Quartermile

[1] The former site of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh was sold in 2001 by Lothian University Hospitals NHS Trust (subsequently NHS Lothian), whereupon Foster and Partners were retained as the architects for new structures[2] whilst plans for the David Bryce-designed former hospital buildings were devised by Comprehensive Design Architects (CDA).

The project overlooks and is connected to The Meadows, a large public open space in central Edinburgh.

Quartermile’s occupiers include travel company Skyscanner, hardware and software solutions supplier Cirrus Logic, and legal firms Morton Fraser and Maclay Murray & Spens.

[6] The site was sold by the Lothian University Hospitals Trust in 2001 to a joint venture between Bank of Scotland, Taylor Woodrow and Kilmartin Property Group for around £35 million, having previously been used for the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

[7] Gladedale Capital bought out Taylor Woodrow’s 50 per cent stake in 2005, while Kilmartin Property Group went into administration in 2010.