This masterplan transforms a run-down brownfield site into a vibrant new mixed-use development that serves as an exemplar for sustainable urban regeneration. Located between Edinburgh's western suburbs and the city centre, the masterplan forges a coherent development that shares both the activity and energy of the urban centre and the security and human scale of the suburbs.A network of buildings and public spaces fans out towards the Water of Leith, opening up views down to the river from deep within the site and adjacent streets and drawing this natural asset up into the public and private spaces beyond.
The buildings house a mix of small businesses, retail units and 176 new homes; diversity of use is architecturally expressed in a variety of elevational treatments, with layered facades featuring clear, translucent or solid panels and louvres or balconies.The masterplan has been designed to be environmentally responsible and energy efficient, in compliance with Edinburgh's Sustainable Design Guide. The scheme also incorporates highly efficient systems for waste minimisation, resource conservation and rain and waste water management.
