Travelodge, Craigmillar ParkEdinburgh, UK

the complete construc tion company

“Refit of former girls school, located to the South of Edinburgh City Centre”

“Refit of former girls school, located to the South of Edinburgh City Centre”

Start Date | 8 June 2009

Completion Date | 23 April 2010

Project Value | £4.5m

Client Details | Foremost Developments

Details

Refit of former girls school and

dormitory, located to the South of

Edinburgh City Centre to form a 115

bedroom Travelodge Hotel.

Travelodge, Craigmillar Park

“A new light well, to generate light for 7 basement bedrooms”

Key Features

Partial demolition of two period

properties with a 1970’s link block

and a timber frame extension in a

conservation area. The 1980’s link

block was refurbished installing

bathroom pods and forming 60

new bedrooms. Old lift shafts were

removed and internal modification

to create the main staircase. On the

roof 50sq meters of solar panels

were installed and a new light well

to generate light for 7 basement

bedrooms. The two periods villas

were taken back to the original

stone walls with the roofs and all

existing floors being removed and

the roof reinstated using Scottish

slate, keeping all features the same

to satisfy conservation requirements.

A new steel structure was installed

within the villas for the floor and roof

construction with bathroom pods to

create 27 bedrooms.

The former cellar in one villa was

converted into the reception and

bar area and the other villa cellar

was turned into bedrooms and plant

space. On the rear of one villa a two

storey timber frame extension with

two pre cast concrete lift shafts

and further bathrooms pods were

installed to give 28 bedrooms.

The extension was sympathetic

to the conservation needs with

stone-walling and zinc panels and

aluminium standing seam roof. The

works were undertaken over one

of the severest winters on record in

Scotland and completed on time to

the satisfaction of the client.

the complete construc tion company

Anglo Holt Construction Ltd.

0121 525 6717

www.angloholt.co.uk