East of Scotland Water, Offices, Fairmilehead, Scottish HQ Building, Project, Photos
Water Company HQ, Edinburgh : Architecture Information
East of Scotland Water Headquarters – design by Michael Laird Architects
East of Scotland Water
Location: Fairmilehead, South Edinburgh
Michael Laird Architects
Offices
The project reorganised and refurbished East of Scotland Water’s headquarters complex of buildings at Fairmilehead.
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Scottish Water image from Michael Laird Architects
The original complex of buildings on the site dated from 1971 with a 1994 extension. The 1971 building, constructed of a reinforced concrete frame with precast concrete floors and aggregate faced precast concrete cladding panels, provided a mix of cellular accommodation with small parcels of open plan space.
As part of the East of Scotland Water redevelopment, the two disparate building styles were unified externally by overcladding the 1971 building with silver anodised aluminium rainscreen panels. Internal subdividing walls together with one of the original stairwells were removed to create the maximum amount of open plan space.
An extension providing Visitors’ Entrance and Meeting Rooms has been constructed together with areas of infill building to further improve the amount and quality of open plan space.
The East of Scotland Water building also incorporates a new staff deli bar with associated kitchen facilities, covered cycle bays, staff showers and a gymnasium.
East of Scotland Water – Building PR 30.08.02
Edinburgh offices by Michael Laird Architects include:
Westport House
picture from the architect
Standard Life at Tanfield
Standard Life Lothian Road
image © Adrian Welch
Standard Life George Street
Edinburgh Quay & Bett Properties Lochrin Project
Excel House
Premier Property Group
Edinburgh Offices – Selection:
Calton Square Office Building
image from Allan Murray Architects
Evolution House
image © Adrian Welch
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East of Scotland Water Building : page