LaSalle Investment Management has unveiled its vision for the reinvention of the Aberdeen headquarters of BP as a “beacon for sustainability and collaboration”.
Oil giant BP is due to move out of the 210,000 sq ft campus at Wellheads Avenue in Dyce in December 2022 into a smaller building at Aberdeen International Business Park.
LaSalle said that the vacation of the building will allow it to undertake a “radical overhaul” and transform the site in to a highly sustainable grade-A flagship campus.
Edinburgh-based architect CDA has been appointed to design the scheme.
Shaun Reed, fund manager at LaSalle, said: “The iconic Wellheads Avenue campus has played an important role in Aberdeen’s recent past, and we are preparing for it to play a key role in the city’s future as the focus on sustainability and the transition to renewable energy move to the top of the agenda. The 210,000 sq ft office will be ideally placed to form a hub or headquarters for organisations with sustainability central to their values. We hope the asset will be a guiding light for businesses in Aberdeen and beyond committed to playing a part in reducing their carbon footprint.”
Russell Borthwick, chief executive of Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce, added: “With its proximity to Aberdeen International Airport, the AWPR and served by its own railway station, Dyce remains a strong business location. In future, occupiers will expect their office space to serve their needs in different ways so with the campus-style nature of this redevelopment providing flexible collaboration spaces, it is likely to be in great demand.
“In many ways this is a metaphor for Europe’s oil and gas capital moving towards being a global leader in developing the energy transition technologies that will enable the achievement of net zero targets.”
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