A truly rare opportunity to acquire one of the most extraordinary living spaces on the Barbican Estate. This apartment occupies the former Estate Office, and offers five bedrooms, a large private courtyard garden and huge amounts of volume. It was converted into a home by Ken Mackay, who runs the practice Mackay + Partners, and Tracey Wiles, a Partner at Make Architects. Their highly skilled conversion has highlighted the best of the original features, which include the beautiful Barbican concrete and double-height ceilings. Set back off the road, the property is entered via the courtyard garden, with a Corten steel water fountain incorporated into the stairs. Through double doors you walk into a dramatic open-plan living room and dining area with exceptionally high ceilings. One immediately notices the exposed concrete walls and pillars, which are normally associated with the iconic exterior of the building. As you follow a corridor around to the rear, via a nook for watching TV and relaxing, you reach a beautiful white and gloss-black kitchen. Behind here is a guest bedroom with en-suite bathroom, and a utility room. Following the plan round clockwise, you find three further bedrooms, plus a family bathroom which features the original experiments to the finish of the concrete using different amounts of aggregate, including notes made in pencil. On the upper level is a large semi-open-plan master bedroom with a walk-in wardrobe and generous en-suite bathroom. The property is equipped with audiovisual equipment by Ideaworks, and has Lutron lighting, Cat 6 cabling, Crestron control and surround-sound speakers to the main rooms. It has built-in prefabricated joinery by Molteni & Co, and a Dada kitchen with Gaggenau and Bosch appliances. The Barbican Estate is the finest achievement of the architects Chamberlin, Powell & Bon. It was Grade ii-listed in 2001 in recognition of its extraordinary contribution to London’s urban landscape. The Underground stations of Barbican (Hammersmith & City, Circle and Metropolitan Lines) and Moorgate (Northern, Hammersmith & City, Circle and Metropolitan Lines) are both within easy reach. Moorgate also offers National Rail services. The flat is well positioned for access to the Barbican Arts Centre, Smithfield Market, and the bars and restaurants of Clerkenwell. There is a Waitrose supermarket on Whitecross Street, which also has a vibrant street market, and One New Change is a short walk away, with cafés, restaurants and flagship fashion stores.