Ben Jonson House Panorama
This building was completed in March 1973 as part of Phase IV of the building programme for the Barbican Complex. It is the longest terrace block in the Barbican, running east to west on the north podium (on which I was standing).
On the front (this side) it faces south towards the Barbican Centre, whilst the back looks down on the Finsbury district and a local school playground. It crosses Golden Lane in the middle and has a walkway underneath it at podium level at that point.
There are seven residential floors above the podium level, including two- and three-storey penthouses, with a total of 204 flats. These are accessed via a central corridor that runs the length of the block with lifts at both ends and in the middle. The flats are maisonettes.
Ben Jonson Place in front of the block has a set of mini-gardens raised about 30cm above podium level and more of the mini-gardens can be found on the other side of the block.
A three-frame panorama that comes out best (to me, at least) in a square format.
Ben Jonson House Panorama
This building was completed in March 1973 as part of Phase IV of the building programme for the Barbican Complex. It is the longest terrace block in the Barbican, running east to west on the north podium (on which I was standing).
On the front (this side) it faces south towards the Barbican Centre, whilst the back looks down on the Finsbury district and a local school playground. It crosses Golden Lane in the middle and has a walkway underneath it at podium level at that point.
There are seven residential floors above the podium level, including two- and three-storey penthouses, with a total of 204 flats. These are accessed via a central corridor that runs the length of the block with lifts at both ends and in the middle. The flats are maisonettes.
Ben Jonson Place in front of the block has a set of mini-gardens raised about 30cm above podium level and more of the mini-gardens can be found on the other side of the block.
A three-frame panorama that comes out best (to me, at least) in a square format.