Type Pen 2 Blake Tower, Barbican Estate

Type Pen 2 is a three-bedroom duplex (two storey) flat type found on floors 16-17 of Blake Tower. It is the layout for Flat No. 162, which is a duplex (two storey) flat on the 16th and 17th floors. It is a virtually identical mirror of Type Pen 1 (Flat 161), which sits next to it on the other side of the entrance lobby.

Entry level. The entrance to flat 162 is in the middle of the flat on the 16th floor, just in front of the lifts. Inside there is a corridor running in either direction. Turning right, you pass a utility room and then a bathroom on your right. Bedroom 2 is next on the left and it has an ensuite bathroom with a bath and separate shower. At the end of the corridor is bedroom 3, which has corner windows facing north and east. There is an external terrace on to which both bedrooms 2 and 3 have access. If you take the left hand part of the corridor from the flat’s entrance, you reach a lobby area with the kitchen on the right. Straight ahead is the living/dining area. This also has access onto an external patio area. It has windows facing wast and a window facing south past the external stairs. Back to the flat entrance again, immediately opposite it are the stairs to the upper part of the flat on the 17th floor.

Upper level. On the right at the top of the stairs is another living area with access onto a large terrace. On the left at the top of the stairs is the master bedroom with its ensuite bathroom. This combined room has access onto a slightly smaller terrace.

Floor Plan

Please note that these plans are the wrong way round. All other plans show south (the Barbican Estate) at the top and north (the Golden Lane Estate) at the bottom, but these plans reverse the process. The big external stairs you see at the bottom of each plan are in fact nearest the Barbican estate.

In this direction: Fann Street and the Golden Lane Estate
floor_16 floor_17
In this direction: the rest of the Barbican Estate

Relative Size

Total area unknown

Specification

SPECIFICATION

GENERAL

Stained oak finish apartment entrance and internal doors
Satin brass door furniture
Matt paint finish to the walls
Exposed concrete feature wall to the hallway (where indicated)
New aluminium frame double glazed windows , in keeping with the style of the original windows
Coat closet fitted with hanging rail, shelf and drawers (where indicated)
Fitted soft close wardrobe with shelf, hanging rail and drawers to the master bedroom
Window seat to the master bedroom (only where indicated)

KITCHEN

Fully fitted contemporary kitchen units with soft close mechanism to doors and drawers
LED under pelmet lighting to the wall units
Terazzo worktop and splash backs
Terazzo sink with brass mixer tap
Instant hot water tap
Built-in Siemens appliances including a double oven ( 2 & 3 beds only), fridge/freezer , dishwasher & microwave
Gorenje induction hob
Built in extractor unit
Freestanding Siemens washer/dryer to the hall cupboard or utility space (as shown on the plans)

ELECTRICAL

Wired to receive HD television and Sky Plus to the living room and all bedrooms
All apartments will be wired to receive Fibre Optic broadband
Telephone and data points to living area and all bedrooms
Mains operated smoke and heat detectors with battery backup
White down lighters throughout, with dimmer switches to the living room
Feature pendant lighting point either side of the bed in the master bedroom

SECURITY

Built in feature recess above the bed (only where indicated)
Bespoke built television and storage unit  in the living room
A rated appliances throughout
All apartments are covered  by a 10 year building warranty

BATHROOM & ENSUITES

White sanitaryware with a shower screen to the bath
Electric heated towel rail to the bathroom and ensuite
Brass Crosswater brassware
Shower enclosure with Terrazzo tiled floor & glass door, to the bathroom and ensuite (only where indicated)
Full height ceramic wall tiling to the bathroom and ensuite
Terrazzo basin and splashback
Shaver socket to bathroom and ensuite
Mirrored cabinet above the basin in the bathroom and ensuite
Door entry system with colour audio visual display screen
Proximity access system to enter the building
CCTV covering all entrances  & exits to the buildings. including bin and cycle store areas, linked back to the concierge/management suite

HEATING

Wet underfloor heating throughout with individual room thermostats
Individually controlled  heating systems to each apartment
Electric heated towel rail to the bathroom and ensuite

FLOORING

200mm wide engineered oak, UV oil treated, flooring to all areas (except bedrooms & wet areas)
Carpet to the bedrooms
Terrazzo tiling to the bathroom and ensuite
Terrazzo feature tiling in the kitchen (subject to kitchen layout)

In the original specification, the developer included a warning as follows: “Your attention is drawn to the fact that it may not be possible to obtain the products as referred to in the specification. In such cases a similar alternative will be provided. Redrow Homes London reserve the right to make these changes as required.”