Plans have been submitted to demolish a 44,000 sq ft office building so it can be replaced by a multi-storey car park.
Arena Business Centres has applied to Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council to demolish vacant six-storey Quantum House in Basing View in favour of the car park.
Quantum House has 108 parking spaces while the new car park will provide 486.
The team on the project includes Western Design Architects and ABR Ecology.
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I just read the news about plans to demolish Quantum House and build a multi-storey car park, and to be honest, it leaves me with mixed feelings. On the one hand, increasing the number of parking spaces to 486 could solve the transport problem in the area. On the other hand, the loss of office space and the possible impact on the urban landscape are worrying. I think it is important to consider the balance between infrastructure development and people’s comfort. While pondering this, I became interested in other news and found an interesting article about innovative methods of recovery from injuries in military medicine at https://ways2well.com/blog/stem-cell-applications-in-military-medicine-advancing-recovery, which shows how modern technology can really help people. This inspires me to think about progress in various fields, not just construction.