A new "co-living" development is set to be built opposite the Barbican Estate in central London ... the site was suitable for a co-living space as it is "surrounded by residential buildings".

as well as ground-floor commercial space. AHMM submitted the plans earlier this year, saying they would ‘respond to the surrounding architecture and stitch together the broken frontage of the estate’.

They are a green that does not exist ... for people to meet others. The Barbican, for all its brutalist beauty, can be an isolating spot: as an estate, it feels almost endless.

a space for soaking up the Barbican’s incredible views — with carefully chosen his and hers armchairs, plus a bar cabinet — and a dining area off the kitchen, further zoned with olive green ...

They have lived in the Barbican for three years. Their flat, though small, benefits from daylight throughout the space due to the generous windows. The thick concrete walls ensure the estate is ...

They are a green ... before the estate’s last building, Shakespeare Tower, was finished. Though owned, managed and rented out by the Corporation of the City of London, the Barbican Estate ...