A House for Artists, Barking
A five-storey building in Barking town centre with 12 homes for artists, studio space and a community arts space, where GA Interiors delivered SFS, drylining, ceilings and screed for J. Murphy & Sons.
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Client: J. Murphy & Sons
Sector: Residential
Scope: SFS | Drylining | Partitions | Tape & Joint | Insulation | Fire Stopping | Suspended Ceilings | MF Ceilings | Screeding | Render | Cladding | Glazing | Decorating | Raised Access Flooring
Location: A House for Artists, 36 to 40 Linton Road, Barking, IG11 8SE
Project overview
A House for Artists is a new model for affordable, sustainable housing tied to long-term civic engagement, built for the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in Barking town centre. The first of its kind in the UK, it provides flexible living space for twelve artists and their families on social rent, with studio workspaces, a ground floor community space and a shared working yard that can be opened to the public.
The five-storey building combines a public community arts space, 12 new homes and an artists’ workshop. GA Interiors Ltd worked for main contractor J. Murphy & Sons Limited under a JCT Design and Build sub-contract signed in January 2021.
Our scope
The sub-contract covered partitions, drylining, ceilings and screed, including the gallery areas, alongside a wider finishing package:
- SFS and insulation
- Metal stud partitions and drylining
- Suspended ceilings and MF ceilings
- Tape and joint finishes
- Floor screeding and raised access flooring
- Window fitting, cladding and render
- Fire stopping and decorating
