Edinburgh One, Morrison Street, Edinburgh

The project at Edinburgh One, Morrison Street, Edinburgh comprises the extending the footprint of an existing 6 storey plus basement building as well as an additional two storeys on top. The final building will provide Grade A office accommodation in Edinburgh’s top commercial area. As well as providing a modern office facility with enhancement of the internal space that meets the aspirations of high end companies in the modern setting, the assessment criteria for ESG credentials are a key part of the project objectives. It is currently on target for a BREEAM excellent rating and our input in this respect includes the provision of sustainable drainage in the form of a green roof and review of the structure in relation to the embodied carbon assessment. The structural design included a full investigation including a ground investigation to verify the design parameters and capacity of the existing building to accommodate additional storeys and the provision of a report to underwrite the design for prospective purchasers and funders. The building has a concrete services core for stability and the main structure is a steel frame with composite concrete floors. The project includes the complete replacement of the façade on two elevations and the enhancement of the internal space. Although BIM is not a requirement of the project, we are carrying out the design in a 3D environment using Revit.

Architect: CDA

PM: Axiom Property Services

M&E: Atelier Ten

Christie Gillespie provided civil and structural engineering design for Langlands Point, East Kilbride. Langlands Commercial Park is a development located within the well established Kelvin South and Langlands industrial estate. The site is prominently situated with excellent frontage to both the A726 Strathaven Road linking to the town centre and Hurlawcrook Road, the main estate road through the park. Phase 1 is home to 10 industrial units each of 2,500sq. ft.

The project consisted of construction of new purpose-built industrial units on an 8-Acre development site.  Phase 1 of the development comprised of Units 1-4, ranging in size between 8,260sq.ft and 20,600 sq.ft, giving a total Phase 1 floor area of 37,120 sq.ft.

Client: Knight Property Group

Architect: Cameron Laird Architects

Christie Gillespie provided structural engineering consultancy for RAM Tubulars Scotland Ltd. The proposal for a New Industrial Building at Kinnellar included a floor area of 18 m x 18 m steel clad open plan shed with an opening in each gable end and an approximate eaves height of 3.5m.

Client: RAM Tubulars Scotland Ltd

 In conjunction with Ray Cherry Architects, Christie Gillespie have provided Civil and Structural Engineering Services for an Award Winning Holiday Chalet development, nestled in a remote hillside at Singdean, Bonchester Bridge in the Scottish Borders. 

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Architect: Ray Cherry Architects

  This was a project for Scottish Borders Council and were new build facilities attached to existing primary schools. Each project was subject to rigorous design criteria for provision of particular spatial layouts associated with function. Both were steel framed single storey structures on relatively level sites and the foundation design had to accommodate existing drainage and other services below the building footprints.

Architect – SBC Architects
Contractor – SBC Contracts
M and E - Cundall 

Christie Gillespie have provided and continue to offer ongoing engineering consultancy for Logiealmond Estate in Perthshire. Work to the south of the estate involved conversion of existing barn into residential accommodation. The proposals included underpinning and slapping alterations to existing walls, in addition to new ground floor and roof constructions.

Additionally, we provided engineering design for alterations to the Keeper’s House and Bothy, Laverockbank Farmhouse and Steading building.

The Steading Building involved creation of large glazed opening in northern gable wall, removal of internal walls at ground floor, new internal double door opening in loadbearing wall, new window opening in external wall, new partitions, and replacement of existing garage door with large glazed screen

The Farmhouse included removal of existing loadbearing walls at ground floor, replacement of 2no double doors with large glazed opening and new partition walls. 

Architect: Allan Cornfield Architects

Jungle, France - Vertical Farm

Christie Gillespie provided structural engineering design for Intelligent Growth Solutions for the installation of a new Vertical Farming development within the existing industrial unit in Pars, France. 

The first growth towers will be in production by early 2021, scaling incrementally to a minimum of 17 towers by the end of 2021. Jungle will grow a range of herbs and salads to supply select retailers across France. The company will utilise the patented IGS plug-and-play vertical farming platform to widen its portfolio and produce new varieties through an ongoing programme of crop trials.

Jungle’s indoor growing operations will also develop a variety of botanicals to provide natural ingredients to a world-leading flavour and fragrance business.

Jungle’s ethos is focused on sustainable food production, with superior quality of crops grown through a more efficient model, re-localising the supply chain, considerably reducing waste and using no chemicals. With extensive experience in the indoor growing space, the company has achieved recognition in the highly competitive retail market in France for the quality of its produce

Architect: AMCA Architects

Client: Intelligent Growth Solutions

Tay Rope Works, Dundee 

Originally constructed in the 1830s, Burnside Mill was a warehouse wing of the Camperdown Works, owned by the Cox Brothers and nicknamed “the world’s greatest jute works”.

The proposed works include demolishing and then reconstructing part of the facade of the listed building to create 39 two and three-bedroom flats with combined kitchen/living rooms created within the old mill.

Architect: Denholm Architects

Client: F&H Developments