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New Town Quarter Edinburgh
post updated 25 March 2024
Location: Dundas Street, New Town, Edinburgh, Scotland
Architects: 10 DESIGN
10 Design reveals images of Edinburgh’s New Town Quarter Development
20 Nov 2020
New Town Quarter Edinburgh News
10 DESIGN’s architectural concept for Ediston and Orion Capital Managers’ New Town Quarter development in Edinburgh has been revealed.
International architecture practice 10 Design has led on a unique design concept for one of the largest redevelopment projects in Edinburgh’s city centre which will transform the former Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) site on Dundas Street into a first-rate mixed-use development.
Earlier this year, Ediston and Orion Capital Managers submitted plans for New Town Quarter –previously referred to as New Town North–for planning following an extensive public consultation exercise through the pre-planning process.
The proposed mixed-use development will create a new urban centre, providing a significant addition of public realm, including office, hotel, retail and residential components. Proposed new buildings to Fettes Row are designed to respond sensitively to the adjacent listed buildings, whilst retaining and strengthening the existing ‘green edge’ boundary of the site.
The development will replace the existing car park and ex RBS office with a new integrated development that respects its unique location bordering the World Heritage Area in a respectful but contemporary design that will reconnect the King George V Park with both the New Town and the wider urban context.
Gordon Affleck, Design Partner at 10 Design, commented:
“The site has offered a unique opportunity to reconnect the park to the north and west of the city. Respecting both the sensitivity of its location with the New Town and the complexities of the physical restrictions of the site has proved challenging, however we believe the quality and diversity of the development uses and the new public realm will create a focal point and positive amenity for both the local and wider community.”
The proposed project considers a series of landscape and amenity terraces to maintain vistas while creating new pedestrian and cycle routes, greatly improving permeability in this part of the city. The key route will connect Dundas Street through the heart of the site to King George V Park with a variety of interconnected landscape terraces that absorb the steep level changes of the site creating a new East-West narrative, transitioning from a more green environment of the park to the more urban setting of Dundas Street.
This route will create a new public plaza accommodating retail, food & beverage (F&B) where community events can take place. Combined with structured planting design to create both an activated landscape link to the park while providing new entry points for the key components of the development maintaining a car free pedestrian environment across the site.
Robust, low maintenance natural materials, with high performance and energy efficient building envelopes along a series of green decks and elevated landscaped spaces, and the addition of health and wellbeing components (such as a new gym) will create new amenities for both the local and wider community to add quality of life and sense of place. All this in combination with balconies, terraces and green roofs will help to create a sustainable and economic development.
Ross McNulty, Development Director of Ediston, commented:
“We are aware this is a complex and large site, with important links to some of Edinburgh’s finest streets and green spaces. We are making sure we take the right amount of time to consult properly with local people to deliver a market leading development to benefit both the community and the wider city.”
The form and character of the proposed development will create a new urban hub while being sensitive to the surrounding area. It is anticipated to have a population density in line, or lower than165 people per hectare, which is the average existing population density of the locality (based on current census data).
Latest published research shows the development is poised to bring significant economic benefit to the local area and wider Edinburgh economy. The report by engineering and environmental consultancy The Waterman Group reveals that the operational phase of the development will create more than 700 full-time jobs whilst generating an annual GVA (Gross Value Added) economic uplift of £34.4 million to the regional economy. Additionally, it predicts that the construction phase will create a further £27.7 million GVA at a regional level, creating a further 60 full time jobs.
New Town Quarter Edinburgh – Building Information
Project Data
Name: New Town Quarter
Location : Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Client: Ediston, Orion Capital Managers
Scope by 10 Design: Architecture, Masterplanning, CGI
Type: Retail, Office, Hotel, Residential
Current Total Development GEFA: 65,000sqm
10 Design Team
Design Partner: Gordon Affleck
Project Leader: Matt Bremner
Architectural Team:
Euan Revell, Shaun McLeod, Serhii Zvaholskyi, Suzanne Priestley, Marius Dumitrascu, Valentin Hunzinger, Laura Barr, Alex Cozma, Jon Morrison, Tim Read, Andrew Hadley, Jessica Barton, Jonathan Lynn, Daria Ristea, Javier Manjon, William Bayram
Consultants
10 Design – Lead Design Architect
Gardiner & Theobald LLP – Project Manager, Quantity Surveyor, Health and Safety Specialist
Jensen Hughes / JGA – Fire Engineer
Optimised Environments Ltd (OPEN) – Landscape Architect
RSP Consulting Engineers Ltd – Building Service Engineer
Turley – Planning Consultant
Waterman Group – Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineer
About 10 Design
10 DESIGN is an international architecture and masterplanning practice with offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Edinburgh, Dubai, Miami, London, and Shenzhen.
Founded in 2010, the practice has designed and delivered work in 60 cities across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Americas. 10 Design has won over 70 international awards and major design competitions.
10 Design works at diverse scales, from the design of individual buildings to the planning of cities. The practice focuses on bringing innovative design solutions for multicultural projects, with economic and social integrity. Its works include large-scale mixed use development, retail, office, residential, hospitality, transport, education, cultural, and civic projects.
The practice’s parent company Egis is an international group headquartered in Europe, offering engineering, project structuring, and operations services. With a worldwide reputation for excellence and sustainability, Egis and 10 Design together provide a comprehensive service that encompasses building engineering and architectural design.
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