Client
National Galleries of Scotland
Project overview
BB7 was appointed to produce the Fire Risk Assessment for the Scottish National Gallery Building and for the portfolio of buildings under the stewardship of National Galleries of Scotland which included varied mixture of modern purpose built buildings, listed buildings which have been altered to office use and purpose built listed buildings offering a variety of challenges to the Fire Risk Assessor.
Project Scope
The National Galleries of Scotland controls three galleries located in Edinburgh and nearby the city centre. National Galleries of Scotland are responsible for a further eight buildings which vary from the storage of art to smaller office accommodation buildings. The Scottish National Gallery situated on “The Mound” in Edinburgh, was open to the public in 1859. A Grade “A” listed building, a traditional detached sandstone, consisting of stone block, concrete, brick and timber.
