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Transforming the Barbican: A Vision of Cultural and Hospitality Excellence

We’re excited to be part of the remarkable transformative Barbican Renewal Project for the City of London Corporation.

MYA is supporting placemaking agency MARK London, whose team members previously helped transform the Southbank Centre into the ‘go-to’ destination it has become.

Our focus for the Barbican is to expand the food and beverage offering so it aligns seamlessly with the world-class arts programme and helps achieve the Arts Centre’s ambitious vision for the future.

At MYA Consulting, we’re diving into the complexities of delivering a hospitality operation that balances the unique needs of a cultural landmark embedded in a residential precinct. With an incredible multidisciplinary team, we’re helping create an environment that enhances the visitor experience, respects the community it serves, and attracts new audiences.

This exciting collaboration brings together expertise from architects Allies and Morrison and Asif Khan Studio, engineers Buro Happold, and many others—all working together to reimagine the Barbican’s potential as a premier cultural and social destination.

A big thanks to all the brilliant team members bringing this vision to life.

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  • The team, led by Carla McKenzie, were meticulous in every detail. They modelled the cleaning requirements to deliver the optimum solution for the facilities across EMEA, and really took time to understand the culture of our business. I have no hesitation in recommending MYA and its team – they are dedicated and innovative, and always go the extra mile.

    Natalia Ros Vargas, Office Team Leader, Booking.com
  • Carla and her team have broad experience in the industry. Apart from being very supportive in inventing (new) concepts, they also make use of their many years of experience when implementing these concepts. Their ultimate goal is to let people enjoy honest and good food.

    Marcel Bisselink, Owner, Daily Fresh Food, Galeen, Netherlands
  • Carla and her team worked tirelessly with us to ensure our very international and cross-cultural needs were met with great creativity and skill. They listened to us, responded to our needs and delivered above expectations.

    Angela Hencher, Director of Business Administration, Dulwich College, Shanghai Pudong
  • They are brave enough to challenge others in pursuit of the ultimate solution, whether it be behind the scenes with kitchen flow and catering management, or front-of-house service and design.

    Richard Russell, Catering Equipment Distributor Director, Western Blueprint
  • If all companies who serve the independent school sector had your breadth of vision and openness of mind, I have little doubt that the sector would be a richer and more exciting place to be.

    Phillip Godfrey, Bursar, Halliford School
  • During the negotiation process, Carla’s knowledge and expertise enabled our company to achieve a very strong commercial outcome, and some significant savings were yielded from the exercise.

    Penny Arnold, Commercial & Operations Director, Fusion Lifestyle