Residential nursing & dementia care home with 72 beds
DEVELOPMENT OVERVIEW
- Designed to complement the street scene whilst retaining some of the character from the former hosiery factory
- Fenestration and architectural detail to the John Street elevation incorporates features from the local heritage of Hinckley
- Most environmentally friendly home to date, achieving best energy efficiency rating of ‘B’, and marginally missing ‘A’ rating by one mark
- Constructed from traditional materials that are sympathetic to the surrounding area with a more modern twist created by the use of grey windows and white render
Client: Magnum Care
Architect: HSSP Architects
Structural Engineer: Howard Ward Associates
Value: £3.14m
Specification
Revised Design
- Our revised design included for a 4th floor to the building
- The 4th floor was utilised to accommodate operational facilities e.g. Commercial Kitchen, Laundry, File Store & Staff Room
- The home includes a hairdressing salon, consultation suite, a variety of multi-use lounges, dining areas and lifts servicing all floors
Build Features
- State of the art electronic capability
- Feature include a wireless nurse call system which can be tailored to each individuals needs
- Additionally there is wireless broadband to the entire home
- The scheme started in May 2013 and completed in June 2014
