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Edinburgh | Development Summary 2017
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Mixed-Use Developments
Edinburgh St James
East End | Retail-led mixed-use development
Links: Project thread | official website
Project cost: £1 billion
Architects: Allan Murray Architects, Jestico + Whiles, Purcell Miller Tritton
13 acres
150 homes
214 room W Hotel
52 room apart-hotel
47 room boutique hotel
70,000 m² retail – 85 retail units, 31 F&B units
5 screen Everyman Cinema
Status: Under construction – due for completion by 2020
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International Business Gateway (IBG)
Ingliston | Office-led mixed-use district
Links: Project thread | official website
Project cost: £700 million
Architect: 7N Architects
210 acres
2,278 homes
1,665 hotel rooms
240,000 m² office space
5,500 m² retail & leisure space
Primary School
Status: Planning
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India Quay
Fountainbridge | Mixed-use development
Links: Project thread | official website
Project cost: £200 million
Architect: 7N Architects
11.5 acres
434 homes
130 room hotel
11,500 m² office space
4,500 m² retail space
Edinburgh Printmakers contemporary arts centre
New Edinburgh Filmhouse / cultural use building
Status: Approved
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Quartermile
Lauriston | Residential-led mixed-use development
Links: Project thread | official website
Project cost: £850 million
Architects: Foster + Partners, Richard Murphy Architects, CDA
19 acres
1100 homes
45,000 m² office space
10,000 m² retail & leisure space
University of Edinburgh interdisciplinary hub
Status: Under construction – due for completion by 2018
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The Haymarket
Haymarket | Mixed-use development
Links: Project thread | official website
Project cost: £200 million
Architects: Richard Murphy Architects, CDA
4 acres
190 room Premier Inn
168 room Staycity Aparthotel
32,000 m² office space
5,000 m² retail & leisure space
Status: Under construction – first phase due for completion by 2018
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New Waverley
Old Town | Mixed-use development
Links: Project thread | official website
Project cost: £200 million
Architects: Allan Murray Architects, CDA, Staran Architects
7.5 acres
185 homes
127 room Premier Inn
121 room Hub by Premier Inn
146 room Adagio Aparthotel
18,000 m² office space
28 retail units
Status: Under construction – due for completion by mid 2019
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The Registers
East End | Mixed-use development
Link: Project thread
Project cost: £60 million
Architects: Morgan McDonnell Architects, Gareth Hoskins Architects
The Edinburgh Grand - 50 serviced apartments, restaurants & bars
The Mint Building - 5,500 m² office space, ground floor retail & leisure space
Status: Under construction – Edinburgh Grand due for completion by Summer 2017;
The Mint Building due for completion by January 2019
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South St Andrew Square
East End | Mixed-use development
Links: Project thread
Project cost: £100 million
Architects: Gareth Hoskins Architects, CDA
7 luxury homes
10,000 m² office space
3,000 m² retail space
7 restaurant units
Status: Under construction - due for completion by Summer 2017
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Dundas Street/Fettes Row
Canonmills | Residential-led mixed-use redevelopment
Link: Project thread
Architect: Michael Laird Architects
400 homes
47,450 m² office, leisure, retail & hotel space
Status: Planning
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King's Stables Road
Old Town | Mixed-use development
Links: Project thread
Architect: Fletcher Joseph Associates
1.3 acres
52 homes
108 room Wilde Aparthotel
166 room student residences
867 m² retail
Arts facility
Status: Under construction - due for completion by late 2019
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Freer Street/Fountainbridge East
Fountainbridge | Mixed-use development
Links: Project thread
Project cost: £120 million
Architects: Michael Laird Architects, Grzywinski + Pons Architects
2.5 acres
78 homes
180 room apart-hotel
13,000 m² office space
1,967 m² retail & leisure space
Status: Planning
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Exchange 2
West End | Mixed-use district
Link: Project thread
Architect: JM Architects
300 room hotel
250 room hotel
Napier University International School of Event & Hospitality Management
Queen Margaret University catering academy
4,500 m² office space
206 m² retail
Status: Planning
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Springside
Fountainbridge | Mixed-use development
Links: Project thread | official website
Project cost: £250 million
Architects: Oberlanders Architects, CDA
8 acres
650 homes
228 room Hampton by Hilton hotel
13,000 m² office & retail space
Status: Under construction
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Edinburgh Innovation Park
Musselburgh | Mixed-use development
Link: Project thread | official website
Project cost: £80 million
Architect: 10 Design
50 acres
National Food & Drink Enterprise Centre
Innovation centre for food & drink sector SMEs
Hotel, office & retail space
Status: Pre-planning
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ForthQuarter
Granton | Mixed-use development
Link: Project thread
110 acres
2,000 homes
75,000 m² office
9,000 m² retail space
£70 million 33,000 m² college campus
Status: Under construction
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Granton Harbour/Edinburgh Marina
Granton | New urban quarter
Link: Project thread | official website
Project cost: £500 million
Architects: Robert Adam Architects, Wilson Gunn Architects
80 acres
2000 homes
160 room marina hotel & spa
5,500 m² office space
9,000 m² retail space
4,500 m² leisure space
317 berth marina
Community boatyard
Status: Under construction
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Granton Central Development Area
Granton | New urban quarter
Link: Project thread
85 acres
3,000 homes
184,000 m² office space
35,000 m² cultural space
16,300 m² leisure space
3,200 m² light industrial space
Status: Under construction
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Western Harbour
Newhaven | New urban quarter
Link: Project thread
Architects: Cooper Cromar, Robert Adam Architects
90 acres
3,000 homes
37,000 m² commercial & retail space
15 acre public park
Status: Under construction
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Craigmillar Regeneration
Craigmillar | Urban renewal programme
Links: Project thread
Project cost: £250 million
Architects: Anderson Bell + Christie, Smith Scott Mullan Associates, Halliday Fraser Munro
3,200 homes
Redeveloped town centre
28,000 m² office, leisure & retail space
2 new primary schools
Public library
£30 million community high school
150 acres parkland
Status: Under construction
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St Margaret's House Redevelopment
Meadowbank | Mixed-use development
Architect: Michael Laird Architects
First phase:
100 homes
150-175 room hotel
250-350 room student residence
3,000 m² commercial & retail space
Status: Approved
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Pennywell & Muirhouse Civic Centre
NW Edinburgh | Redeveloped local centre
Project cost: £26 million
Architect: Barton Willmore
160 homes
13 retail units & office space
New civic square
Reconfigured library & arts centre
Status: Planning
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BHS Redevelopment
New Town | Mixed-use redevelopment
Project cost: £50 million
Architect: CDA
Redevelopment of B-listed retail store (1968)
Refurbished retail units on Princes Street
3 restaurants
137 room hotel
Status: Approved
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Arts & Cultural Developments
Scottish National Gallery Project
New Town | Redeveloped art gallery
Links: Subject thread | official website
Project cost: £17 million
Architect: Gareth Hoskins Architects
1,240 m² gallery extension
Redesigned circulation & entrance areas
Re-landscaped East Princes Street Gardens
Status: Approved - due for completion by Spring 2019
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IMPACT Centre
New Town | World-class performance venue
Links: Project thread | official website
Project cost: £65 million
Architect: David Chipperfield Architects
6,700 m² concert hall complex
1,000 seat main auditorium
200 seat performance space
Education & community outreach facilities
Rehearsal & recording space
Café & bar
Interconnectivity with A-listed Dundas House (1771)
Status: Pre-planning - due for completion by Autumn 2020
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City Observatory Redevelopment Project
East End | Contemporary arts centre
Links: Subject thread | official website
Project cost: £4 million
Architect: Malcolm Fraser Architects, Collective Architecture
Refurbished observatory buildings
Contemporary art gallery
Restaurant
Collective Gallery headquarters
Status: Under construction – due for completion by Spring 2018
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National Collections Facility (NCF)
Granton | Artworks archive
Link: Subject thread | official website
Project cost: £75 million
Architect: John McAslan + Partners
11 acres
30,000 m² Passivhaus-standard archive
Publicly accessible store of 100,000+ artworks
Housing collections of National Galleries of Scotland (NGS), the Royal Scottish Academy (RSA),
the Demarco Archives & the Artist Rooms
Libraries, research rooms, exhibition spaces, café & sculpture garden
Status: Proposed – due for completion in 2021
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National Museum of Scotland Redevelopment
Southside | Museum refurbishment
Link: Subject thread | official website
Project cost: £80 million
Architect: Gareth Hoskins Architects, Smith Scott Mullan Associates
Final phase - Ancient Egypt Rediscovered & Exploring East Asia galleries
Status: Under construction - due for completion by 2018
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St Cecilia's Hall | Museum of Musical Instruments
Old Town | Redeveloped performance space & museum
Link: Subject thread | official website
Project cost: £6.5 million
Architect: Page\Park Architects
Restoration of Scotland's oldest concert hall
Redeveloped museum for the University of Edinburgh's collection of historic musical instruments
Status: Under construction – due for completion by May 2017
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Edinburgh Printmakers
Fountainbridge | Arts centre & creative industries hub
Links: Subject thread | official website
Project cost: £10 million
Architect: Page\Park Architects
Arts centre, gallery & creative industries hub within the redeveloped Castle Mill Works
Status: Approved – due for completion by January 2019
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Ross Pavilion & Gardens Project
New Town | Flexible events venue
Links: Project thread | official website
Project cost: £25 million
Architect: wHY, GRAS, Groves-Raines Architects
Multi-function performance pavilion
Indoor & outdoor performance & events venues
Visitor centre, viewing gallery & café
West Princes Street Gardens restoration & landscaping
Status: Proposed - due for completion by December 2019
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New Victoria Cinema Restoration
Southside | Restored Art Deco cinema
Links: Subject thread
Restoration of A-listed New Victoria Cinema (1930)
5 screens – total capacity of 748
Restaurant & bars
Status: Under construction
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Fruitmarket Gallery Expansion
Old Town | Expanded art gallery
Links: Subject thread | official website
Project cost: £6 million
Architect: Gareth Hoskins Architects
Expansion space for display, circulation & social areas
Status: Proposed
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Rose Theatre
New Town | Performing arts school & theatre
Links: Subject thread
Project cost: £1.8 million
Alternative proposal for former Charlotte Baptist Chapel
Ballet school, centre for the performing arts & dance company base
600 seat theatre
Status: Under construction
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Leith Theatre Restoration
Leith | Restored theatre
Links: Subject thread | official website
Project cost: £13 million
Phased refurbishment of B-listed theatre complex (1932)
Centre for drama, dance, music, visual arts, community activities and education
1,500 seat main auditorium & additional performance spaces
Status: Proposed
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University & School Developments
The Darwin Project
King's Buildings Campus, West Mains | Redeveloped biology complex
Link: Subject thread | official website
Project cost: £90 million
Architect: Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
30,000 m² research space housing more than 800 scientists
Re-engineered Darwin Building housing Technology Hub
The Hive - classrooms, meeting rooms, a 200-person lecture theatre, café,
science studio, social learning space & administrative offices
Status: Under construction – due for completion by 2020
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School of Geosciences
King's Buildings Campus, West Mains | New geosciences complex
Link: Subject thread
Project cost: £60 million
Architect: John McAslan + Partners
21,000 m² new-build consolidating existing School of Geosciences facilities
Status: Proposed
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Higgs Centre for Innovation
Blackford | Space technology centre
Link: Subject thread
Project cost: £11 million
Architects: JM Architects, Jacobs
Dedicated forum focused on particle physics, astronomy & space science
Status: Under construction – due for completion in 2017
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Higgs Centre for Theoretical Physics
King's Buildings Campus, West Mains | Postgraduate research centre
Link: Subject thread
Architect: Austin-Smith: Lord
Postgraduate research centre
Laboratories, workrooms & seminar space
Status: Proposed
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Bayes Centre for Data Science & Technology
Southside | Innovation hub
Link: Subject thread
Project cost: £39 million
Architect: Bennetts Associates
Multidisciplinary hub supporting data technologies, data intensive research & data analytics
Status: Under construction – due for completion by early 2018
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McEwan Hall & Bristo Square Refurbishment
Southside | Historic refurbishment & redeveloped public realm
Link: Subject thread
Project cost: £35 million
Architect: LDN Architects
Restoration of A-listed graduation hall (1897)
New visitor and conference facilities
Re-landscaped Bristo Square & glazed entrance pavilion
Status: Under construction – due for completion by September 2017
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Edinburgh Futures Institute
Lauriston | University interdisciplinary hub
Link: Project thread
Project cost: £120 million
Architect: Bennetts Associates
Refurbished & redeveloped A-listed surgical hospital building (1879)
21,300 m² interdisciplinary institute for humanities, sciences, business & arts
Event space
New public square
Retail & leisure
Status: Approved - due for completion by mid 2021
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Old College Refurbishment
Southside | Refurbished Law School
Link: Subject thread
Project cost: £33.5 million
Architect: LDN Architects
Refurbishment of Law School within A-listed Old College (1789)
New law library
Status: Under construction – due for completion by late 2017
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Student Services Centre
Southside | Refurbished & extended student facilities
Link: Subject thread
Project cost: £75 million
Architect: Page\Park Architects
Refurbishment of B-listed Teviot Row House (1889), the world's oldest
purpose built student Union building, & new-build extensions
New student services building at No. 1 George Square
Status: Pre-planning - final phase due for completion by 2024
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Edinburgh College of Art Redevelopment
Lauriston | Refurbished facilities
Link: Subject thread
Project cost: £25.5 million
Architect: LDN Architects
Refurbishment of A-listed main building (1909)
Updating existing teaching, research & studio spaces
New 'West Court' multi-purpose studio
Future phase: refurbishment of former Scottish Fire and Rescue Service headquarters
Status: Under construction – due for completion by late 2018
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Easter Bush Innovation Centre & Campus Hub
Easter Bush, Midlothian | Campus hub
Link: Subject thread
Project cost: £30 million
Architect: Atkins Global
Centre of Comparative Pathology
International Centre for Livestock Improvement
Incubator space for animal bioscience
Science Outreach Centre
Retail, gym, exhibitions space & support services
Status: Under construction – due for completion by mid 2017
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Large Animal Research and Imaging Facility (LARIF)
Easter Bush, Midlothian | Animal welfare facility
Link: Subject thread
Project cost: £24 million
Architect: Sheppard Robson
Experimental large animal surgeries MRI, ultrasound and CT scanning for large animals
Leading imaging technologies for both anatomical and functional studies in vivo
Quality holding facilities for sheep, pigs and cattle
Status: Under construction – due for completion by late 2019
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Equine Diagnostic, Surgical and Critical Care Unit (EDSCCU)
Easter Bush, Midlothian | Animal welfare facility
Link: Subject thread
Project cost: £5 million
Architect: Sheppard Robson
Equine surgery & critical care unit
Centre for Health, Welfare and Rehabilitation of Racehorses
Status: Under construction – due for completion by Summer 2017
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Discovery & Innovation Centre
Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton | Research & innovation hub
Link: Subject thread
Project cost: £19 million
Architect: Sheppard Robson
5,000m² research & innovation building
Flexible work spaces, exhibition areas, theatre, laboratories, computing cluster, social spaces & café
Status: Planning – due for completion by 2020
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Boroughmuir High School
Fountainbridge | Replacement high school
Links: Subject thread | official website
Project cost: £35 million
Architect: Allan Murray Architects
Status: Under construction – due for completion by August 2017
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St John's RC Primary School
Duddingston | Replacement primary school
Links: Subject thread
Project cost: £11 million
Architect: Holmes Miller
Status: Approved
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CEC Rising Rolls Programme
Citywide | School expansion initiative
Links: Subject thread
Project cost: £20 million
Architect: Scott Brownrigg
Additional modular accommodation for primary schools & nurseries
74 additional classrooms constructed to date
Status: Under construction
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St Mary's Music School
New Town | Relocated residential school & performance venue
Links: Project thread
Project cost: £25 million
Architects: Richard Murphy Architects, Simpson & Brown Architects
Alternative proposal for Old Royal High School (1829)
Performance and rehearsal spaces created within original RHS building
New-build classroom block and residential accommodation for 70 children
Status: Approved
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Major Hotel Developments
Ocean Terminal
Leith | Waterfront hotel
Links: Subject thread
Architect: Keppie
230 rooms
Conference facilities
Status: Planning
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Rosewood Edinburgh
New Town | Five star hotel
Links: Project thread | official website
Project cost: £55 million
Architect: Gareth Hoskins Architects
Redeveloped Old Royal High School (1829)
160 rooms
Café & restaurant
Calton Hill visitor centre
Status: Planning
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Market Street
Old Town | Carlton Collection hotel
Links: Subject thread
Project cost: £20 million
Architect: JM Architects
98 rooms
Ground floor retail
Status: Under construction – due for completion by Spring 2018
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India Buildings
Old Town | Four star hotel
Links: Project thread
Project cost: £65 million
Architect: Ica Architects
267 rooms
Ground floor retail
Status: Approved
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Oriam: National Performance Centre for Sport
Riccarton | Marriott Courtyard hotel
Links: Project thread
Architect: Studioånyo
160 rooms
Status: Under construction - due for completion by Summer 2017
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Torphichen Street
West End | Four star hotel
Links: Project thread
Architect: CDA
150 rooms
Status: Approved - due for completion by early 2019
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Edinburgh Airport I
Ingliston | Hampton by Hilton hotel
Links: Subject thread
Project cost: £13.3 million
Architect: Leach Rhodes Walker
240 rooms
Status: Under construction - due for completion by November 2018
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Edinburgh Airport II
Ingliston | Marriott Moxy hotel
Links: Subject thread
Architect: Faithful + Gould
213 rooms
Status: Under construction - due for completion by mid 2018
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Ocean Point
Leith | Waterfront hotel
Links: Subject thread
Architects: Gilberts
250 rooms
Status: Approved
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Public Realm Developments
George Street Public Realm Project
New Town | Multi-functional street space
Links: Project thread
Project cost: £28 million
Architect: Ironside Farrar
Re-establishing the primacy of the street within the First New Town Plan
Develop a premier civic, retail & leisure place
Rebalanced transport movements to reduce traffic flows & support active travel
Status: Proposed – due for completion by 2022
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City Centre West to East Cycle Link Project
Citywide | Cycle route
Links: Subject thread
Project cost: £5.5 million
Roseburn to Leith Walk cycle route with protected cycle lanes on main roads
Streetscape / public realm improvements
Improved pedestrian and cyclist facilities
Status: Approved
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Saughton Park Revitalisation
Saughton | Historic park restoration
Links: Subject thread
Project cost: £5.8 million
Architect: Sutherland Hussey Harris, Ironside Farrar
Renovation of walled garden, footpaths and other historic park features
Replacement Winter Garden
New café & community facilities
Status: Under construction – due for completion by August 2018
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Little France Park
Little France | New public park
Links: Subject thread
Project cost: £2.25 million
Architect: Optimised Environments (OPEN)
112 acres
Existing landscape features enhanced & extended
Wetland habitats, woodland planting, meadow grassland & space for events or informal sports
High-quality cycle & pedestrian route through park connecting to existing network
Status: Planning – due for completion by 2019
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Treverlen Park
Duddingston | New public park
Links: Subject thread
Project cost: £1 million
Architect: HERE+NOW, Holmes Miller
5.5 acres
Scots pine urban forest, wildflower meadows & boulder play areas
Outdoor teaching facility
Status: Planning
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Leith Walk Green Bridge
Leith | Multi-functional street space
Links: Subject thread
Project cost: £4.8 million
Architect: Biomorphis
New pedestrian & cycle route utilising former Caledonian Railway's Leith New Lines
Elevated linear park & wildlife corridor
New timber frame bridge crossing Leith Walk
Status: Proposed
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The Causey Project
Southside | Public Realm Improvements
Links: Subject thread | Official website
Project cost: £1.6 million
Architect: Ironside Farrar
Reinstatement & celebration of historic street space
Create pedestrianised space for community & arts events
Status: Proposed
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Science & Healthcare Developments
Edinburgh BioQuarter
Little France | Biomedical research & business campus
Links: Project thread | official website
Project cost: £800 million
Architects: Allan Murray Architects, Michael Laird Architects, Sheppard Robson, Stantec
100 acres
46,000 m² academic research space
84,000 m² commercial research space
Current phase: £54m Institution for Regeneration and Repair (IRR)
Future phase: £32m Usher Institute for Population Health Sciences & Multi Occupancy Building 2
Status: Under construction
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Royal Hospital for Children and Young People (RHCYP)
Little France | Replacement pediatric hospital
Links: Subject thread | official website
Project cost: £165 million
Architects: HLM Architects
Replacement RHSC, bringing pediatric care, specialist neonatal care, neurosciences
and adult & children’s emergency departments together in a centre of excellence
Status: Under construction - due for completion by Autumn 2018
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Royal Edinburgh Hospital Campus
Morningside | Psychiatric & mental health care hospital redevelopment
Links: Subject thread
Project cost: £168 million
Architects: Archial NORR
Replacement of inpatient facilities with modern, fit-for-purpose healthcare buildings
Status: Under construction
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Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS)
Riccarton | National centre for blood, tissues & cell testing
Links: Subject thread
Project cost: £36.4 million
Architect: Reiach and Hall Architects
Blood & tissue processing and testing facilities
Research & development
Consolidation of SNBTS core activities & related services in a single centre of excellence
Status: Under construction - due for completion by Spring 2017
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Allermuir Health Centre
Colinton | Community medical centre
Links: Subject thread
Project cost: £7.3 million
Architect: Gareth Hoskins Architects
Accommodation for two GP practices, primary care & community services
Status: Under construction – due for completion by late 2017
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Pennywell All Care Centre
Muirhouse | Community medical centre
Links: Subject thread
Project cost: £12.1 million
Architect: Holmes Miller
New GP accommodation, physiotherapy, podiatry, dentistry, child health & community services
Status: Under construction – due for completion by late 2017
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Major Office Developments
2 Semple Street
Fountainbridge | Office development
Links: Subject thread | official website
Architect: Michael Laird Architects
3,300 m² office space
1,000 m² retail space
Status: Under construction – due for completion by July 2018
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Capital Square
West End | Office development
Links: Subject thread | official website
Project cost: £33 million
Architect: Hurd Rolland Partnership
11,400 m² office space
Status: Approved – due for completion by early 2020
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Edinburgh Park South
South Gyle | Business park expansion
Links: Project thread | official website
Project cost: £400 million
Architect: Dixon Jones
50 acres
Office-led mixed use development with residential, retail & leisure
Up to 100,000 m² office space
Status: Proposed
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Major Residential Developments
Edinburgh's Garden District
West Edinburgh | New residential district
Links: Project thread | official website
Project cost: £917 million
Architects: Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company (DPZ), Michael Laird Architects,
Merrill Pastor & Colgan Architects, EMA Architecture + Design
650 acres
6,200 homes
The Calyx – Scotland's National Garden
Sports hub
Schools & community facilities
Status: Phase 1 approved / called in
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21st Century Homes for Edinburgh
Citywide | Housing replacement programme
Links: Subject thread | official website
Project cost: £170 million
1,400 affordable homes for sale & rent
Gracemount, North Sighthill, Pennywell & Muirhouse, Leith Fort, Greendykes & Craigmillar
Status: Under construction
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Shawfair
Midlothian/SE Edinburgh | New residential district
Links: Project thread | official website
Project cost: £1.2 billion
202 hectares
4,000 homes
100,000 m² commercial & retail space
2 primary schools
Secondary school
Railway station
Status: Under construction
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Shrubhill
Broughton | Residential development
Links: Project thread
Project cost: £95 million
Architects: Cooper Cromar, Acanthus Architects DF, Morgan McDonnell Architects
375 homes
260 room student residence
Ground floor retail
Status: Under construction – due for completion by Spring 2020
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Donaldson's College
Haymarket | Luxury residential development
Link: Project thread
Architect: Richard Murphy Architects
18 acres
117 homes within redeveloped A-listed hospital building (1851)
84 new-build homes
Status: Under construction
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Waterfront Plaza
Leith | Residential development
Link: Subject thread
Architect: EMA Architecture + Design
425 homes – flats, townhouses & colonies - on former brownfield site
Status: Planning
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Canonmills Garden
Canonmills | Residential development
Link: Subject thread
Architect: Sheppard Robson
184 homes on former brownfield site
Status: Approved - due for completion by 2020
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Former Boroughmuir High School
Bruntsfield | Residential conversion
Link: Subject thread
Project cost: £14.5 million
Architect: Michael Laird Architects
87 homes within B-listed former high school (1913)
28 affordable homes in new-build block & converted annex
Status: Refused
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Craighouse Campus
Craiglockhart | Residential conversion
Link: Subject thread | official website
Project cost: £80 million
Architect: Oberlanders Architects, CDA
51 acres
64 homes within 7 redeveloped A-listed buildings,
incl. Old Craig House (1565) & New Craig House (1889)
81 new-build homes
Status: Under construction
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New Brunstane
Newhailes | New residential district
Link: Subject thread
Architect: AREA Urban Design & Architecture
49 hectares
1,330 homes
Primary school
Local centre
Status: Approved
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Student Accommodation Developments
125a Fountainbridge
Fountainbridge | Post-graduate student accommodation
Link: Project thread
Project cost: £17 million
Architect: Michael Laird Architects
263 room student residence
Ground floor retail & leisure
Status: Under construction – due for completion by July 2018
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St Leonard's Residences
Southside | Student accommodation
Link: Project thread
Project cost: £38 million
Architects: Allan Murray Architects
579 bed student residence
Ground floor retail
Status: Under construction – due for completion by August 2017
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Lutton Place
Southside | Student accommodation
Link: Project thread
Project cost: £12 million
Architects: JM Architects
235 bed student residence
Status: Under construction – due for completion by August 2017
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Buccleuch Place & Meadow Lane
Southside | Post-graduate student accommodation
Link: Project thread
Project cost: £21 million
Architects: JM Architects
380 bed student residence
Status: Under construction – due for completion by August 2017
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Sport & Leisure Developments
Meadowbank Sports Centre
Meadowbank | Multi-purpose sports facility
Link: Subject thread
Project cost: £43 million
Architect: Holmes Miller
Outdoor athletics track with jumps space & 500 seat stand
Outdoor throwing area
2 FIFA 1 3G pitches
2 multi sport games halls
3 fitness studios
2 squash courts
Combat studio gym, boxing gym & gymnastics hall
60m 6 lane indoor athletics track & jumps space
Café & meeting rooms
Status: Pre-planning
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Tynecastle Stadium Redevelopment
Gorgie | Football stadium redevelopment
Link: Subject thread
Project cost: £12 million
Architect: James Clydesdale & Associates
New 7000 capacity main stand
Restaurant/bar, club shop, corporate facilities
Upgraded existing stands
Community facilities
Relocated Tynecastle Nursery
Status: Under construction – due for completion by September 2017
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Edinburgh Academical Club Sports Ground Redevelopment
Stockbridge | New rugby stadium
Link: Subject thread
Project cost: £8 million
Architect: Michael Laird Architects
5,000-seat stadium
Museum, retail & clubhouse
Status: Under construction
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Regional Cycling Facility
Niddrie | Cycling sports hub
Link: Subject thread
Project cost: £6.8 million
Architect: Reiach and Hall Architects
Outdoor velodrome
National competition standard BMX track & pump track
Improvements to Jack Kane Sports Centre incl. two 3G pitches
Status: Planning
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Wavegarden Edinburgh
Ratho | Surfing centre
Links: Subject thread | official website
Project cost: £10 million
Architect: Harrison Stevens
50 acres
Artificial wave pool
Surf school
Camping pitches & pods
Country park
Status: Pre-planning
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Transport & Infrastructure Developments
Queensferry Crossing
Firth of Forth | Road bridge
Links: Project thread | official website
Project cost: £1.4 billion
Cable-stayed dual two-lane road bridge connecting Edinburgh to Fife
Height: 207 m | Length: 2,700 m
Status: Under construction – due for completion by Summer 2017
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Edinburgh Waverley Renewal
East End | Station improvement programme
Links: Subject thread | official website
Project cost: £130 million
Replacement of 34,000 m² glazed roof
Upgraded Princes Street & Market Street entrances with escalator & lift access
New platform canopies & station furniture
Refurbishment of existing buildings & concourse
Current phase:
2 new long-length platforms
3 existing platforms extended
Status: Under construction
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Edinburgh to Glasgow Improvement Programme (EGIP)
Central Belt | Railway infrastructure upgrade initiative
Links: Project thread | official website
Project cost: £740 million
93 mi/150 km line electrification
3 redeveloped stations - Queen Street, Haymarket & Cumbernauld
Platform lengthening
Edinburgh Waverley station improvements
Signalling improvements
Junction upgrades
Millerhill depot
New Edinburgh International Gateway station
Status: Under construction – due for completion by 2019
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Edinburgh Airport Expansion
Ingliston | Airport expansion programme
Links: Project thread | official website
Project cost: £220+ million
Architect: Archial NORR
Current £80m phase: new baggage & immigration halls, 6 new contact stands
Future phases: terminal building extension, new access road, 5 new remote aircraft stands
Status: Under construction
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Edinburgh Tram Network
Citywide | Tram line extension proposals
Links: Project thread | official website
Completion of Line 1 (North Edinburgh) – 7.9 mi/12.7 km, Picardy Place to Haymarket, 18 stops
Line 2 branch (West Edinburgh) – 2.5 mi/4 km, Ingliston to Newbridge, 4 stops
Line 3 (South East Edinburgh) – 6 mi/9.6 km, Edinburgh Waverley to Newcraighall, 20 stops
Status: Under consideration
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Edinburgh Orbital Bus Project
Region-wide | Rapid transit system
Links: Subject thread
Project cost: £55 million
Segregated orbital bus route linking QMU/Musselburgh station to Newbridge via:
ERI/BioQuarter, Sheriffhall, Straiton, Lothianburn, HWU, Hermiston, Edinburgh Park, Gogar & EDI
Bespoke "streetcar" vehicles running 12 times per hour
Estimated demand c. 6 milion passengers per annum
Status: Proposed
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Cross-Forth Hovercraft
Fife & Edinburgh | Hovercraft service
Links: Subject thread
Project cost: £10 million
Kirkcaldy to Newhaven passenger service
17 minute journey time
Status: Proposed
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A720 Sheriffhall Roundabout
Sheriffhall, Midlothian | Junction improvements
Links: Subject thread | official website
New grade-separated junction
Status: Pre-planning
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Other Major Projects
Pentland Studios
Straiton, Midlothian | Film & TV production facility
Links: Subject thread | official website
Project cost: £230 million
Architect: Keppie
86 acres
12,000 m² studio space across six sound stages
Two backlots - 8.6 acres & 20.14 acres
4,000 m² external water-stage
5,000 m² workshops & production office space
Film academy & student accommodation
180 room hotel
Visitor centre
Data centre, satellite-link 'earth station' & CHP energy centre
Status: Approved
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Royal Botanic Garden Redevelopment
Inverleith | Redeveloped educational & visitor facilities
Links: Official website
Project cost: £40 million
Architect: Smith Scott Mullan Associates
Scottish School of Botany & Horticulture
Glasshouses expansion & visitor facilities redevelopment
Status: Proposed
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Scotland's National Showground
Ingliston | RHC redevelopment
Links: Project thread | official website
Project cost: £30 million
Architect: Optimised Environments (OPEN), 3D Reid
300 acres
Redevelopment of showground & Royal Highland Centre facilities
170 room hotel
140 room hotel
Leisure & office space
Rural Centre of Excellence
Agribusiness hub
Status: Under construction
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Millerhill Resource & Energy Recovery Centre (RERC)
Millerhill, Midlothian | Energy-From-Waste Plant
Links: Subject thread
Project cost: £142 million
Architect: Garry Stewart Design Associates
State-of-the-art energy-from-waste plant serving Edinburgh & Midlothian
Will treat around 135,000 tonnes of household residual waste a year,
generating sufficient electricity to power 32,000 homes
Status: Under construction – due for completion by 2019
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