Sustainable City Competition, Edinburgh
The Challenge
This RIBA ideas competition promoted urban regeneration and environmental conservation of a brownfield site in Edinburgh.
Our approach
Our design solution includes a vibrant urban quarter to promote social, economic and environmental sustainability, aiming to be a comfortable and exciting place to live and work. The central market square provides a community focus and ‘buzz’ while the mixed development tightly integrates living, working and social facilities.
Sustainable features
The contemporary-style buildings are carefully terraced and orientated to capture all the available sunlight and take advantage of passive solar gain – reducing energy costs for the tenants while facilitating a low-carbon lifestyle. An on-site combined heat and power plant fuelled by council tree offcuts coupled with on-site wind turbines provide electricity and hot water.
“Mark came up with a wonderful design which maximises the natural attributes of our rural site”
Geoff & Gail Aucock
“Mark came up with a wonderful design which maximises the natural attributes of our rural site”
Geoff & Gail Aucock
“Mark came up with a wonderful design which maximises the natural attributes of our rural site”
Geoff & Gail Aucock
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