The higher education sector is used to harnessing the past to create opportunities for the future. Giving historic buildings a new lease of life often requires a delicate balancing of heritage and conservation issues with modern technology. Almost 150 years on from the original construction of Edinburgh’s prestigious Old Royal Infirmary, construction works are underway to transform the building into the University of Edinburgh’s Futures Institute (EFI).
Our Appointment – due to our extensive experience of complex heritage refurbishment project Faithful+Gould were appointed to provide multidisciplinary services from inception.
The Grade A listed Old Royal Infirmary building lay dormant and uninhabited for over a decade accelerating the decay and deterioration. The building was in extremely poor condition, with significant asbestos, multiple layers of finishes, concealed rooms, structural instability and rot. Our strategy to derisk the development involved four enabling works packages to strip the building back to its original fabric. This structure minimised client exposure to significant prelims and potential overruns due to unknowns.
Stakeholder Collaboration – Our adaptable approach to stakeholder engagement created a strong collaborative culture. The projects duration and evolving end user vision required a positive, well structure approached to ensure consistency of messaging and working towards collective end goal. Our project management team are embedded within the University’s estates office which has supported with ongoing communication.
Adaptability in a time of change – The brief specified an agile building that can meet the users evolving needs and provide flexibility and adaptably for the future. The forward thinking of the client team and our designers has resulted in a building that is resilient to the emerging challenges borne by the Covid-19 pandemic. The flexibility built into the design from the outset means the building is still fit for purpose in a post-covid era. It is safe to say that there are going to be challenges in the way we use buildings and the way the need to perform, creating adaptable and agile building will be key to success.
The higher education sector is used to harnessing the past to create opportunities for the future. Giving historic buildings a new lease of life often requires a delicate balancing of heritage and conservation issues with modern technology. Almost 150 years on from the original construction of Edinburgh’s prestigious Old Royal Infirmary, construction works are underway to transform the building into the University of Edinburgh’s Futures Institute (EFI).
Our Appointment – due to our extensive experience of complex heritage refurbishment project Faithful+Gould were appointed to provide multidisciplinary services from inception.
The Grade A listed Old Royal Infirmary building lay dormant and uninhabited for over a decade accelerating the decay and deterioration. The building was in extremely poor condition, with significant asbestos, multiple layers of finishes, concealed rooms, structural instability and rot. Our strategy to derisk the development involved four enabling works packages to strip the building back to its original fabric. This structure minimised client exposure to significant prelims and potential overruns due to unknowns.
Stakeholder Collaboration – Our adaptable approach to stakeholder engagement created a strong collaborative culture. The projects duration and evolving end user vision required a positive, well structure approached to ensure consistency of messaging and working towards collective end goal. Our project management team are embedded within the University’s estates office which has supported with ongoing communication.
Adaptability in a time of change – The brief specified an agile building that can meet the users evolving needs and provide flexibility and adaptably for the future. The forward thinking of the client team and our designers has resulted in a building that is resilient to the emerging challenges borne by the Covid-19 pandemic. The flexibility built into the design from the outset means the building is still fit for purpose in a post-covid era. It is safe to say that there are going to be challenges in the way we use buildings and the way the need to perform, creating adaptable and agile building will be key to success.
The higher education sector is used to harnessing the past to create opportunities for the future. Giving historic buildings a new lease of life often requires a delicate balancing of heritage and conservation issues with modern technology. Almost 150 years on from the original construction of Edinburgh’s prestigious Old Royal Infirmary, construction works are underway to transform the building into the University of Edinburgh’s Futures Institute (EFI).
Our Appointment – due to our extensive experience of complex heritage refurbishment project Faithful+Gould were appointed to provide multidisciplinary services from inception.
The Grade A listed Old Royal Infirmary building lay dormant and uninhabited for over a decade accelerating the decay and deterioration. The building was in extremely poor condition, with significant asbestos, multiple layers of finishes, concealed rooms, structural instability and rot. Our strategy to derisk the development involved four enabling works packages to strip the building back to its original fabric. This structure minimised client exposure to significant prelims and potential overruns due to unknowns.
Stakeholder Collaboration – Our adaptable approach to stakeholder engagement created a strong collaborative culture. The projects duration and evolving end user vision required a positive, well structure approached to ensure consistency of messaging and working towards collective end goal. Our project management team are embedded within the University’s estates office which has supported with ongoing communication.
Adaptability in a time of change – The brief specified an agile building that can meet the users evolving needs and provide flexibility and adaptably for the future. The forward thinking of the client team and our designers has resulted in a building that is resilient to the emerging challenges borne by the Covid-19 pandemic. The flexibility built into the design from the outset means the building is still fit for purpose in a post-covid era. It is safe to say that there are going to be challenges in the way we use buildings and the way the need to perform, creating adaptable and agile building will be key to success.
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