A brutalist concrete multistorey car park in Edinburgh will keep its protected status despite an appeal by the company that owns it.
Castle Terrace car park opened in 1964 with room for 750 cars, and was designed as a brutalist construction, characterised by its monolithic appearance and extensive use of poured concrete. The five-storey building was commended for its “hugely innovative” design and awarded category B listed status by Historic Environment Scotland (HES). It was also praised for fitting in with its “sensitive” setting close to the western foot of Edinburgh Castle Rock.
The site featured in a chase sequence in the 2017 film T2: Trainspotting, involving the characters Begbie and Renton after they leave a nightclub. The listing, which was announced in October,
