National Galleries Scotland (NGS) has chosen an architect to design a low energy waterfront collections facility in Granton, Edinburgh.
The building will use the Passivhaus standard, which focuses on reducing the need for heating and cooling.
A spokesman for NGS, which runs three venues in Edinburgh, said that the planned National Collections Facility will be a purpose-built collection centre enabling the organisation to care for, manage and distribute the national art collection.
“It will transform public access and will help deliver an international and national presence for research and education,” added the spokesman.
The facility will form part of a wider regeneration project in Granton.
The architect will be John McAslan + Partners, which has previously worked with major UK museums and galleries such as the Natural History Museum, the Courtauld Institute, Tate Britain and the British Museum, as well as cultural buildings in other countries.
The NGS spokesman said: “It is envisaged that the design would be submitted for detailed planning in winter 2017-18.”
The building will use the Passivhaus standard, which focuses on reducing the need for heating and cooling.
A spokesman for NGS, which runs three venues in Edinburgh, said that the planned National Collections Facility will be a purpose-built collection centre enabling the organisation to care for, manage and distribute the national art collection.
“It will transform public access and will help deliver an international and national presence for research and education,” added the spokesman.
The facility will form part of a wider regeneration project in Granton.
The architect will be John McAslan + Partners, which has previously worked with major UK museums and galleries such as the Natural History Museum, the Courtauld Institute, Tate Britain and the British Museum, as well as cultural buildings in other countries.
The NGS spokesman said: “It is envisaged that the design would be submitted for detailed planning in winter 2017-18.”