Fusion Office Development

The project is part of a mixed use commercial and residential development on the site of an old printworks in the city centre of Edinburgh, providing approximately 2,900m² of high quality office space over three floors. The design takes its initial cues from the existing 1902 listed printworks building to the north of the site (forming the residential part of the development). The use of a rich red coloured metric brick set in a dark mortar resonates with the traditional sandstone facade of the existing building. The entrance to the office building is under an entrance canopy which skews away from the line of the new office building to reflect that of the printworks, with curtain glazing over two floors creating a dramatic corner detail to the development. Stair towers at both ends of the building are accentuated through the use of a dark blue brick, with car parking on the ground floor naturally ventilated, articulated by open mesh panels along the facade, complementing the overall crisp exterior finish. A third floor terrace affords stunning views across the historic Edinburgh skyline.