Quartermile, a landmark 19-acre site at the heart of Edinburgh’s World Heritage site, represented a unique opportunity to establish a vibrant new business and residential district in the Scottish capital. But not without a considerable degree of determination. The site of the former Royal Infirmary included many listed buildings and the associated planning issues were complex to say the least. Gladedale Capital however, persevered. Plans for the site now feature over 900 residential apartments, around 350,000 sq ft of Grade A office space, a 65 bed hotel and some 55,000 sq ft of retail space designed by architects Foster & Partners.