above a private car park for the office workers of the building. Entrance to the facility is granted through three different locations. The first location is granted though access of a service door on the ground floor located outside of the actual building. The second is a hidden passageway concealed in the toilets of each floor. This leads up a set of stairs and into the facility. The third is a simple ladder which leads from the security office to the first level of the main structure. One an employees has entered the facility space, they are able to travel around between floors without the possibility of alerting the office workers of their presence.
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The pod storage system contained within the basement. This area is used to store patients that are waiting to be transferred out of the facility. Also located in this space is a small laboratory space used to conduct experiments upon patients to ensure that the treatment proceeds as planned. The storage system is constructed through a circular steel structure in which can be rotated in order to access the additional pods of the storage.
The observation room of the facility is used by the facility staff to watch the experiments conducted within the basement level of the building. This room cannot be seen from within the basement level, the window connecting the two consist of one way glass. The observation space contains monitoring equipment and seating for members of staff wishing to view the experimentation process.
Living space contained within the basement of the facility. This is the area in which subjets are transfers in order to be prepared for release into the outside world. Patients who are taken down into the basement are prepped by the facility workers, given basic items and clothing and then releaded back into society. Once released, patients do not remember any aspect of their time during the indoctrination process, they become the model citizen.
The elevator that is accessed through the first floor can be taken down into the basement level. This is the primary entrance into the laboratory area of the building. Subjects are taken from each floor and brought down here via the elevator covertly. Here they are transported through the corridors into the main research area. Subjects are monitored and are determined if they are ready to be released back into society here.
The public office space contains basic equipment for the workers. Simple tables and chairs provide break spaces during lunch periods. These spaces are positioned in such a way that workers on their breaks will not be able to hear any facility activity. The walls surrounding these break spaces are constructed of soundproofing panel walls to reduce sound.
The back entrance to the facility is through the ground floor. This is hidden away from the public eye and cannot be accessed without a combination for the lock. These stairs can be used to gain access to each level of the facility but are blocked off to the public floors of the offices. The stairs are dimly lit as to not draw attention. The steps are padded to lessen the noises while workers move between floors.
The observation room is accessed through a locked door to the rear of the public office space. The door is constantly locked, marked with a maintenance sign. Access is granted through a combination lock that only administrators of the facil-ity know. The long corridor the leads to the observation room follows the edge of the public office space, constructed with soundproofing and steel panels.
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The back entrance to the facility is through the ground floor. This is hidden away from the public eye and cannot be accessed without a combination for the lock. These stairs can be used to gain access to each level of the facility but are blocked off to the public floors of the offices. The stairs are dimly lit as to not draw attention. The steps are padded to lessen the noises while workers move between floors.
An additional entrance to the facility is located in the toilets of this floor. The door is kept locked at all time and any facility personnel wishing to pass through this door must be wearing regulation overalls, disguising themselves as maintenance workers. This is to avoid suspicion when persons may disappear for hours at a time. Immediately proceeding after the door is a set of stairs which lead directly into the facility.
In order for facility personnel to access the elevator areas, they must pass through a hidden panel wall concealed within a storage room located on the ground floor. This storage room is accessibly by all workers in the building, so extreme security measures must be taken when entering the facility areas. The door to the elevator must only stay open for 10 seconds at a time, and will not reopen for another 2 hours.
The reception area if the building is monitored by the security office on a 24 hour basis. Receptionists are hired by the facility from external sources. They are unaware of the true intention of the building. Cameras in the reception area take digital photographs of every person who enters the building. That individual is sent to the security offices and a profile is built up.
To access the security offices of the building, personnel must pass through concealed panel walls hidden in a small corridor which connects the reception and office. The doors must remain shut while the panels are open. These hidden doors are completely hidden to the office workers who assumer its just part of the building structure. Access to an addition corridor is also located here, used for storage for the facility.
Each floor is open plan and contains large areas of desks provided to office workers. The computers are linked into the facility security network, meaning they are unable to access certain information that may be harmful the facility. All activity is monitored from the security and facility offices on a constant basis. The open plan room allows workers to be contained on each floor, which can easily be controlled by the facility personnel.
The security office is located on the ground floor of the building. It is access through a secret panel door roughly 10m from the office. The intention of this room is to monitor all public activity that passed through the reception area of the building. The office also contains a ladder which gives access to the main facility hub. Personnel work here 24 hours a day on 12 hours shifts. All activity must be catalogued and recorded.
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The back entrance to the facility is through the ground floor. This is hidden away from the public eye and cannot be accessed without a combination for the lock. These stairs can be used to gain access to each level of the facility but are blocked off to the public floors of the offices. The stairs are dimly lit as to not draw attention. The steps are padded to lessen the noises while workers move between floors.
The main hub of the facility. Here the subjects are kept in pods in a coma like state in which they are indoctrinated into the perfect citizen. Facility staff constantly monitors each floor, which contains eleven pods each. The lower level gives access to the security office on the ground floor. Staff can enter through one of the concealed entrances and freely move through the facility without being seen or heard by office workers.
Each floor contains a simple meeting area for the workers. This are is located right next to the elevator which takes down patients to the basement level. Inconspicuous security cameras are hidden in objects in this room to avoid workers hearing anything they are not supposed to. While meetings are in process, no patients may be transferred via the elevator due to the noise that it makes.
A small kitchen area has been provided for the office workers in the public space. Here workers can cook food, and relax during break periods. This section has been put on the opposite side to the facility due to workers being more aware of their surrounding during breaks. Security staff monitors all staff while on breaks and reports an unusual movement to the facility personnel who can shut down equipment if necessary.
Subjects are transferred from the main facility structure, through the air spaces between each floor into the closed off elevator shaft. One facility personnel must be present on each floor at all time to deal with the flow of patients through this area. Subjects are kept in their pods, placed in the transportation system and transferred to the elevator area. Here they can be taken down into the basement for release back into society.
An additional entrance to the facility is located in the toilets of this floor. The door is kept locked at all time and any facility personnel wishing to pass through this door must be wearing regulation overalls, disguising themselves as maintenance workers. This is to avoid suspicion when persons may disappear for hours at a time. Immediately proceeding after the door is a set of stairs which lead directly into the facility.
Each floor is open plan and contains large areas of desks provided to office workers. The computers are linked into the facility security network, meaning they are unable to access certain information that may be harmful the facility. All activity is monitored from the security and facility offices on a constant basis. The open plan room allows workers to be contained on each floor, which can easily be controlled by the facility personnel.
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The back entrance to the facility is through the ground floor. This is hidden away from the public eye and cannot be accessed without a combination for the lock. These stairs can be used to gain access to each level of the facility but are blocked off to the public floors of the offices. The stairs are dimly lit as to not draw attention. The steps are padded to lessen the noises while workers move between floors.
An additional entrance to the facility is located in the toilets of this floor. The door is kept locked at all time and any facility personnel wishing to pass through this door must be wearing regulation overalls, disguising themselves as maintenance workers. This is to avoid suspicion when persons may disappear for hours at a time. Immediately proceeding after the door is a set of stairs which lead directly into the facility.
The public office space contains basic equipment for the workers. Simple tables and chairs provide break spaces during lunch periods. These spaces are positioned in such a way that workers on their breaks will not be able to hear any facility activity. The walls surrounding these break spaces are constructed of soundproofing panel walls to reduce sound.
A small kitchen area has been provided for the office workers in the public space. Here workers can cook food, and relax during break periods. This section has been put on the opposite side to the facility due to workers being more aware of their surrounding during breaks. Security staff monitors all staff while on breaks and reports an unusual movement to the facility personnel who can shut down equipment if necessary.
Managers offices are located in the south-western area of the building. Managers are unaware of the on-goings of the facility and are kept out of the loop concerning facility business. However, all managers attend team building meeting in which they are train how to inadvertently turn their workers into drones. The facility intents to keep all public workers ignorant to the true intention of the building and the managers help make this happen.
Each floor contains a simple meeting area for the workers. This are is located right next to the elevator which takes down patients to the basement level. Inconspicuous security cameras are hidden in objects in this room to avoid workers hearing anything they are not supposed to. While meetings are in process, no patients may be transferred via the elevator due to the noise that it makes.
Subjects are transferred from the main facility structure, through the air spaces between each floor into the closed off elevator shaft. One facility personnel must be present on each floor at all time to deal with the flow of patients through this area. Subjects are kept in their pods, placed in the transportation system and transferred to the elevator area. Here they can be taken down into the basement for release back into society.
Pods are kept hanging on the southern facing wall of the facility structure. These pods are supply subjects with the necessary elements to live while being house within. It is facility personnel responsibility to maintain and monitor these pods while the subjects are undergoing treatment. Each floor contains eleven pods and at least four workers must be present at all times to ensure maximum security.
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The back entrance to the facility is through the ground floor. This is hidden away from the public eye and cannot be accessed without a combination for the lock. These stairs can be used to gain access to each level of the facility but are blocked off to the public floors of the offices. The stairs are dimly lit as to not draw attention. The steps are padded to lessen the noises while workers move between floors.
The public office space contains basic equipment for the workers. Simple tables and chairs provide break spaces during lunch periods. These spaces are positioned in such a way that workers on their breaks will not be able to hear any facility activity. The walls surrounding these break spaces are constructed of soundproofing panel walls to reduce sound.
Each floor is open plan and contains large areas of desks provided to office workers. The computers are linked into the facility security network, meaning they are unable to access certain information that may be harmful the facility. All activity is monitored from the security and facility offices on a constant basis. The open plan room allows workers to be contained on each floor, which can easily be controlled by the facility personnel.
Subjects are transferred from the main facility structure, through the air spaces between each floor into the closed off elevator shaft. One facility personnel must be present on each floor at all time to deal with the flow of patients through this area. Subjects are kept in their pods, placed in the transportation system and transferred to the elevator area. Here they can be taken down into the basement for release back into society.
An additional entrance to the facility is located in the toilets of this floor. The door is kept locked at all time and any facility personnel wishing to pass through this door must be wearing regulation overalls, disguising themselves as maintenance workers. This is to avoid suspicion when persons may disappear for hours at a time. Immediately proceeding after the door is a set of stairs which lead directly into the facility.
Managers offices are located in the south-western area of the building. Managers are unaware of the on-goings of the facility and are kept out of the loop concerning facility business. However, all managers attend team building meeting in which they are train how to inadvertently turn their workers into drones. The facility intents to keep all public workers ignorant to the true intention of the building and the managers help make this happen.
Pods are kept hanging on the southern facing wall of the facility structure. These pods are supply subjects with the necessary elements to live while being house within. It is facility personnel responsibility to maintain and monitor these pods while the subjects are undergoing treatment. Each floor contains eleven pods and at least four workers must be present at all times to ensure maximum security.
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The main entrance to the facility is located on the ground floor via a side door. The door is kept locked at all time and is monitored by three security camera covering all angles around the door. Any facility personnel wishing to pass through this door must present and ID badge and a thumb scan upon a hidden scanner in the wall next to the door. The door will open for a total of 30 seconds. This is the entrance used to bring patients into the facility. The door fits in with the surround aesthetic of the building. There has never been a breach in security to this date.
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The facility hub is located in the void behind the existing building. It is constructed from light weight steel beams and grate panels. The faade of the facility of consisted of a steel plate panelling which allows personnel to work in absolute secrecy. The panelling is designed to keep unauthorized workers out of the facility and to also keep the facility activities hidden from public knowledge. Each floor is a replica of the one below it and fits together as a modular construction. The facility prides function over form and that is why the steel beams have been left uncovered and exposed. There are no waste materials spent on the aesthetics of the building, the main priority being the research and treatment that is so important to us.
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The interior faade of the facility is constructed from sheet metal attached to the nodes of the structure. Each panel is held in pairs and join onto additional fixing above and below. The sheet metal is designed to not be penetrated by sound or conventional tools accessibly by the public. The entirety of the facility is surrounded by this framework, which acts as a shell for personnel to operate behind. At points where the facility backs onto public office spaces, the faade is covered with standard plasterboard to hide it from view and to avoid any suspicion from office workers.
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Frame Node DetailThe hub of the facility is constructed of a simple steel frame on which metal grids are attached to. The load bearing structure consists of steel frames stiffened by diagonal members to reinforce the structure. All load bearing and non-load bearing elements, including the faade of the structure are of modular design and assembles using easily separable jointing.
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Transportation of subjects through the facility is a vital part of the treatment process. Once it has been deemed by facility staff that a patient is ready for release back into society, they are transferred through the existing building to the closed off elevator shaft. The gaps between floors are used to transfer the patients from the facility hub to the elevator. Patients are placed in a unit which is attached to rollers allowing to be moved silently and efficiently. Personnel at the elevator are responsibly for unloading patients and transferring them down to the basement level for examination.
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Facility Pod UnitsElevation 1:20The facility pods are some of the most advance structures that have been designed to this date. The aim of the pods is to contain and house subject while they are undergoing treatment designed by the facility. Once a subject is placed within, they are kept in a comatose state, while flashing images are forced into the brain using electrode connected to the patients head. An individual can be kept in these structures for up to six months at a time before having to be transferred to the research section of the facility building for examination.
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The construction of each pod begins with the shaping of an outer shell. This is created from sheet metal and designed to be self-sustainable for keeping the patient alive. The pods contain systems which feed water and other vital nutrients into the body while filtering out waste. Anything that can be recycled is done so and pumped back into the system. Pods are attached to the walls of the facility and may extend forward to be accessed by staff in need be. The units can be taken off the wall and transferred around the building with patients still inside. Soundproofing within the interior holding space repels any noise which may awaken patients.
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Located in the toilets of each floor, the hidden stairs case is constructed from light weight steel which can be extended and retracted to be hidden from view. Access to the staircase is through a maintenance door which resembles a storage room. The stairs are designed to be stored in a closet which can be closed and locked from public view. Facility personnel are able to access this closet and extend the stairs manually. Once ascending them, they much be retracted immediately and hidden from view.
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The basement of the facility is used for the preparation of subject from their pod units back into society. They are taken from the pods, examined and monitored for an extended period of time. Patients can be stored here if further investigation is required. The room at the rear consists of a space for patients to be clothed appropriately for release back into the outside world. The centre of the room contains a operation table and equipment. This is for facility based research which may be conducted on patients who are resistant to treatment in some form.
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