The Lingfield Point Story

Detailed layout of the Masterplan for Lingfield Point

Aerial view of the future Lingfield Point

The striking new office buildings adjacent to the entrance from the new Darlington Eastern Transport Corridor

Artist's impression of the new green open space

'Rocket' as seen from the North East Corner of Lingfield Point

The landmark 'Palazzo' apartment building and entrance to the new public square

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Futurevision

Over the last 3 years, Marchday have been working to create a Futurevision for Lingfield Point which will continue the successful regeneration of this important part of Darlington. They have tried to stay true to the early principles of Messrs Paton and Baldwin and hope they would approve of the ideas contained in the proposals.

Marchday love good design. They get excited about working with creative minds and have teamed up with some of the country’s most exciting designers to help them create a truly unique scheme. Masterplanners Aukett Fitzroy Robinson and designers FAT (Fashion Architecture Taste) have been commissioned to create a unique, vibrant and inspiring environment with an emphasis on public art. Internationally acclaimed sustainability engineers Battle McCarthy have been employed to mastermind Lingfield Point’s renewable energy and sustainability strategy.

Marchday believe Darlington deserves the best in terms of quality, environment and design. The design concept for the Futurevision is driven by the desire to create a powerful sense of place which retains and builds upon the unique, industrial character of the site. Marchday are committed to delivering high levels of sustainability and high quality design. Their vision is to see Lingfield Point become one of the town’s most desirable locations and a fantastic place to live, work and play. Through extensive public consultation the people of Darlington have helped shape this vision for Lingfield Point and create a Futurevision they can be proud of.

A key strategic aim is the retention, renovation, and imaginative re-use of the most prominent and characterful elements of the existing factory buildings along with the taller, iconic machine room buildings. These landmark structures have been dubbed the ‘Seven Sisters’ and will be converted into a variety of uses including apartments, offices and art space. Dotted across the site and linked by a series of pathways and water features, the ‘Seven Sisters’ provide a series of relics of the old factory through which the history of the site can be directly experienced.

By way of contrast, ‘the Woods’, an area of new housing proposed at the north-western end of the site takes on a magical village-like quality with individual and semi-detached ‘cottage style’ homes dotted amongst trees. In the middle of the Woods is a special square dubbed ‘the Secret Garden’ which will become the heart of this unique neighbourhood.