RHWL was commissioned, together with Michael Laird Architects, to design a world class corporate headquarters for the Royal Bank of Scotland in 2001.

The 68,000 sq m project, located on the site of a former hospital in Gogarburn near Edinburgh, was completed ahead of schedule, enabling the first staff to move into their new offices in July 2005. It was officially opened by HM the Queen in September 2005.

The sweeping parkland setting, with streams and mature trees, led the designers to opt for an organic cluster of buildings. These follow the natural contours of the site and allow the landscape to reach into the complex.

A curving internal 'street', bustling with social and retail spaces links the six 'business houses', culminating in a distinctive executive building.

The project has a BREEAM rating of 'excellent'.