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As occupancy of the Barbican’s residential car parks fell by nine percent last year, to 568 parking bays compared with 863 bays in 2006, the cost of parking will remain unchanged at £1,420. Turning to the installation of the second phase of Electric Vehicle (EV) charging points in the remaining Barbican Estate Car Parks, it … Continued

Podium waterproofing will be a multi-year project that will roll-out across the Estate as follows. 1: Ben Jonson/Breton/Cromwell Highwalk; 2: Thomas More/Mountjoy/Seddon/John Wesley Highwalk; 3: Speed Highwalk; 4: St Giles Terrace; 5: Willoughby Highwalk;  6: Andrewes Highwalk; 7: Defoe Place; 8: The Postern/Wallside; 9: Lauderdale Place; 10: Cromwell Place. At this stage only priority zone 1 Ben … Continued

The second phase of the podium waterproofing, tile replacement and landscaping project will cover the area from Bryer Court to the steps down to Speed House. It is a non-service chargeable, multi-million pound project that includes the removal of the ‘yellow link building’ on Ben Jonson Highwalk. The team is currently preparing a planning application, an application for … Continued

After the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy, the government established a programme to ensure the fire safety of residents in high-rise buildings. As part of this programme, the External Wall Fire Review process confirms that the external wall system (typically insulation, filler materials and cladding) of residential buildings has been assessed for safety by a suitable … Continued

One of the key findings of the Barbican Residential Estate’s (BRE) last fire risk assessment was the need to need to update our fire safety signage. When new signage was introduced, concerns raised by residents led to the programme being suspended. Subsequently, rePurpose Architects were appointed to produce a bespoke Fire Strategy for the BRE. … Continued