Former Tynecastle High School
Breathing New Life into a Community Landmark
- Location Tynecastle, Edinburgh
- Client S1 Tynecastle
- Status On Site
- Services Architecture
The redevelopment of the former Tynecastle High School, designed by renowned Scottish architect John Alexander Carfrae is well underway. Providing student accommodation for 545 residents, retention of the school building is at the heart of the design.
Project Director Mike McGurk on Site
Sensitive Restoration
Purpose-built student accommodation will sit alongside the sensitively restored ‘B’ Listed Main School Building. Designed for the University of Edinburgh, the existing façade is retained, and two new build blocks added for further rooms and amenity spaces.
Prioritising Sustainable Design
Sustainability and re-use have been prioritised. The car-free environment will focus on green space, cycle parking provision and low carbon technologies.
Central ‘collegiate’ style courtyards support planting and encourage bio-diversity and water attenuation. These spaces are surrounded by the new buildings acting as buffers between this space, the adjacent distillery and the western approach road.
A community facility is accessible from the adjacent street, whilst a sheltered urban farm is also provided for use by the local community.
Project Director Mike McGurk on Site
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