▁Mad ou ple in . ▁It ▁hosts ▁the ▁Commission ' s ▁Director ate - General ▁for ▁Compet ition . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁ ▁The ▁ 3 3 ▁story ▁core ▁of ▁Mad ou ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁just ▁over ▁a ▁month ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁compared ▁as ▁a ▁smaller ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Met Life ▁Building ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁high ▁voltage ▁transform er ▁in ▁the ▁bas ement ▁for ▁power , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 3 6 0   k W ▁emer gency ▁generator ▁added ▁during ▁renov ation . ▁Two ▁lif ts ▁connect ▁to ▁the ▁par king ▁gar age . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 - 6 ▁renov ation , ▁the ▁building ' s ▁height ▁was ▁increased ▁from ▁ 1 1 2 m ▁to ▁ 1 2 0 ▁m ▁and ▁office ▁space ▁was ▁increased ▁by ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 m ² ▁to ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 m ², ▁( 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁sq ▁ft ) ▁requiring ▁the ▁building ▁to ▁be ▁res h aped ▁and ▁strength ened . ▁The ▁renov ation ▁won ▁the ▁M I PI M ▁Award ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁in ▁the ▁‘ Ref urb ished ▁Office ▁Build ings ’ ▁category . ▁ ▁Commission ▁The ▁European ▁Commission ▁bought ▁the ▁building ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁inaugur ating ▁it ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁April ▁when ▁its ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁employees ▁moved ▁in .