www.thecubeedinburgh.co.uk The Cube has been designed to be an iconic building reflecting Edinburgh’s vibrant 21st Century business status. The contemporary architecture of The Cube marries Edinburgh’s World Heritage Status with the cut and thrust of commerce. It will be a place of work benefiting from all the city centre amenities yet enjoying the openness of Calton Hill. THE CUBE contents compelling & assured 3 3 the idea sense of place & unique 5 3 location forward thinking & future proof 13 3 aspirational straightforward & flexible 19 3 space 2 THE CUBE compelling & assured Take a plan and watch how it shapes up. The Cube is being developed by The Cube exudes confidence. In a one of Scotland’s leading property prestigious location, next to the city’s companies, Kilmartin Property big occupiers, at the heart of a World Group. Designed by award-winning Heritage site. The Cube will stand Allan Murray Architects and out, proud of its place in a famous, constructed by leading contractor changing capital. A contemporary Sir Robert McAlpine, the delivery solution, offering approximately team has an extensive track 67,000 sq ft of space over six flexible record of developing and creating and efficient floorplates. inspirational space. On time and to the highest specification. Leith Street is a minute’s walk from Waverley Station and Princes Street. The site offers an irresistible Developing this site has been about opportunity, facing the urban city much more than simply filling a centre and with views over the corner. It’s been about building on parkland of Calton Hill. the very bedrock of Edinburgh. About leaving this famous city Now look at The Cube. Look at with a legacy. the corners, the views, the roof-top terraces. See Calton Hill, the You don’t just develop in the Athens Forth and beyond. See what of the North. You think, you design, confidence looks like in a building. you plan, you detail, you craft, you See our vision. get clever. You get The Cube. 44 THE CUBE sense of place & unique location3 6 THE CUBE sense of place & unique Located in the centre of Edinburgh, The Cube is situated within a stone’s throw of all the amenities one would expect to find in a bustling cosmopolitan city. With The Cube, you couldn’t A historical, cultured city with be more central. It’s in the very excellent leisure facilities, quality heart of the capital, where world- schools and a strong residential leading financial institutions like property sector. It’s no surprise that Lloyds Banking Group, The Royal Edinburgh is frequently voted the Bank of Scotland, Standard Life, best city in the UK in which to live Citigroup and Baillie Gifford exist and work. alongside businesses from the 21st Century sectors including Microsoft, With a population of 460,000, rising Rockstar, Dell and IBM. to 800,000 within the Lothian region, Edinburgh has a robust economy. The Cube sits nearby designer The 7th largest metropolitan area in boutiques, restaurants, department the UK, it has a similar demographic stores, coffee shops, sandwich bars profile to London. and fine watering holes. Many cities claim to be cosmopolitan, Stroll to Harvey Nichols. Take in but few can claim to have such a a film at the Omni Centre, the wide and diverse population. Nearly ballet at the Playhouse, or pilates a quarter of Edinburgh’s inhabitants at Virgin Active. Spend a night at come from outside Scotland. The Balmoral, savour the cuisine Testament indeed to the attractions at Number One. It’s all here. of this grand old city. And then there’s the open space. With an abundance of higher Climb Calton Hill and admire your educational institutions, including new office from above. one of the oldest and most respected Universities in the world, the city benefits from a highly qualified workforce. (Source: The City of Edinburgh Council) Queen Street Omni Centre George Street Bus Station Charlotte Square St Andrew Square Leith Street St JamesCentre Calton Hill Princes Street Waverley Station Royal Mile Scottish Parliament Holyrood Park The Cube, Leith Street, Edinburgh 8 THE CUBE sense of place & unique location3 9 3 7 6 4 8 2 5 1 Key OCCUPIERS LEISURE SHOPPING HOTELS 1 Rezidor Missoni 4 Jenners 7 Standard Life Investments 10 Princes Mall 13 Royal Bank of Scotland 2 Bank of Scotland 5 City Chambers 8 Aberdeen Asset Management 11 Harvey Nichols 14 Multrees Walk 3 The George 6 Ernst & Young 9 Scottish Life 12 Dell 15 The Scotsman Hotel 10 A 11 12 14 P 567 26 27 28 29 13 Spaces 24 1050 P Spaces 18 20 22 25 32 10 23 16 19 30 15 17 21 210 P Spaces 31 135 P Spaces 16 The Balmoral 19 Microsoft 22 Thistle Edinburgh 25 Baillie Gifford 27 Virgin Active 30 Scottish Government Citigroup 17 Carlton Hotel 20 St James Shopping Centre 23 Apex Hotel Rockstar 28 The Glasshouse 31 The City of Edinburgh Council 18 New Register House 21 Jury’s Inn 24 John Lewis 26 Vue Cinemas 29 Edinburgh Playhouse 32 Calton Hill THE CUBE sense of place & unique The Cube is easy to get to. Trains, buses, parking, and soon trams, are all just minutes away. Air By bike From Edinburgh Airport, thirty More and more people are carriers fly to over 85 different cycling to work, helped by destinations. Many UK airports cycle-to-work schemes and are served, as are Amsterdam, the sheer pleasure of arriving Barcelona, Brussels, Dublin, at your desk energised. The Cube Frankfurt, Geneva, Madrid, Milan, has 36 covered bicycle spaces, New York, Paris and Zurich. showers and drying facilities located in the basement. Trains On foot Waverley Station is a two minute walk from The Cube and provides Edinburgh is one of the best cities immediate access to the East Coast in the world in which to walk. In Main Line and all points north fact one in five of the population and south. Trains leave hourly for walks to work. London at peak times, taking four hours and twenty minutes. Glasgow Bus is a fifty minute journey, with trains Edinburgh has a first class bus departing every quarter of an hour service, with buses stopping less than during the business day. a minute’s walk from The Cube. St Andrew Square Bus Station Car is a seven minute walk away. Immediately adjacent to The Cube are hundreds of car parking spaces, Trams located at St James Centre Due for completion in 2011, (567 spaces) and Greenside Place a tram will stop in close proximity (1050 spaces). In addition, The to The Cube, giving direct access Cube has 13 dedicated car parking to Haymarket, Edinburgh Airport, spaces in the basement. Leith and beyond. (www.edinburghtrams.com). www.edinburgh-inspiringcapital.com 12 THE CUBE forward thinking & future proof aspirational3 1214 THE CUBE forward thinking & future proof The Cube will remain an architectural feature of Edinburgh long after many others have disappeared. And not just the exterior. The interior is built with the future in mind too. Designed to achieve an ‘Excellent’ The warmth and light of the sun will BREEAM rating, occupiers of The be managed by an integrated system Cube get the reassurance that their of moveable, full-height screens. working environment compromises Eye-catching and energy-saving. neither the environment nor the workings of a modern office. Quite Business-wise, the future’s taken care simply, The Cube ticks all Corporate of by careful layout of core services Social Responsibility boxes. and floorplates. Minimal column obstruction will allow for functional, Achieving such high standards in space-planning flexibility, and energy performance requires infinite enjoyment of the excellent attention to planning and detail. natural daylight. This is most visible with the façade, which maximises daylight and heat recovery but minimises heat loss, air leakage and unwanted heat gain, particularly in summer. Unseen but integral to the building’s philosophy is energy efficient lighting, and an integrated Building Energy Management System (BEMS) that reduces overall power consumption in common areas. 16 THE CUBE forward thinking & future proof aspirational3 18 THE CUBE straightforward & flexible The Cube impresses at first glance. Get up close and the finer detail makes an impression too. Building Specification Office Specification • Extensive glazed façade to Leith • Minimal internal columns resulting Street, incorporating high quality in efficient open plan floor space sandstone and granite • Exceptional natural light • Dramatic five-storey atrium • Generous floor to ceiling height • Feature cantilevered office pod of at least 2.75m (2.9m at ground • Fully glazed revolving entrance and first floor) door • Fully recessed lights to provide 350 • Two 13 person passenger lifts - 500 lux to CIBSE LG7 Standards • Feature lighting in reception and at display screen areas lobby areas • High quality suspended metal tile • Contemporary male, female and ceiling disabled toilets on every office level • High quality raised access metal • Integrated systems of moveable floor full-height screens • Floor loading 4 + 1 kN/m2 • Environmental systems to meet • 4 pipe fan-coil air conditioning best practice standards set out in system BCO Guide 2005 • A Building Energy Management • Showers with changing areas at System (BEMS) to control the basement level mechanical services • 24 hour access • 4,736 sq.ft of external roof terraces • Zoned controls for lighting on second, fourth and fifth floors. and heating • Standby generator • Low E Glazing throughout • Secure basement car park, providing 13 car parking spaces and 36 secure bike racks. 20 THE CUBE straightforward & flexible The Cube provides a total of approximately 5,963 sq.m (64,189 sq.ft) of flexible and efficient office space arranged over six floors.