Donnybrook Quarter is a residential district of the Old Ford area of

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. Constructed in 2006, it is a development by

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. Barber cites

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, Adolf Loos and JJP Oud as influences on the project, and said that in consultancy meetings with locals "the residents were thinking, 'Spain! Holidays! Marbella!' I'm completely happy with that."

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Donnybrook Quarter (Peter Barber Architects)Housing Showdown Donnybrook Quarter and Robin Hood Gardens
Housing estates in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Old Ford {{London-struct-stub