The lower basement is 6 metres below ground level with foundation on 36 large diameter piles that go 14 metres deep down into blue basalt. Volume of concrete used has amounted to 11,000 cubic meters and 1,300 tons of reinforcement. In fact the volume of concrete used in the construction of this building is twice the amount ordinarily used.
BIS Review 4/2007  1  A particular feature of the building is the wide range of special security provisions, which I am prohibited from disclosing in details. Suffice it to say that once you get inside the building your picture is taken without your knowledge. Your body weight is automatically recorded at both, entry and exit points.