CASE STUDY SCOTSTOUN HOUSE
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rup’s Edinburgh offi ce is a 1960s modernist masterpiece designed by the renowned Arup Associates architect Peter
Foggo. The single-storey Scotstoun House was designed to maximise natural daylight and ventilation, as well as give occupants a strong sense of health and wellbeing. In October 2005, Historic Scotland awarded the offi ce a Grade B listing, which recognised the importance of the building, but also provided Arup with signifi cant challenges when it came to extending it and upgrading the energy performance and usability of the existing structure. By the early 2000s, the original building, designed to house 60 occupants, was now accommodating 100 staff, which had started to put a strain on the existing design. Architects HAA Design were engaged to work on the redevelopment of Scotstoun House, while all structural, sustainability and other engineering design elements were carried out by Arup. The Grade B listing introduced major challenges with regard to achieving
the desired BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) Excellent rating, and the development therefore became a detailed balance between preserving the qualities of Scotstoun House and meeting the needs of a 21st century offi ce building. This involved maximising the space in the
original building and complementing it with an extension containing support functions. The link between old and new created a useful intermediate zone for break out, group working and informal interaction. To assess the success of the project, Arup undertook a post-occupancy evaluation (POE) using the Building Use Studies (BUS) method to obtain occupant feedback (see box, page 33). Through metering, it also compared actual energy consumption with modelling predictions. The main principles of the development lay in opening up the
The new design was required to show innovation, creativity and technical excellence
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