Ediston
1 St Andrew Square
Orchard Street Investments
Holyrood Park House
- Location Edinburgh
- Size 1,280 sq ft
- Sector Commercial Office Space
Holyrood Park House is located in the shadow of Edinburgh’s Salisbury Crags
The multi-tenant office building was constructed in 2005 and has remained mostly untouched since then.
Form DC was appointed by property owners Orchard Street Investments to re-imagine the arrival space and improve signage and graphics elements.
Outside in
Form developed several design proposals focusing on visitor experience and health and wellbeing.
The chosen solution placed a new reception point opposite the entrance doors, with an adjacent flexible waiting area and tenant lounge.
Loose furniture was chosen to allow the space to be easily re-configured for events and building promotions.
From a sustainability aspect, Form were keen to retain finishes, rather than rip out and send to landfill, and new planting was selected to complement the existing natural floor and wall finishes.
Inspired by the surrounding landscape of rocky rags and grassy hills, the arrival space combines sweeping curves with sharp angular lines.
The acoustic ceiling rafts absorb sound and soften the transition from arrival space to office.
Result
Despite the associated challenges of design and implementation taking place during the Pandemic, Form delivered an engaging, healthy and sustainable arrival space, ready to welcome back the occupants and helping to facilitate the immediate lease of the ground floor to a new Blue Chip client.
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