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Architecture Scotland: Annual 2007

This year's annual will feature Scotland's Best Buildings as voted for by the public and architects themselves.
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Royal Bank of Scotland Headquarters

Royal Bank of Scotland Headquarters
The Royal Bank of Scotland is Scotland's largest company and the fifth largest bank in the world. It had outgrown its central Edinburgh Headquarters and Michael Laird were commissioned in 2001 to find a new HQ site following the demise of a previous HQ design to redevelop the St James Centre when the property deal fell through.
PROJECT: Royal Bank of Scotland Headquarters
LOCATION: Edinburgh
CLIENT: The Royal Bank of Scotland
ARCHITECT: Michael Laird Architects
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: WSP Group plc
SERVICES ENGINEER: WSP Group plc
QUANTITY SURVEYOR: Doig & Smith
Suppliers:
Main Contractor:  Mace Ltd
Photographer:  Keith Hunter
Underfloor Heating:  Invisible Heating Systems