New images have been released to show how a multi-million pound development in Durham city will look.
Work is progressing to the Milburngate development on Durham’s riverside, with the first phase of the project under way.
Taking place over the next 18 months, the first phase will include the addition of the boutique cinema, a 92-bed flagship Premier Inn Hotel along with premium bars and restaurants such as Bar + Block and Miller and Carter.
The structural steel erection of the Premier Inn Hotel is under way, along with the construction of the Everyman Cinema screens building and adjacent restaurant units.
Further foundations of parts of phase one are also being laid, along with drainage and piling works to the areas of the site.
Matt Leigh, who manages the marketing for Milburngate on behalf of the Arlington/Richardson joint venture, said: "As the development continues to take shape on-site, we were keen to bring Milburngate to life with a brand new suite of CGIs that really showcase what a great addition to the city it's going to be.
"The quality of imagery we've achieved working with Pillar Visuals is superb and gives a real flavour of what the general public and our occupiers can look forward to when phase one completes in 2021."
Matt Tranter, founder and artist of Pillar Visuals, said: "It was a real pleasure collaborating with the Milburngate team to create these new images for the scheme.
"Projects like this, where the new architectural intervention sensitively compliments the historic and natural context, really speaks to us as a studio.
"Being from the North East originally, getting the opportunity to work on projects close to home is always really special too.”
During the lockdown, the development’s main contractor Tolent has implemented enhanced site operating procedures that include the reduction of the number of people on site and the staggering of shifts and break times.
Allan Cook, managing director of Arlington Real Estate, part of the Arlington/Richardson JV developing Milburngate, said: “This is a unique and challenging time and we are working closely with Tolent to consistently review and evolve safety procedures, ensuring the safety of everyone on site as we follow government guidelines to continue the construction of Milburngate.”
Andy McLeod, chief executive of Tolent, said: “The safety of our staff is paramount and by administering rigorous social distancing and health and safety protocol, we are able to safely continue work in some areas of the site.”
Alongside the leisure offering, the development will include 53,701sq ft of Grade A office space within One Milburngate, which is expected to create up to 400 jobs in the city, and 153 built-to-rent apartments.
