Edinburgh
5 Forres Street
Edinburgh, EH3 6DE
Glasgow
83a Candleriggs
Glasgow, G1 1LF
Manchester
11 York Street
Manchester, M2 2AW

Building Nine

Flexibility encouraging growth in Life Sciences

An elevational view of the exterior of the stairwell, with glass windows clarifying the different floors. An exterior view projected back from the front corner of the building, with a black and grey metal shell.

Nine is a 90,000sqft speculative laboratory and office development for Scottish Enterprise at the BioQuarter next to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary on the outskirts of Edinburgh.

  • Location Edinburgh BioQuarter
  • Client Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh & Lothians
  • Status Complete
  • Services Architecture
  • Size 90,000 sqft
  • Photography Paul Zanre
An elevational exterior view of the face of the building, with both dark and light grey metal used.

A flexible layout allows fit-out with either laboratory, office or research facilities. Quality materials in the common areas complement the high quality finish of the base build.

An exterior view of the building projected back from a corner of the front face, with the sun reflecting of the black metal.
An exterior view of the building with grey metal panels and spaced out floor to ceiling windows.
A reception area with bright orange couches, white walls, and grey metal paneling.

As part of the shell and core development, MLA fitted out 30,000sqft fit out of the BioIncubator laboratories and offices together with meeting, conference, administration and social facilities.

People working in a lab.
A hallway with many different laboratories, kept private with frosted glass.

The remaining building is designed to accommodate flexible laboratory and/or office use for the life science research and production industry. Since the completion of the shell & core base build, MLA have been involved in a number of specialist interior fit-out jobs totalling more than 50,000sqft at Nine, including the Usher Institute.

A conference room with two long meeting tables with hanging lights which illuminate the tables.
A lab with white desks and grey flooring.
A hallway with various meeting rooms with frosted glass to ensure privacy.
A communal space with oak flooring, white chairs and tables, and a contrasting orange section of the mostly white walls.
An exterior view of the side of the building, which is grey and black metal with glass panels at the stairwell.
People working in a lab.
An exterior image of a room with oak panels and two light rods on the exterior, with a grey tiling on the floor.

Awards

  • RICS AwardsBest Commercial ProjectWinner2015
An elevational exterior view of the face of the building, with both dark and light grey metal used. 1
An exterior view of the building projected back from a corner of the front face, with the sun reflecting of the black metal. 2
An exterior view of the building with grey metal panels and spaced out floor to ceiling windows. 3
A reception area with bright orange couches, white walls, and grey metal paneling. 4
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People working in a lab. 6
A hallway with many different laboratories, kept private with frosted glass. 7
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A conference room with two long meeting tables with hanging lights which illuminate the tables. 9
A lab with white desks and grey flooring. 10
A hallway with various meeting rooms with frosted glass to ensure privacy. 11
A communal space with oak flooring, white chairs and tables, and a contrasting orange section of the mostly white walls. 12
An exterior view of the side of the building, which is grey and black metal with glass panels at the stairwell. 13
People working in a lab. 14
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An exterior image of a room with oak panels and two light rods on the exterior, with a grey tiling on the floor. 16
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