Alexandra and Ainsworth Estate

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Designed by Neave Brown in 1972 and built
in 1978, this housing estate has many things
in common with Barbican:

• seclusion from the street
• underground parking
• concrete cast monolithic structure
• quiet and green outdoors areas

On the whole being there feels a lot like being
in Barbican: relaxed and quiet but a bit spooky.

You really get the feeling of being out of the city, even though there is a major street right next to the place. This, of course, gives the feeling of enclosure and distance from loud and

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busy areas that are only a few steps away.

Since 1993 the building has a Grade II Listed
status..

Sources: http://www.vlugt.co.uk/hetero09.html and Wikipedia