Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh
Our Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh
Client: Event Communications
Architects: Sir Michael Hopkins
Project value £13.5 million
Project team: Richard Mackenzie
Awards:
- RIBA Regional Award 2001
- Civic Trust Award 2000
The building’s structure consists of a steel mast-supported membrane stretched over a steel skeleton. It was designed by architects Michael Hopkins and Partners. The design incorporates the original wall that formed the outer perimeter of the Abbey Brewery ale stores that were formerly on the site. The facility is designed as an immersive experience with a high level of interactivity. Permanent features of the museum include an iceberg an earthquake experience and the Deep Time Machine which allows visitors to travel through the creation of the Earth through multimedia and 4D techniques.
RMP provided the full range of acoustic consultancy services for the project between 1996 and 1999. This included testing and offering recommendations on noise break out, services noise control, reverberation time and speech intelligibility.
More recently we have designed the top-deck O-Zone conference and exhibition space. This is a unique free-standing acoustic enclosure, designed to provide a high level of acoustic insulation and control of reverberation while allowing the outer tent structure to move with the wind. This project was Britain’s first Landmark Millenium Project. It features a state-of-the-art exhibition based around the history of the Earth.
