Plans to demolish a building featured in Netflix drama Dept Q have been submitted to Edinburgh City Council.
Argyle House could be replaced by a “mixed-use” development including a hotel, residential properties, offices and retail space.
The brutalist 1960s block in West Port, in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle, was used for exterior shots of the police station in the streaming giant’s series.
Public consultations on the proposals will take place in December and January.
A proposed notice of application (PAN) submitted to the local authority sets out plans for the “demolition of the existing building and redevelopment of the site”.
Argyle House, built between 1966 and 1969, has frequently been cited as one of the least attractive pieces of architecture in Edinburgh.
The block was sold to US company PGIM Real Estate for around £38 million ($47 million) in 2023.
It was initially built to house local and national government offices, but now houses a variety of different businesses.
The front of the building was also the headquarters of the fictional Lothian police force in the ITV series Crime, written by Irvine Welsh.
Meanwhile, the rear annex, on Johnston Terrace, houses tech workspace CodeBase and was used in Apartment Q, which debuted on Netflix earlier this year.
It was initially set in Copenhagen and was based on the books by Danish writer Jussi Adler-Olsen, but the location was moved to Edinburgh before making the leap to the small screen.
In August, Netflix announced that the series starring Matthew Goode, cold case leader DCI Carl Morck, would return for a second season.
Telereal Trillium, which leases the facilities for CodeBase from PGIM, has a lease on the building until 2033.
A CodeBase spokesperson said there would be “no immediate impact” on those using the building.
They added: “We remain safe at Argyle House for at least the next year, and continue to work towards a long-term commitment to secure the future of CodeBase Edinburgh, whether at Argyle House or elsewhere.”
