Barbican Living

The Barbican Estate in the City of London. How it came to be built. How it is today.

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  • Conception
    • History of the Barbican area
    • Timeline 1940 – 1959
    • 92 fascinating facts
    • Chamberlin Powell & Bon
      • City machinations
      • Barbican estate project
      • Chamberlin Powell & Bon’s story
      • Peter Chamberlin
      • Geoffry Powell
      • Christof Bon
      • Brutalists or Modernists?
    • Other main players
      • Eric Wilkins
      • City of London committees
      • Ove Arup
      • G H Buckle and Partners
      • Davis Belfield and Everest
      • London County Council
      • Ministry of Housing and Local Government
    • The residential scheme
      • 1955 scheme
      • 1956 scheme
      • 1958 scheme
      • 1959 scheme
      • Changes after 1959
    • Precursors
      • The Abercrombie plan
      • The Forty plan
      • The Holden-Holford plan
      • The Kadleigh plan
      • The Martin-Mealand plan
      • Golden Lane Estate
    • Influences
      • The Adelphi
      • Hans Bernoulli
      • European cities
      • London squares
      • Modernism
      • Brutalism
      • Le Courbusier
    • Ideas
      • Traffic segregation
      • Making space
      • Rounded forms
      • Rough concrete finish
      • Flexible flat design
      • High-walks
    • Decisions
      • Residential vs commercial
      • Including north Barbican
      • The road in a box
      • Shops, pubs, and restaurants
      • Garages
      • The mix of flats
  • Construction
    • Construction timeline
    • Fascinating facts
    • The construction story
    • The construction team
      • Contractors
      • Subcontractors
      • Suppliers
    • Site preparation
      • The building site
      • Cutting railways
      • Old sewers
    • Infrastructure
      • Refuse disposal
      • The Garchey system
      • Underfloor heating
      • Water
      • Roads and parking
    • Buildings
      • Foundations
      • Structure of buildings
      • Below podium
    • Finishes
      • Hammered concrete finish
      • Bricks and tiles
      • Signage
      • Roof finishes
    • The terrace blocks
      • Terrace blocks
      • Front-to-back flats
      • Side-to-side flats
      • Up-and-over flats
      • Clusters of flats
      • Room layouts of flats
      • Cross wall construction
      • Terrace balconies
    • The towers
      • The towers
      • Triangular shape
      • Flat design
    • Public and open areas
      • The podium
      • Landscaping
      • Public services building
  • Now
    • Timeline since 1975
    • Fascinating facts
    • Who are Barbican residents?
    • Gardens
    • Lakes
    • How the estate is run
    • Nearby
  • Blocks
    • Maps of the estate
    • Compare the blocks
    • Andrewes House
    • Ben Jonson House
    • Blake Tower
    • Brandon Mews
    • Breton House
    • Bryer Court
    • Bunyan Court
    • Cromwell Tower
    • Defoe House
    • Frobisher Crescent
    • Gilbert House
    • John Trundle Court
    • Lambert Jones Mews
    • Lauderdale Tower
    • Mountjoy House
    • The Postern
    • Seddon House
    • Shakespeare Tower
    • Speed House
    • Thomas More House
    • Wallside
    • Willoughby House
  • Flats
    • Flat plans & flat types
    • Inside your flat
      • Kitchen
      • Bathroom
      • Doors
      • Entry phone
      • Floors
      • Storage
      • The Barbican hand basin
      • Windows
      • Balconies
    • Services to your flat
      • Electricity
      • Water
      • Heating
      • Ventilation
      • Television
      • Garchey
      • Lifts
      • Rubbish
      • Staff
    • Buying a flat
      • The best solicitors
      • Best estate agents for buyers
      • Choosing the right flat
      • Unapproved alterations
      • FAQs for buyers
      • Service charges
      • Help and information
      • Buy to let
    • Selling your flat
      • The best estate agents
        • Nicola Lee
        • Frank Harris & Company
        • Hamilton Brooks
        • Scott City
      • The best solicitors
  • Living and enjoying
    • People who can help you
    • Places to go
    • Flat cleaning
    • Making alterations
    • Cars and bikes
    • Storing stuff
  • Blog
Barbican Living

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