16 George Street, Edinburgh

16 George Street in Edinburgh is an office building originally constructed around 1780, remodeled around 1840, and later demolished and rebuilt with a classical facade in 1986 by Robert Hurd and Partners, with advice from Dr. DM Walker. The building extends to the south lane and features a facade made from polished cream sandstone ashlar, incorporating architraves from two former 3-bay houses.

The facade includes architraved windows on the ground floor, which extend to the base course, and on the first floor, with a band course and cill course. There is a cornice at the second floor, and doors to the right bay of each block have 3-pane fanlights. The eastern block is three stories with an attic and has a rubble gable end. The first-floor windows here have panelled aprons and cornices, with a central console, and there is a blocking course with three canted piend-roofed dormers. The western block features a cill course at the second floor and a full third floor with a cornice and blocking course.

The eastern gable is harled and has windows to the left. The building has timber sash and case 12-pane windows, and 10-pane casements on the first floor to the east. It also features ashlar coped skews, rebuilt corniced ashlar stacks, and grey slates.

At the rear, there is a modern office block made of horizontally banded stone and glass. The interior has been modernized for office use. The property also includes cast-iron replacement railings and lamp standards that follow the street pattern.