Ocean Terminal, Leith, Shops, Buildings, Photos, Architect, Stores, Location
Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre, Leith, Edinburgh
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Address: Ocean Terminal
Shopping Centre, Ocean Drive, Edinburgh
Phone: 0131 555 8888
Ocean Terminal, Western Harbour, Leith, Edinburgh
1999-2001
Conran & Partners with Keppie Architects
For Forth Ports plc

Ocean Terminal Leith: images from Conran & Partners
Revisions to Ocean Terminal shopping centre - plans submitted: new entry,
two new shops, lobby area extension, new front canopy and pavement improvements.
5 Sep 2008
Ocean Terminal: Building Outline

photograph 2007 © Jason Baxter
Ocean Terminal is an urban shopping centre & entertainment complex designed
by Conran & Partners in London and handed
over to Keppie Design of Glasgow
at Stage E: key tenants - Debenhams & BHS at either end adjacent to 'bookend'
multi-storey car parks.

Ocean Terminal Edinburgh: images from Conran & Partners
Ocean Terminal: Description
Monolithic design with triple-height Food Terrace looking out to Fife:
much better than other recent shopping complexes. Pocket parks are placed
at either end of the Ocean Terminal with the western one connecting to
what was until 2002 the Britannia
Visitor Centre (Conran & Partners, 1998) which is soon to become the
Cruise Line Terminal: Leith hosts around 60 cruises per annum.

Ocean Terminal Shopping, Edinburgh: images © Adrian
Welch
The Ocean Terminal is steel-framed and clad in reconstituted stone and
extensively glazed. A key focal point of the building is the off-centre
Rotunda on the axis of the southern approach road. The new Britannia Visitor
Centre is accessed at this point as is a rooftop viewing terrace. Unusually
the shopping centre is sandwiched between two curvcaeous car park bookends.
Conran & Partners were also the masterplanners for the area of Leith Docks
under Forth Ports plc ownership - ie the vast majority - and have worked
alongside Ian White Associates (Edinburgh Park landscape too).

The Ocean Terminal, Leith: images from Conran & Partners
It is important that Forth Ports do not make the same mistakes that LDDC
made on the Isle of Dogs and that quality comes with profits to encourage
both long-term prosperity for the area and architectural integrity.

Ocean Terminal Shopping, Leith : images © Adrian
Welch
Compared to typical Shopping Malls, Ocean Terminal sets high standards
and its setting 'by the sea' is inspirational even if the dockside could
have been better exploited. Forth Ports are to be congratulated on trying
hard and having suceeded in achieving a suitable urban density and an
innovative shopping experience. The Ocean Terminal looks better from within!
Initial Ocean Terminal sketch plan:-

Ocean Terminal Shopping, Edinburgh: image from Conran &
Partners
Leith Docks masterplanners
2001: Conran Design Partnership (now Conran & Partners)
2003: Cooper Cromar Architects.
2004: Robert Adam Architects + RMJM
Ocean Terminal Shopping, Edinburgh: images © Adrian
Welch
Ocean Terminal:
2001-03 UPDATE
The building opened on Sir Terence Conrans' birthday, 4 Oct, 2001. When
completed the Ocean Terminal stuck out a bit, but high-rise buildings
are shooting up all around. The best way to make your mind up is to visit
of course.
Views of the building are mixed: most people really like the Food Terrace
with its views out to sea, but there were many column inches re unlet
shop units in the first year, although this is normal for new shopping
malls.
In 2004 one half of Terry Farrell's building to the south-east was full
completed providing some high-rise context and Skyliner should follow
soon, to the south.

Ocean Terminal - Zinc Bar & Grill: image ©
adrian welch
Edinburgh Shopping Malls, Retail Parks:-
Kinnaird Park Shops, southeast Edinburgh
Ocean Terminal, Leith
ASDA Store Edinburgh Shopping Centre,
The Jewel, southeast Edinburgh
St James Centre, central Edinburgh
Cameron Toll Shopping Centre,
south Edinburgh
Gyle Shopping Centre, west
Edinburgh
Edinburgh : back to index
Scottish buildings by Keppie:
Edinburgh New Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh
Ocean Terminal - Executive Architects
BBC
Glasgow - Executive Architects
Another BHS in Edinburgh is on Princes St: British
Home Stores
Another Debenhams in Edinburgh is also on Princes St: Debenhams
Edinburgh
Edinburgh Cinemas:
Edinburgh Filmhouse
Ster Century, Ocean Terminal
UCI Fort Kinnaird
UGC Fountain Park
VUE, Omni Edinburgh
Jenners
Ocean
Terminal Edinburgh architects : Conran & Partners
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Ocean Terminal: many building images archived but still available: info@edinburgharchitecture.co.uk
Ocean Terminal - page: adrian welch / isabelle
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