RBS HQ Edinburgh Photos, Gogarburn Headuarters building images, Michael Laird Architects design pictures

Royal Bank of Scotland: RBS Headquarters

Royal Bank of Scotland, Gogarburn offices campus in west Edinburgh building photos by Keith Hunter.

post updated 27 October 2023

Royal Bank of Scotland World Headquarters, Gogarburn, west Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

Date built: 2002-04

Design: RHWl with Michael Laird Architects

General views of the Gogarburn offices campus:

all RBS HQ images Keith Hunter Photography from Michael Laird Architects

Royal Bank of Scotland

We present a range of RBS HQ building photos taken by Scottish architectural photographer Keith Hunter:

Views of Conference Centre facility:

Access bridge within this Gogarburn office building:

Views of the Gogarburn campus entry:

Views of the street at Gogarburn:

External views of the Gogarburn office campus:

Royal Bank of Scotland HQ : this is the main page re the RBS Gogarburn offices campus.

Royal Bank of Scotland Building – HQ photography at night.

The RBS Edinburgh HQ building design won the prestigious Andrew Doolan Award for Architecture in 2006.

Royal Bank of Scotland Edinbutgh Buildings

RBS Younger Building – this Scottish bank’s offices at Edinburgh Park, in the west of the Scottish capital city.

RBS St Andrew’s Square, Edinburgh: Dundas Mansion

View of the Gogarburn internal street:

Masterplanning / Concept Design Architects: Michael Laird Architects

Detail Design / Delivery Architects: Michael Laird RHWL – Joint Venture

RHWL Architects

The RBS headquarters building lead design was by the London-based architecture office of RHWL Architects. Originally titled Renton Howard Wood Associates this British architecture practice had offices in London, Berlin and Qatar.

This UK architectural office was created by Andrew Renton, Peter Howard and Humphrey Wood following the establishment of Andrew Renton & Associates in 1961. Gerald Levin became a Name Partner in 1973, and from that date this architect firm was often known as ‘RHWL’.

RHWL Architects, Arts Team and RHWL Interiors eventually became part of Renton Howard Wood Levin LLP, a limited liability partnership. RHWL and Arts Team were acquired by the huge international design office of Aedas in January 2015.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RHWL

View of the internal street at Gogarburn:

Royal Bank of Scotland Background
The Royal Bank of Scotland was set up by Royal Charter in 1727, unlike the older Bank of Scotland which was established by an Act of the Scottish Parliament (before the Act of Union) in 1695.

The RBS World Headquarters won the Scottish Design Awards 2006 Best Commercial Project + Best Interior Commendation.

RBS Scotland

The RBS HQ building design at Gogarburn was by RHWL and Michael Laird Architects (MLA). MLA are based at Forres Street in the New Town, just north of Queen Street.

This Scottish design practice is one of the largest in the capital city. The architects firm is known for high-quality design work, notably offices and residential properties.

Bank of Scotland Headquarters The Mound, central Edinburgh

The new RBS Group World Headquarters is situated on the site of the former Gogarburn Hospital, which lies within the Edinburgh Green Belt. AECOM’s role as landscape masterplanners involved carrying out the landscape and visual impact assessment for the Environmental Impact Assessment and developing the external setting, which consists of extensive use of natural stone for entrances/drop-offs, and themed contemporary courtyards.

Between Edinburgh and the city airport, the sensitive, 65 hectare green-belt site is adjacent to three Areas of Great Landscape Value and within the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes. Because it was anticipated that the new building could affect the local hydrology, the Gogarburn campus landscape design had to incorporate solutions for dealing with the possible changes. The need to minimise the scheme’s visual and physical impact has guided the design of the buildings, infrastructure and landscape.
source: https://aecom.com/projects/royal-bank-scotland-world-headquarters/

Scottish Capital Building Designs

Contemporary Scottish Capital Property Designs – recent architectural selection below:

BMA Scotland HQ
Design: John Robertson Architects (JRA)
British Medical Association HQ Edinburgh

West Town Edinburgh 20-minute neighbourhood
West Town Edinburgh 20-minute neighbourhood

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