A collection of working drawings for stages of architectural project. They are assumed to consist of tender and/or construction plans, sections and elevations with associated revisions. This file has not yet been catalogued at item level.

In 1995 Terry Farrell & Partners won a limited competition to adapt an early 19th Century orphanage in Edinburgh to accommodate a gallery for the work of Eduardo Paolozzi and a new headquarters for the National Galleries of Scotland The project ran from 1995-1999. The original Grade 1 Neo-classical building was designed by Thomas Hamilton and completed in 1833. Farrell’s scheme proposed that office spaces be accommodated in the wings with the Baroque towers, the piano nobile (first floor of principal rooms), and top floor given over to the principal gallery spaces. The scheme recommended that the original interiors be restored and, apart from new services, building interventions kept to a minimum. The gallery was opened in 1999, opposite its sister gallery, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. In 2011 the buildings were renamed Modern Art Two and Modern Art One respectively.

Farrell’s approach was to ‘immerse himself in the spirit of the period’, drawing on Soane and his museum as a ‘fitting connection for a building that relishes its domestic scale and seeks to reject the cleanliness of a conventional contemporary art gallery’. The main intervention was to remove a small section of floor to create a double height space at the centre of the building on an axis with the entrance, forming a ‘great hall’. An upper level gallery through this space joined together the formerly unconnected wings. The ground floor corridor, blocked off during late Victorian alterations was reinstated as the heart of the new public space.

There was also an expansion of the project to include the landscape of the new gallery, that of the adjacent Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, and other local landscape amenities. It was Terry Farrell’s proposal to locate a Landform in the northern part of the lawn of the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, and Charles Jencks, having completed two Landforms at his home in Dumfries, was invited to create a design for this in collaboration with Terry Farrell and Partners. The opening of the Landform took place on 1 August 2002.

Construction Partners:
Engineering Consultants: Will Rudd Associates
Building Consultants: Thomas and Adamson
Main Contractor: Hall and Towse Scotland

A collection of working drawings for stages of the architectural project. They are assumed to consist of tender and/or construction plans, sections and elevations with associated revisions. Rolls 1-25 have not yet been catalogued at item level.

Rolls 26-58 possibly originated from the Edinburgh Office and have been summarised as follows:
• 1 roll of survey and historic maps, plans, sections and elevations, August 1995.
• 3 rolls of survey drawings, November 1995, Drawing refs. DC-EX-04 to -07 series.
• 1 roll of planning application working drawings, November 1995, Drawing refs. DC-PA-03 and -04 series.
• 2 rolls of electricity, power, lighting, water and drainage working drawings produced by the Ian Hunter Partnership, November 1995 – February 1996, Drawing refs. 3629, -V20 to V22 and W61 series.
• 2 large rolls of contract issue working drawings, May 1996, Drawing refs. DC-WD-04, -05, -09, -10, -16, -28 series and – FS-04 series.
• 1 roll of general arrangement workings drawings, May 1996, Drawing refs. DC-WD-04 series.
• 1 roll of ceiling plan working drawings, May 1996, Drawing refs. DC-WD-09 series.
• 1 roll of demolition plans, May 1996, Drawing refs. DC-WD-28 series.
• 1 roll of fire strategy working drawings, May 1996, Drawing refs. DC-FS-04.
• 1 large roll of contract issue working drawings, June 1996, Drawing refs. DC-WD-04, -05, -09, -16, -28 series and – FS-04 series. Revisions B-D.
• 1 roll of electrical and security working drawings by the Ian Hunter Partnership, June 1996, Drawing refs. 3629 series.
• 1 roll of construction issue working drawings, March 1997, Drawing refs. DC-WD-04, -05 and -16 series.
• 1 roll of proposed furniture layouts produced by the National Galleries of Scotland, June 1996, Drawing refs. AI/CLW.
• 1 roll of Dean Centre fit out building warrant negatives, 1997, Drawing refs. DCF-05, -06, revisions F.
• 2 rolls of heating, ventilation and mechanical engineering working drawings, produced by the Ian Hunter Partnership, June 1997, Drawing refs. 3629 series, revisions B-D.
• 1 roll of mechanical drawings, June 1997, 6055/HD series.
• 2 rolls of fit out sketches for the wings and public areas, July 1997. Drawings consist of plants, sections, elevations, perspectives, and isometrics. Drawing refs. SK-02 series.
• 3 rolls of fit out general arrangement, internal elevation and detail working drawings, September 1997, Drawing refs. DC-WD-05 to -20 series, -FS-01 series and SC-02 series. Revisions C-E.
• 1 roll of general arrangement working drawings, October 1997. Drawing refs. DC-WD-05 series, revisions F-H.
• 1 roll of fit out detail elevation drawings issued for billing, October 1997, Drawing refs. DCF-WD-15 to -20 series.
• 1 roll of structure and sub-structure construction issue working drawings, December 1997, Drawing refs. 2245 series, revisions D-L.
• 1 roll of fit out warrant drawings issued for billing, January 1998, Drawing refs. DCF-WD-05 to -20 series and -FS-01 series, revisions A and B.
• 2 rolls of drawings. March 1998, Drawings consist of plants, sections, elevations, perspectives, and isometrics. Drawing refs. SK-02 series.
• 1 small roll of post-contract plan drawings for radiator covers and ceilings, January 1999, DC-WD-27, revision A.

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

A collection of working drawings for stages of archiectural project. They are assumed to consist of tender and/or construction plans, sections and elevations with associated revisions. This file has not yet been catalogued at item level.

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

A collection of working drawings for stages of architectural project. They are assumed to consist of tender and/or construction plans, sections and elevations with associated revisions. Rolls 1-7 have not yet been catalogued at item level.

The dimensions of the working drawings range from 420mm x 300mm, 860mm x 600mm and 1000mm x 800mm.

Rolls 8-38 can be summarised as follows:
• Four rolls of initial tender and early stage working drawings consisting of context and site plans, building edge section sketches, portico plans and detail elevations, 1992. Drawing refs are ECC/TD/03 - /06; ECC/WD/06; /09; ECC/SK/03; /05 series.
• Ten rolls of superseded working drawings consisting of general arrangement, reflected ceiling plans, elevations, sections and external details, 1994. Drawing refs are predominantly ECC/WD/04 - /09 and ECC/FS series. Contains revisions A-D.
• Three rolls of working drawings focusing on core arrangement plans and details, 1994-1995. Drawing refs are predominantly ECC/WD/05. Contains revisions C-F.
• Four rolls of working drawings produced by Ove Arup and Swift Horsman Ltd concerning road layout and internal fixture plans, sections. Dated 1993-1995.
• Three rolls of tender and construction working drawings consisting of plans, sections, elevations and details focusing on the auditorium, 1993-1995. Drawing refs are predominantly ECC/WD/04 and ECC/WD/05. Contains revisions B-G.
• Two rolls of reduced scale working drawings, consisting of plans, sections and elevations relating to cores 1-4, the entrance foyer, metalwork, lift arrangement and general arrangement details, 1995. Drawing refs are ECC/WD/05; /09; /18; ECC/SK/03 and /04 series.
• Three rolls of site survey and context plans inclusive of the International Conference Centre, Conference Square, Sheraton Hotel/Health Club titled under ‘Lothian Road Site.’ 1995-1997. Drawing refs: ELRS-SD-02 series, revisions B and C.
• 1 roll of building warrant drawings for services, cladding and ground layout for the International Conference Centre, Conference Square and Sheraton Health Club produced by Ove Arup, 1997-1998. Drawing ref: 47902.
• 1 roll of mixed sketches on tracing paper for the International Conference Centre, undated and no drawing references present.

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

A collection of working drawings for stages of architectural project. They are assumed to consist of tender and/or construction plans, sections and elevations with associated revisions. This file has not yet been catalogued at item level.