Sir Robert McAlpine has announced the completion of the Edinburgh Park development scheme – a new 5-storey office building in New Park Square, Edinburgh
The Edinburgh Park development also includes a multi-storey carpark, with capacity for 512 parking spaces within the Edinburgh Park Southern Phase development.
The construction of the Edinburgh Park development was centred around sustainable development, to meet the needs of a net zero carbon building.
The visual concrete has a high content of Ground Granulated Blast furnace Slag, which reduces the cement content and is more sustainable.
The building’s heating and cooling systems are designed to be highly energy efficient and will help minimise operating costs.
The floor plates have CO2 sensors, which trigger a visual and audible alarm when measured levels of CO2 reach their limit.
The office structure consists of a reinforced concrete frame with high quality visual finish, exposed concrete finishes to stair cores, internal walls, columns and soffits internally. The main façade is constructed from hand laid brickwork with precast concrete lintels and sills and has deep recessed window reveals and external balconies.
Site infrastructure works included a new HV main substation and diverted utilities, roads and footpaths, lighting, hard and soft landscaping, multi-use games area (MUGA) and a new public square and enhancements to the Edinburgh Park tram station approach.
The first of seven net zero office buildings at Edinburgh Park
John Cole, project director at Sir Robert McAlpine commented: “We are delighted to have reached practical completion at 1 New Park Square, which is the first of seven net zero carbon new office buildings at Edinburgh Park.
“I’d like to extend my gratitude to our project teams involved in reaching this significant milestone.”
‘Creating a new sustainable urban quarter’
Peter Millican, founder and chairman at Parabola added: “We would like to thank the terrific team at Sir Robert McAlpine who have delivered an exemplary space and a landmark building to the optimum quality, with a finish and attention to detail that we were seeking during a significantly challenging time.
“Parabola is proud to be creating a new sustainable urban quarter, cultural destination and creative campus with sustainability at its heart.
“This new Edinburgh neighbourhood brings stunning architecture, inspirational workplaces, affordable homes, a civic square and its own arts programme to a sublime setting.”
