Type/size: 33 Bed Residential Care-home for Dementia
Location: Tile Hill, Coventry
Status: Completed 2017
Contract Value: £3.9 Million
Construction Type: Traditional masonry
Client: Accord Housing Association (In-house scheme)
Awards:
Best Supported/ Sheltered Housing Scheme- Housing Excellence Awards 2017 (Shortlisted)
Scheme Overview:
Arden Grove is a Dementia Care scheme built for Accords Care & Support team located in the Coventry suburb of Tile Hill.
The basic principle of design for Arden Grove was to provide environments that are a home first and a place where care is delivered second. The development of 33 one bedroomed flats is divided into communities of 11 individuals who are each served by a dedicated staff team. Each community is designed around a communal space containing a communal lounge, kitchen, dining space, spa facility and snug area. The communities are designed to be domestic in scale and obstacle free, each community being accessed by their own front door.
The communal space provides a focal point for the creation of meaningful activity and social contact for staff and residents. An example of this is the preparation of the communal meal which takes place daily, with staff and residents involved in the menu planning, food preparation, cooking and clearing away.
All communities have access to outside space in the form of a ground floor garden or via an upper floor terrace, allowing residents to experience the changing seasons. Experiencing the transition of seasons and the change from day to night is key in helping Dementia residents orientate themselve in terms of time.
The building is configured in a rectangular form creating a dual active lookout space for the resident accommodation facing the surrounding main road and central courtyard. The building is also situated at the corner of Torrington Avenue creating a continous frontage and a focal point vista to the site.