An HQ for a major UK life assurance company in keeping with the unique urban fabric of Edinburgh.
The competition winning design concept evolved from a process of matching the brief with the opportunities presented by the site.
Occupying a large quarter of a city block BDP's strategy divided the plan into separate parts (for separate letting) and arranged these around an atrium raised a level above the street.
Energy efficient shallow-plan offices enclose private and public spaces including the large atrium, a public walkway through the scheme and a central circus which covers underground public parking for 200 cars.