ADP was appointed by Leadbitter Group to design a new three storey children’s home for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The home will provide long term accommodation for young people where a return to their family is not possible, and replaces an existing home built in the 1970s that is no longer fit-for-purpose. The ethos of the new home is to provide a non-institutional, safe and supportive environment that prepares young residents for independent living.Located in a residential area adjacent to the listed Voysey Garden, the new home will have a residential capacity, with 24-hour care provided by residential workers, for nine young people between the ages of 13-20. This includes accommodation for up to five young people aged 13-17 in the main unit, and four young people aged 16-20 in supported flats available on site.As well as providing architecture and heritage services, ADP has been appointed to undertake the landscape design and BREEAM assessment for the project.
