Download printable project sheet, 441KB, 2 pages.The design of this facility is intended to be residential in nature and to provide each resident a comfortable, safe, and charming environment, allowing seniors to enjoy both private and community life. Natural light floods the facility throughout, in keeping with a theme of life and light. A warm, elegant vocabulary of colors and textures is used in a palette of materials that are easy to maintain. Accessibility for the physically challenged is of course an important concern, and has been addressed in all areas of design.
Exterior materials are brick and fiber cement siding, moderated with stone and sloped shingle roofs. The facility has main entries to both Residential and Assisted Living areas, providing a distinct identity for each resident group and for visitors. The Residential entry is located facing the main vehicular byway, and is visible immediately from the main entry drive. Main entries are designed so that residents and facility managers are able to greet visitors immediately upon their entry into the spacious lobbies. Residents and visitors also find easy access to dining, elevators and other public and residential areas of the building.
The facility was designed to allow for future expansion of Residential and Assisted Living wings, as well as future construction of a staffed skilled nursing facility on site.