Marionville care home was required to be barrier free & dementia friendly
with the flexibility to cater for high dependency. The building has two key
components, the ‘street’ and ‘houses’. The ‘street’ at the north of the site has
staff and service areas. At the centre of the street is the care home entrance
and reception with day care. A large communal area overlooks the park at the
other end of the ‘street’. A single corridor runs from the ‘house’ living rooms
and entrance to the ‘street’ down to south facing quiet areas. Corridors widen
to provide a threshold to bedrooms with the kitchen / dining areas placed at the
heart of house.
The bedroom is a key space for residents
and staff and has been designed for privacy, providing space to entertain,
accommodate residents own furniture and area for manoeuvring. Materials have
been specified with consideration of future recycling, and heating is provided
by a Bio-Mass boiler.