LINGFIELD POINT Lingfield Point, saysMarchday, is a
development to prove the credentials and feasibility of sustainable living
manufacturing plant, but after the dissolution of the company, the surviving collection of factory buildings fell into dilapidation. SinceMarchday’s purchase of the site in 1998, £35 million has been invested in its transformation from a dormant factory site into an award winning, fully sustainable, low- carbon community. Lingfield Point’s key feature is
its recycling of the original factory buildings – not a single building on site is a new-build. Rather than demolishing and
rebuilding,Marchday focused on repair and renewal of the existing structures, with the result being 250,000 square feet of factory space converted into a series of contemporary, multi- functional office spaces, including loft-style spaces and an impressive, fully-restored Art Deco building (above). Lingfield is already the
workplace of around 15,000 people, and home to some of the most significant businesses in the North East, including the Student Loans Company, Capita,
Darlington Borough Council, NHS, Faulknerbrowns, Four Seasons Healthcare, NFU Mutual, NAAFI, and Xentrall Shared Services. In reflection of the site’s eco-
friendly attitude, the various business spaces have been given names derived from nature, including ‘Alaska’, ’Beehive’ and ‘Meadow’. There is also a unique ‘Grow Your Own’ concept, for businesses wishing to create their own sustainable offices. In the spirit of sustainability and reclaiming the old to fashion
the new,Marchday draw their big-community ideals from the working practices of the site’s previous occupiers. Patons & Baldwins followed the school of thought that ‘productivity is dependant on wellbeing’. In keeping with this ethos, the company developed on-site housing, schools and colleges, a medical centre, and various leisure venues for their workforce. In doing so they created a pioneering working environment based on community living, and
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