The site is in Beeston, Nottingham-on the junction of Chilwell Road ( in front of a new tram stop) and Wilmot Lane. The 4.5ha site on Chilwell Road is in a prime location just a 100 meters away from town centre and next to the tram stop.

The project site is part of a wider masterplan scheme for a mixed-use scheme including housing , retail, senior living, healthcare facilities and business uses.

 

According to the brief, we were to design a 72-bed Dementia care home within a land parcel measuring 1.5 acres and a budget of 25 Million Pounds, split into 3 elements including luxury, activities and supported apartments.

The proposal must maintain the ethos of Belong Ltd. while  providing an innovative setting and services that ensure high quality living.

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Client Requirements:

• 3-4 storey, 72-bed Dementia care home

• 12-18 cluster apartments

• 18-30 , 1 bed and 2 bed supported apartments (open plan, kitchen & washing facility), communal facilities (bistro cafe, gym, spa, hair and beauty salon etc.)

• 40 car park spaces with ambulance parking

• Outdoor private garden (for Dementia care home)

• Village home (cafe bistro/bar,gym, retail outlets, beauty & hair salon, cinema, hall & storage)

• Develop the scheme to BREEAM standards

 

As part of delivering this project I had the opportunity to partcipate in practical & theory workshops at the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) in Wales, implementing sustainable building technologies: renewable energy, water supply & sanitation, bio-mass foods, & sustainable materials.

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