Happy International Women’s Day! Today we are celebrating the remarkable women who contribute to our studio and the wider industry.
As part of our Inspiring Leaders Series, we have been fortunate to have had talks from a range of inspiring and successful women, organised by our Women in Architecture Group, including Lisa Findlay, Anna Mansfield, @cllrhollybruce and Collette Anderson.
A special thank you to all of those who have given their valuable time to talk to us, and we hope to continue to #inspireinclusion and be inspired by women throughout the rest of the series and beyond.
7N secure planning for Edinburgh Green Campus.
We are pleased to share that @edinburgh_council Councillors have approved our Edinburgh Green proposals for Shelborn, a net zero carbon (in operation) workplace campus to be built at Edinburgh Park that will be a major step towards helping the city meet its shortage of Grade-A ESG office space.
This development will be built to BREEAM Excellent and WELL Gold standards and will deliver over 800,000 sq.ft. of high-quality office space, new cafe space, Scotland’s largest EV charging hub, sports facilities and almost eight acres of new publicly accessible parkland. Work on site is anticipated to start later in 2024.
This has been a wonderful project to work on and this milestone could not have been achieved without the close collaboration of the fantastic client and project team:
@shelborn_am
@optimisedenvironmentsltd
@rydennews
@cbre_uk
@atelier_ten
@swecouk
@edmondshipwayllp
@cavendishconsulting
Woolgar Hunter
MontaguEvans
Visualisation by @daakostudio
7N Architects’ masterplan for a 20 Minute Neighbourhood including 7,000 mixed tenure homes on the western edge of the City of Edinburgh has been submitted for Planning Permission in Principle on behalf of West Town Edinburgh Limited, a development consortium led by Drum Property Group.
The masterplan for West Town embodies the principles of a 20 Minute Neighbourhood, providing a mix of uses within the neighbourhood including shops, workspace, schools, amenities, health services and community infrastructure to sustain most of the daily needs of the new community within a reasonable walking or cycling distance, with sustainable public transport links to the city and beyond.
The design of the network of streets and spaces prioritises space for active travel and a strategic approach to centralised, shared vehicle parking in mobility hubs will support a range of sustainable transport options, including car clubs, cycle hire and centralised parcel delivery.
The design of the high quality public realm, developed with @optimisedenvironmentsltd , is based on a people first approach to street design and an integrated approach to soft landscape which will create pleasant streets that facilitate walking and the spontaneous play and social interaction that comes with having a walkable neighbourhood.
@wspuk
@wallace.whittle
@avison_young_uk
12 Days of 7N... day 10!
In November, we submitted our Edinburgh Green project for planning permission—an innovative reconfiguration of the office park typology as an environment that will enhance the health and well-being of both, those who work there, as well as the nearby community.
8.7 acres of richly landscaped parkland will be the focal centre of the campus, with a plethora of public amenities and multi-use spaces interspersed in amongst the 86,000+ GIA sqm of new sustainable office space. We look forward to this project starting on site in 2024!
@shelborn_am
@swecouk
@optimisedenvironmentsltd
@atelier_ten
@edmondshipwayllp
@cavendishconsulting
Montagu Evans
Woolgar Hunter
12 Days of 7N... day 8!
In October, 7N attended the annual UK Passivhaus Conference held this year in Edinburgh. The range of insightful presentations highlighted how a Passivhaus equivalent standard could realise benefits that extend beyond simply reducing energy use, to improving living standards through improved air quality, healthier homes, and substantially lower living costs.
We look forward to hearing more from Scottish Government in 2024 on how this ambitious initiative will be delivered. For more information on the Scottish Passivhaus Equivalent, please see our blog piece in the News section on our website.
Figures from ‘UK Passivhaus and the energy performance gap’, June 2020, University of Bath.