This project involved an extension to the existing Edinburgh International Conference Centre originally designed by Terry Farrell and Partners. Project material dates from 2005-2007, ultimately Terry Farrell and Partners were unsuccessful in this project bid. The resulting extension contract was awarded to BDP with a design that combined underground flexible function space with above ground offices, and a moving floor.

Construction Partners:
Architects and Building Designers: CALA/Morrison
Building Consultants: Thomas and Adamson
Engineering Consultant: Arup

The Edinburgh International Conference Centre was part of the competition winning Exchange District masterplan produced by Terry Farrell and Partners in the west end of the city. The project ran from 1989-1995 with construction beginning in 1993 and the centre opening in 1995.

The site had previously been occupied by the Caledonian Railway Station which had formed a rift between the New Town and the triangle of land between Lothian Road and Morrison Street. A fundamental part of the design strategy was to ‘heal’ this divide by re-establishing links across the former railway land towards the New Town. Further land acquisition prompted a shift in focus so that Morrison Street was established as the key spine for urban renewal with the Conference Centre established as the ‘front door’ to the development.

The final design centred on a circular drum form which could accommodate the requirement for revolving auditoria, known as a ‘wheel-and-hub’ principle. Internal circulation was achieved both vertically and horizontally via the entry space off Morrison Street and repeated on significant levels at the front of the building.

Construction Partners:
Landscape Architect: Gillespies; Ian White Associates
Interior Design: Skakel and Skakel
Acoustic and Theatre Design: Sandy Brown Associates
Engineering Consultant: Arup

This project mostly includes elements of The Exchange Financial District masterplan. This was a 1989 competition winning masterplan submitted by Terry Farrell & Partners for the area adjacent to Edinburgh’s West End. This site had previously been occupied by the Caledonian Railway Station which had formed a rift between the New Town and the triangle of land between Lothian Road and Morrison Street. A fundamental aim of the design strategy was to ‘heal’ this divide by re-establishing links across the former railway land towards the New Town. Further land acquisition prompted a shift in focus so that Morrison Street was established as the key spine for urban renewal with the Conference Centre established as the ‘front door’ to the development.

Construction Partners:
Interior Design: Skakel and Skakel
Landscape Architects: Ian White Associates
Engineering Consultant: Arup

In 2001 Conran Design Partnership (now Conran & Partners) were appointed masterplanners for the Leith Dock area of Edinburgh. Set within this masterplan was Ocean Point, designed by Terry Farrell and Partners and completed in 2004. Situated in the business quarter at the Port of Leith, Ocean Point is a 70,000 sq ft eight storey office block.

There was also discussions about Ocean Point 2 in 2007, also called Project Brittania, to fit residential accommodation in the same location as the office blocks, however it is uncertain if this was realised. Additionally, Terry Farrell and Partners were responsible for producing design proposals and working drawings for the 'Forth Towers' development project. It is unclear from the material if this was a separate project to Ocean Point.

This project (1997-1999) was designed as part of the masterplan for the former railway yard land off Lothian Road in Edinburgh. The health club completed the enclosure of Conference Square which was also encircled by the Edinburgh International Conference Centre and Cochrane McGregor’s Clydesdale Plaza.

Constructed in two storeys over underground parking, the building was part of the main Sheraton Hotel complex but deliberately maintained its own identity, both in form and the palette of materials. Both east and west facades were completely glazed with blue and green ceramic fittings. An outdoor pool was cantilevered from the upper storey and clad in aesthetically pleasing mica microrib. The Conference Square level was completely glass-walled, with spaces for shops and bars. This had the additional function of resolving the potentially unwelcome proximity of stone facades at the narrow pedestrian entrance to the area, providing the pedestrian with visual access through the building to the Conference Square.

Project Partners:
Main Contractor: Balfour Beatty
Engineering Consultant: Arup

The Exchange Financial District masterplan was a 1989 competition winning masterplan submitted by Terry Farrell & Partners for the area adjacent to Edinburgh’s West End. This site had previously been occupied by the Caledonian Railway Station which had formed a rift between the New Town and the triangle of land between Lothian Road and Morrison Street. A fundamental aim of the design strategy was to ‘heal’ this divide by re-establishing links across the former railway land towards the New Town. Further land acquisition prompted a shift in focus so that Morrison Street was established as the key spine for urban renewal with the International Conference Centre established as the ‘front door’ to the development. The main dates for development covered the period 1989-1997.

Construction Partners:
Interior Design: Skakel and Skakel
Landscape Architects: Ian White Associates
Engineering Consultant: Arup

Administrative files relating to the organisation of PR events and activities.

A collection of memos, correspondence and meeting minutes concerning the running of the practice, along with office administration and some project management records.

Design of a balcony and staircase for Fawley Temple as part of a restoration of the temple by the Henley Royal Regatta, 1988-1991.

The temple was originally designed by James Wyatt in 1771 and it stands at the start of the regatta course. Most of a decayed 19th century timber balcony was restored using a lightweight metal construction. The symmetry and classical language which influenced the form, and detailing of the structure, responded to the character of the original Wyatt building.

Midland Bank, Fenchurch Street, London. 1983-1986. An office and banking building on a prominent corner site, the building was conceived as a "gateway" to the City, with a distinctive corner tower. Whilst construction techniques and materials were contemporary, the substance of the building was designed to reflect the adjacent buildings on Leadenhall and Fenchurch streets. Cornice lines from the adjacent buildings were continued and, together with street level rustication, aimed to articulate the scale. The tower on the corner at St Michael's Well had a circular colonnaded portico at ground level, forming the entrance to the bank. The external façade was encased in two different granites. The upper levels of the building, set back progressively above the main cornice level, were clad in metal and glass curtain walling to suggest a traditional attic or roof structure.