Milburngate House

According to the Durham Voices, and following public consultation, it was agreed that Millburngate House is one of the least loved buildings within Durham City centre.  The building was constructed by the Government in the 1960’s and is currently occupied, in part, by the Passport Office and the Department of National Savings and Investments.  Although fashionable at the time of its construction, the building, a collection of white painted, concrete frame slabs built over a broad podium, now appears tired and dated.  Its internal spaces do not suit modern office operational requirements. 

It occupies a prominent riverside site at Framwellgate Waterside.  Connections around and through the building are currently poor, with complex steps and ramps leading down from Millburngate Bridge and an unappealing riverside environment with hostile, blank elevations.