The showpiece of a planned new development at Edinburgh Park will be UK-artist David Mach’s first-ever building, named “Mach 1” by the project’s developers and investors, Parabola. Working with Stirling Prize-nominated architects Dixon Jones, Mach’s building will be created from over 30 shipping containers - but not in the modular, linear method to which shipping container buildings typically lend themselves. Instead its sculptural shape is meant to draw attention to the new quarter and catch the public’s eye, especially those traveling by on the nearby tram.
A multi-purpose building planned to hold the development’s marketing suite, Mach 1 will include a large, gallery-like exhibition space and coffee bar to give it the flexibility to host events at various scales. To fulfill its marketing function, the building is slated to display a full site model, detailed building models, illustrations, and informational displays about the southern phase of construction of Edinburgh Park itself.
