The Architectural Expression of Environmental Control Systems

Chapter 9The Scottish Office, Edinburgh, UK

 

 

For the last of the buildings completed in 1995, we travel north of the border between England and Scotland to the latter's capital. With a floor area of ∼36000m², this building is the largest in The Scottish Office estate. Located on Victoria Quay in the dockside area of Leith, the port for Edinburgh, the site looks out northwards over the Firth of Forth (Figure 9.1). The predominantly four-storey building (overall footprint ∼50×250m) is penetrated by a series of covered atria and open courtyards along its length. It is workplace to nearly 1500 civil servants from Scottish Office Departments such as Education and Industry, Development, and Agriculture Environment and Fisheries.

9.1 Site plan of ...