An A-listed Edinburgh building on one of the capital’s most architecturally significant streets is set to be converted from a hotel back into an opulent family home.
The four-storey property on Royal Terrace boasts trademark Corinthian columns designed by William Henry Playfair in the 1820s but has operated as the Halcyon Guesthouse since 2003.
Proposals lodged with the City of Edinburgh Council would see the new owners remove an unoriginal rear extension and restore parts of the Georgian facade during works to transform it into residential accommodation.
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Playfair, often cited as the father of the capital’s New Town, was renowned for his use of neo-Grecian motifs in his catalogue of works - most infamously in the construction of ‘Edinburgh’s Disgrace’ atop Calton Hill.
New owners of the building will have a front row seat at the foot of the unfinished monument from the rear of the property, which architects Meta say will be complimented by fully re-landscaped gardens.
Playfair designed the street as part of the Eastern New Town project between 1820 and 1824.
Inside, proposals have been put forward to rip out much of the existing hotel infrastructure and restore period features including the retention of original fires and shutters.
Meanwhile, the internal balusters and stone stairs are to be “stripped back” to their original form with “years of paint removed”.
A design statement submitted to the local authority reads: “Our application proposals aim to deliver an appropriate and positive long term future for number eight Royal Terrace.
"Converting the existing hotel back into one magnificent family home will restore the property back to its original use and readdress the previous unsympathetic alterations that detract from its original architectural design.
"The key alterations and enhancements are all design to enhance the architectural quality and function of the building."
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