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XXIII Ravelston
Terrace
on site, due to complete 2008
Sundial Properties acquired the building in partnership with Kilmartin
Property Group in 2004
First phase of 20 apartments launched May 2007 with 41 remaining to launch
soon
Largest penthouse at 275m² takes up half the top floor of this long
building
Ravelston Terrace apartments - Website: www.23ravelston
Formerly known as Croythorn House: on site late 2005
This Edinburgh building was sold on and is now being designed by Allan
Murray Architects (Jan 05)

image from Allan Murray Architects - no larger image
Client: YOR Limited
Location: Croythorn House, Ravelston Terrace, Edinburgh
Plans submitted for the revamping of the 1970's Croythorn House on Ravelston
Terrace have been given the go ahead by Edinburgh City Council's planning
committee. The scheme, developed by RMJM for Aberdeen Property Investors,
will not only extend the life span of the building by 25 years but also
include a low-energy environmental strategy and a new contemporary identity
for the building.

building image from RMJM
The new look for the controversial office block is based on the same principles
that were used in the design of the original slab block building. However,
RMJM's scheme uses more contemporary materials and the latest in passive
low-energy design that will produce a richer, more layered and interesting
façade. The slender proportions of the original construction will
be maintained by adding a transparent skin on the east and west façades
incorporating long, horizontal timber louvres that will pick up the colour
and banding of the original brick skin.
The existing poor internal conditions and lack of environmental control
are not on a par with today's standards of modern office space. RMJM developed
a low-energy strategy for the building that aims to reduce the running
costs and offer more individual control of the environment to the occupants.
The solution uses a double skin glazed façade combined with internal
opening windows to provide natural ventilation. A preliminary Building
Research Establishment's Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) - a
nationwide measure of best practice in environmental design and management
- was used to assess the proposed low-energy solution and the refurbished
building would receive a 'very good' rating (the second highest one possible).
RMJM bring to this project many years of experience in major office developments
including award-winning projects such as the Glaxo Wellcome World Headquarters
in Greenford as well as the Scottish & Newcastle Headquarters and
23, St Andrews Square in Edinburgh. The practice is particularly committed
to providing clients with environmentally efficient design schemes.
Croythorn House - RMJM: Building PR 01.09.03
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