The build will fill its corner plot with L-plan accommodation that is set behind a landscape strip, Urban Realm reports. 

A corner entrance would provide access to staff as well as public areas with a central lift shaft giving access to all floors. A lightwell will illuminate the basement courtyard facing rooms. 

Unum said in a design statement: ” …the facilities benefit the city’s population by reintroducing a sense of stability for those for whom it would benefit the most. Keeping vulnerable people from sleeping on the streets – allowing them to get back on their feet.

“The accommodation is rented and administered by the Council’s Temporary Accommodation Service.”

Unum added: “It would not be used to house asylum seekers, who are the responsibility of the Home Office.”

Through combining red and white bricks in response to the former Tynecastle School, which is now student residences, the facility will employ inclusive design standards concerning door widths, level thresholds, accessible rooms and a lower height reception desk for those using wheelchairs.