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Nightview Client: Ballymore Properties Limited Project team: Architect: Skidmore Owings and Merrill Inc Town planners: GVA Grimley Planning solicitors: Lovells Project value: £500M WSP services: Transport planning Development infrastructure design Structural engineering Geotechnical engineering Building services engineering Site supervision 33
34 PROPERTY Royal Bank of Scotland Headquarters, UK WORLD CLASS WORKING ENVIRONMENT The Royal Bank of Scotland’s new global headquarters provides a world class working environment for its 3250 head office staff and Royal Bank of Scotland Executive, with facilities in keeping with its status as the fifth largest bank in the world. Attracting and retaining the very best people was one of Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) key objectives, and the strategically located Gogarburn Headquarters on the outskirts of Edinburgh offers an enviable range of facilities. 100 acres of landscaped, woodland grounds provide a campus-style setting for one million square feet of development with office accommodation in seven low rise office buildings linked by an elegant, 300 m long, glass-covered street, with shops, a bank, cafés and a restaurant.Ancillary buildings include a conference centre, sport centre, crèche and a refurbished grade A listed building.The development also incorporates parking for 1650 cars in basement areas and on a decked car park.Access to the site is via a new feature bridge over the main A8 road into Edinburgh. WSP provided a fully integrated engineering design for the project, working on-site in a co-located office in collaboration with the construction manager, architects, contractors and Bank personnel. WSP’s introduction to the project was supported through strong referrals following the successful completion of the European headquarters of GlaxoSmithKline in London, when we worked with Mace Ltd, the project and construction managers of the Gogarburn development. The development illustrates a high level of innovative and sustainable design and in every aspect has delivered to the client a head office building of which we are all extremely proud.The combined experience, co-location and commitment of the entire professional team underpinned the enormous team spirit, mutual respect and support that ensured the delivery of the RBS building on time and within budget. Most importantly, our clients are delighted with their new headquarters, which meets their requirement for projecting their culture and presence in their markets. The Royal Bank of Scotland’s headquarters was officially opened by HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh on 15 September 2005, and has been the springboard for the development of an ongoing relationship between WSP and RBS.
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