Barking Central
London. 2010
- Project Details
- Completion: 2010
- Cost: £71 Million
Barking Central is one of the most successful regeneration projects in the UK. It has revitalised Barking town centre with a large mixed-use scheme of seven new buildings including a new Learning Centre, over 500 residential apartments, a 66 bed hotel, a bicycle shed for 250 bikes, nine retail units, a café, a new town square and an arboretum. Delivered in two phases over nine years, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris master planned and designed the buildings, overcoming many challenges to create a scheme that symbolises the regeneration of this Thames Gateway town.
- Awards
- New London Award for Joint Overall Winner 2011
- New London Award for Placemaking 2011
- RIBA Award for Architecture 2011
- Building for Life Award 2010
- Building for Life Silver Standard 2010
- Housing Design Award 2010
- London Planning Awards: Best New Public Space 2010
- World Architecture Festival: Commended 2010
- Brick Awards: Best Use of Brick and Clay Products 2009
- British Construction Industry Awards: Local Authority Award 2008
- European Prize for Public Urban Space 2008
- MIPIM Best Mixed Use Award 2007
- Housing Design Award 2005