OCA are delighted to have been selected to lead a team to help develop a spatial framework, feasibility study and business plan for the community ownership of the Astley Ainslie Hospital site, Edinburgh.
The Astley Ainslie has lessons for its future in its recent past. Its garden-like setting has made it a poignant place for people to recuperate and revitalise after experiencing personal trauma. The community Visioning Report from 2019 shows us a glimpse of the many benefits the site could provide such as a community hub, health and wellbeing provision, novel forms of housing tenure, productive greenspace, and outdoor learning and recreation through continued public access. We are looking forward to collaborating with the Astley Ainslie Community Trust and the wider community to develop their vision of a new future for this important site.
The team includes Athena Solutions, HarrisonStevens, Michael Collins Architect, Sam Shortt, Simon Whatley and Thomson Gray.