Developing the public realm at the Barbican Estate The re-development of the former YMCA tower at the Barbican Complex, London was always going to present a number of challenges. The tower has Grade II listed status and has stood unoccupied for a number of years within the wider setting of public courtyards, squares and gardens. Providing landscape architecture and heritage consultancy for clients Redrow our experts rose to the challenges presented by the re-development, most importantly preserving the architectural significance of the tower and features identified within the list description. This included the existing public plaza at the base of the tower which formed the transition to the adjacent Golden Lane Estate. The client’s brief was to adapt the public realm and external space

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