Slateford Green

Award-winning sustainable and car-free living in the West of Edinburgh.

This well recognised project sets early standards in sustainable and car-free design.

Slateford Green comprises 120 mixed tenure flats including flats for sale, for shared ownership, accessible and affordable flats, accommodation for the Edinburgh Deaf Society and a community centre - all contained within a 2-4 storey perimeter block and skirted by a pedestrian street and cycle route.

Place Making

The project is conceived as a development for a mixed and varied continuing community living within a sustainably designed and constructed built environment with a private shared garden courtyard with ponds. The project includes community facilities which are used by residents to run play groups, crèche and children's clubs, and as a meeting place for social events

Urban Response

The proposed design provides a variety of external environmental-friendly features to include; informal play and recreation space,  allotments encouraging wildlife habitat, kindergarten play space. Private gardens provide secure recreation space overlooking the courtyard; the upper courtyard is specifically designed for the use by disabled residents. The lower courtyard steps down to a central play space.

The proposed construction utilizes factory-made engineered timber wall panels and pre-curved elements. The light-weight, dry-fix structure encourages rapid erection, high build quality and reduced costs through pre-fabrication and waste management.

The construction details a super insulated structure with internal duplex skin for a quick response, low energy heating system.