Hope Landing
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Project Description:
Location: Charlotte, Michigan
Challenge:
A rural site on the edge of Charlotte, Michigan. The project is a 20-unit Adult Care facility. The master plan needed to accommodate a later addition of another 20-unit wing that would make use of the existing service core elements. The site is rolling with an open storm water easement that cuts across the southern part of the site. The design needed to completely shed any of the preconceptions of a nursing home and create a place that the residents would feel at home. The project was privately financed, but was designed to meet all the Fair Housing standards and the Uniform Federal Accessibility Codes.
Solution:
The architecture is strongly influenced by Michigan farm buildings, reflecting its location and the character of Charlotte as a farming community. Simple forms, wide trim boards, porches, and double hung windows are some of the architectural elements used. There are three wings of the building that are anchored around a small courtyard that bring light into the center of the building. The courtyard also offsets the two residential wings. Natural light, carefully chosen colors, furnishings, materials and finishes define the interior as a home for a group of 20 residents. The living room with soft comfortable seating around a fireplace resembles something that would be found in the average home. The bright sunny dining room, open air porch, and a wire mesh corncrib screened in porch, are some of the additional spaces found at hope landing. |
New Friends
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Project Description:
Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan
Size: 27,000 SF
3 separate buildings
Challenge:
The conversion of an existing 3 building complex, a former nursing home, into an Adult Foster Care facility, using HUD financing. The project will house 60 residents in the three separate buildings
Solution:
The goal is to change this former nursing home to be a place the new residents will want to call home. This will be achieved through the careful selection of materials, furnishings, textures and the re-planning of the service and common areas. Natural light is being introduced through light tubes in corridors which have no other means of natural light. The exterior is being treated in a way to make the buildings look more residential and less institutional. Additionally, courtyards will be created off the living rooms of each building. Each courtyard will house raised planter boxes for activities the residents can enjoy during the warmer months. Fireplaces will be added and the “observation room” styled nursing stations will be replaced with sitting areas. Finally, all the bathrooms will be redone to meet current Fair Housing Standards and Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards. |
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