Exchange Place

The Site is located within Edinburgh’s Exchange District and was speculatively developed by Scottish Widows Investment Partnership.  Exchange Place comprised the creation of three separate office buildings forming a new courtyard around the Scottish Widows Headquarters.  Each of the buildings is built to a Category A office specification for letting to tenants.

The total gross area of the offices is 277,000ft² and the construction budget was c£55m. A common basement level, housing the Car Park, Plantrooms and service areas, lies beneath the offices.

Building 1 is located on the Semple Street Elevation and the gross floor area totals 77,000ft² over seven floors. The building is fully air-conditioned using a 4 pipe fan coil unit system.  High efficiency plant was been selected to minimize energy consumption.  The Building achieved BREEAM ‘Very Good’.

Building 2 is located on the Fountainbridge/Semple Street Corner and the gross floor area totals 155,000ft²over seven floors. The building is fully air-conditioned using a 4 pipe fan coil unit system.  High efficiency plant has been selected to minimize energy consumption.  The Building achieved BREEAM ‘Very Good’.

Building 3 is a concave geometry, sitting in-board off the Streets and the gross floor area totals 40,000ft² over four floors. The building is naturally ventilated using opening windows.  High efficiency plant has been selected to minimise energy consumption.  The Building achieved BREEAM ‘Excellent’.