PROJECT: Visitor Gateway Building

LOCATION: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

DATE: Due for completion 2009

Edward Cullinan Architects competition winning scheme for a new visitor gateway building to the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh began on site in September 2007.

The new centre will house exhibitions and a studio space for demonstrations and exploration into the world of plants.

Built of timber, glass and stone the Gateway cuts its impact on the environment with a range of renewable energy systems including biomass fuelled boilers, rainwater recovery, and a roof mounted wind turbine.