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It won the Design Centre Award in 1966. The minimum-projection basin was designed for the  Barbican because no square basin to fit with the wall tiles was available. Hohmann worked for Chamberlin, Powell and Bonn architects from 1961 to 1969, and was in charge of detail design for the Barbican's residential buildings.\r\n\r\nManufactured by Twyfords from Ceramant vitreous ceramic with a square form, the 'Barbican' hand rinse basin was designed to be recessed into the wall. It featured concealed supply pipes, a soap dish with large dimples, and a toilet roll holder underneath the soap dish. Water was discharged as a fine spray through a hot and cold mixer fitting. The 'Barbican' hand rinse basin was available with fittings on the left or right, and in white or Twyfords' five standard colours.","physicalDescription":"'Barbican' hand rinse basin (model 14008), made from white 'Ceramant' vitreous ceramic with metal taps and hot and cold mixer fitting. 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