Compass Centre

Compass Centre is an office building on the grounds of Heathrow Airport in the London Borough of Hillingdon.

[2] The Compass Centre was originally conceived as speculative offices for Lynton plc, which was the property development division of Heathrow Airport Limited.

[5] A refurbishment of the head office was completed in September 2009, after Heathrow Airport Limited (then BAA) moved into the building.

In 1995 Penny McGuire of The Architectural Review said that "Its shining glass and bright blue clad exterior reminds you, particularly when seen glowing at night, that one of the largest and busiest airports in the world is otherwise encumbered with a really grim collection of buildings.

British Airways wanted a large, on-airport facility close to its operations, so it decided to use the Compass Centre.

[4] Reinforced concrete was used to construct the structural frame due to economy, fire resistance, and speed.

The Meridian ground floor also houses a visitors suite with a number of meeting rooms secured separately to the staff-only access of the rest of the building.