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Bayes Centre, University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh

Project Details

£10m to £49.99M

New Build

Practice

Bennetts Associates

3 Boroughloch Square , Edinburgh , EH8 9NJ

A flagship building is proposed for the Bayes Centre which will be home to a broad group of occupants from across the University, its start-up and spin-out companies, and industrial collaborators. The proposal occupies a pivotal piece of the University’s estate and will act as prominent gateway into the University Quarter. It is the final phase of the Potterrow Development, following the completion of the Informatics Forum and Dugald Stewart Building, and it will complete the urban block and courtyard of the original scheme. The building has four to six floors of accommodation around an atrium. It adheres to the general principles of the original design and uses the same external materials. Some changes have been made to the external design to improve the stature of the building and its entrance. Indicative layouts suggest an occupancy level of between 600 and 660 people is possible, in addition to a wide range of spaces to support open-plan working, and a number of dedicated robotics labs. The project is currently on site.