1 New Park Square Edinburgh Park Edinburgh Park Is an Ambitious New Community Designed Around the Happiness and Success of Its People
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1 New Park Square Edinburgh Park Edinburgh Park is an ambitious new community designed around the happiness and success of its people BY PARABOLA 1 New Park Square is the heart of Edinburgh Park, setting the standard for a business community powered by zero-carbon energy 85,000 sq ft of offices by Stirling Prize winners AHMM architects Designed for wellness, with beautiful landscapes and 24/7 vibrancy 1 New Park Square from the south Zero-carbon working and living We’re building a vibrant, socially inclusive community in one of the best-connected parts of the city. Edinburgh Park will be an architectural exemplar, creating a new blueprint for sustainability and wellness alike. We’re bringing wider horizons to Scotland’s flourishing businesses Edinburgh Park is redefining what it means to live and work in the city; businesses no longer have to choose between buzz and breathing room, or between good views 1 New Park Square is centred around a new and good value public square for vibrancy by day and night. 9 Our Edinburgh With its nimble start-up scene and the largest arts festival in the world, Edinburgh is one of Europe’s fastest growing cities 10 11 ACTIVE LIFESTYLE A city beloved by its The city’s enviable position between the Pentland Hills citizens and businesses and sandy beaches makes for an active, outdoor lifestyle. Edinburgh is a city with many sides, from festival Best place in the town to university city to economic powerhouse, CLEAN ENVIRONMENT UK to live and work and it is home to an educated population with 2 Between 2010 and 2016, the a progressive mindset. in 2018 city recorded the second largest reduction in carbon dioxide Edinburgh has been named the UK’s best place emissions per person of major 1 Fourth best place to live five years in a row — little surprise given UK cities, with plans announced its bustling cafe culture, national galleries, to live in the world in 2019 to establish a Low Emission cultural gems and natural splendour. in 2019 3 Zone scheme. 4.54 million visitors who spend around £4 million in the city each day 4 Ranked third in the global Sustainable Cities Index 5 CULTURAL MAGNET Edinburgh attracts more overseas visitors per year than any other UK city outside London. The Edinburgh Fringe attracted 3 million people in 2019, over 60% visiting from outside Scotland. With over 300 venues and 59,600 performances, it is the largest arts festival in the world and the second largest ticketed event after the Olympics. 1. According to a poll of 75,000 people compiled by The Telegraph 2. The Independent / Royal Mail 3. Deutsche Bank, Quality of Life Survey 2018 4. Edinburgh Council 5. Citizen Centric Cities, Arcadis Sustainable Cities Index 2018 13 The sweet spot for global talent Academic prowess Entrepreneurial spirit Edinburgh has the highest proportion Edinburgh is a business growth story. Over of university-educated residents of any the past five years, a thriving start-up scene city in the UK. The city attracts scholars has driven 46% growth in the tech sector. from around the world to eight world-class Edinburgh’s highly skilled population means universities and further education (FE) its unemployment is the lowest of the UK’s colleges, with the University of Edinburgh top 10 cities. Its gross disposable income ranking globally for research. is also the highest outside London. No. 1 Largest financial centre outside of London with major financial institutions including Aberdeen Standard, Royal Bank of Scotland and Sainsbury’s Bank 19.7% 5th increase in the number of small businesses University of Edinburgh ranked 5th in the between 2012 and 2017 UK and 29th globally in the 2019 Times Higher Education Ranking 69% of the total population of Scotland lives within 83% 90 minutes’ commute of Edinburgh Park University of Edinburgh research recognised as world-leading in 2019 15th Global talent hotspot ranking 59% Edinburgh residents who hold a degree-level qualification or above 35,000 Number of new overseas workers in the last 3 years, adding to a diverse and highly 8 World-class universities and FE colleges qualified workforce 14 LOCAL TRAIN TIMES Train Highly connected to From Edinburgh Gateway Tram & Edinburgh Park Road Scotland and beyond Cycle EDINBURGH 6 min Edinburgh is a hub for international air travel HAYMARKET and national rail. It’s just a 6hr 30min flight from New York and a four-hour train ride from London. EDINBURGH 12 min WAVERLEY With its own dedicated tram stop, as well as train stations at Edinburgh Park and Edinburgh LIVINGSTON 12 min A90 / M90 Gateway, the Edinburgh Park site is ideally to Perth / Queensferry placed to tap into these networks. The park DUNFERMLINE 25 min also has easy access to Edinburgh City bypass LEITH for routes to Glasgow and the North. KIRKCALDY 26 min EDINBURGH STIRLING 37 min STOCKBRIDGE York Place GLASGOW 53 min QUEEN STREET A720 City bypass Princes Edinburgh Street 157 destinations Airport CITY CENTRE NATIONAL TRAIN TIMES and 38 airlines HAYMARKET Waverley From Edinburgh Waverley Edinburgh Edinburgh Gateway Station Airport Station & Tram stop 8 NEWCASTLE 1hr 25min A8 42 flights to Haymarket University Burnstane South Gyle of Edinburgh London every day A8 Station Station MANCHESTER 3hr 15min BRUNTSFIELD Edinburgh Park Central A71 BIRMINGHAM 3hr 30min 1 New Park 20 trains per Square Tram stop day to London A70 A702 LONDON 4hr M8 to Glasgow Edinburgh Park Station & Tram stop ABERDEEN 2hr 34min M9 to Stirling 754 Edinburgh Napier University FLIGHT TIMES A71 Some key destinations from Edinburgh Airport Heriot-Watt University Doha A720 New York Dublin Amsterdam 6hr 30min 1hr 30min 7hr 20min City bypass 1hr 12min Portobello Toronto London Abu Dhabi Beach 7hr 30min 1hr 10min Frankfurt 7hr 30min 1hr 55min Chicago Paris Beijing Munich 8hr 35min 1hr 30min 10hr 50min 2hr 15min ROAD TRAM CYCLE Edinburgh Park has immediate access Edinburgh Park has its own dedicated Cyclists benefit from easy cycle routes to to the City bypass (A720), connecting tram stop at Edinburgh Park Central, the city and region, with the Quiet Route Rome Istanbul it with the M8 to Glasgow, the M9 to offering connections to the airport 8 and National Cycle Route 754 running 3hr 4hr 20min Stirling and the North, and the M90 within 10 minutes, as well as easy links along the Union Canal to Lochrin Basin to Perth. with nearby rail stations. in the city centre. Doha 7hr 20min Abu Dhabi 7hr 30min 17 ‘Vulcan’ by Scottish pop art pioneer Sir Eduardo Paolozzi will move to Edinburgh Park as part of an ambitious public art programme Introducing Edinburgh Park Our vision is of a new urban quarter that is not only a great place to live and work, but also a cultural destination and creative canvas for Edinburgh 18 19 Welcome space to breathe and grow This is a new neighbourhood in every sense, EDINBURGH AIRPORT with residential boulevards and green squares, sustainable offices, community and leisure facilities, cultural events and even an arts trail. GYLE CENTRE TRAM STOP STIRLING (M9) / PERTH (M90) RBS HEADQUARTERS EDINBURGH GATEWAY STATION & TRAM STOP 1 New EDINBURGH PARK CENTRAL TRAM STOP Park Square 2 1 3 13 4 5 11 12 6 8 7 9 19 10 6 City bypass 18 14 GLASGOW (M8) / STIRLING (M9) KEY 1. JP Morgan 2. ibis Hotel 3. BT EDINBURGH PARK STATION 8 4. John Menzies TRAM STOP 5. Sainsbury’s Bank 6. HSBC 15 7. JLT 8. Lloyds Banking Group 16 EDINBURGH PARK 9. Regus STATION 10. Diageo 11. Aegon Asset Management 12. Aegon 13. Gyle Shopping Centre 14. RBS 15. Premier Inn 16. Novotel 17. Hermiston Gait Retail Park 18. M&G Prudential 19. Busy Bee Nursery 17 Gyle Centre Tram stop South Gyle Broadway w e i V e d i s h c o L Lochside Cres Redheughs Ave 20 21 Masterplan L o c Edinburgh Park Central h s Tram stop Office sq m sq ft i d e 6 A 1 New Park Square 7,854 84,330 v e 8 5 Office B 17,669 188,000 PHASE 1 Office C 6,132 66,000 City bypass B 1 New Park Office D 5,110 55,000 Square Office E 7,710 83,000 2 3 9 4 Office F 11,520 124,000 Lochside Crescent Office G 22,761 245,000 E 1 C D Total 78,756 845,330 7 10 400 car park spaces in the first-phase car park, with provision for 50% electric charging points F BUILDING TYPE Commercial Residential Amenities Services G Aparthotel Multi-storey car park 11 AMENITIES Station Park 1. Lido swimming pool & gym 2. Multi-court recreation area Edinburgh Park 3. Landscaped sunken square Station 4. New Park Square (Cafe / Bar / Restaurant) 5. Water cascade 6. Loch Ross 7. Marketing and event space, ‘Mach 1’ by artist David Mach ART TRAIL Edinburgh Park Station 8. ‘Vulcan’ — Sir Eduardo Paolozzi N Tram stop 9. ‘Dancer after Degas II’ — William Tucker 10. ‘The Pyramids’ — Geoffrey Clarke 11. ‘Reach for the Stars’ — Kenneth Armitage 22 Connected by two train stations and two dedicated tram stops Edinburgh Park occupiers are perfectly placed for travelling to destinations across the city, Scotland and around the world. Edinburgh Park includes dedicated tram stops and train stations. Trams run every five minutes in each direction and trains every three minutes at peak times across the three stations. These are supplemented by buses every two minutes at peak times — meaning it’s always easy to reach TRAM ROUTE destinations across the site and the city.