UK
Ireland
Scotland
London
Construction News
31/05/2011
Specialist Housing Scheme Gets Underway In Wokingham
Construction of an innovative dementia care and supported living housing development in Wokingham has been celebrated.
Representatives of the project partners - Housing 21, Wokingham Borough Council, the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), Willmott Dixon Housing and Quattro Design Architects - gathered at the site of Beeches Manor to mark the beginning of work on the £3.8m development. The development has received a £1.8m investment from the HCA.
The event was also an opportunity to celebrate the completion of enabling work to improve the site access, which is shared with Wokingham Bowling Club.
David Williams, Head of Research and Development for Housing 21, said: "It's important that people with dementia and those with learning disabilities can continue to lead rewarding and independent lives. The use of proven building and assistive technology solutions at Beeches Manor will ensure that this happens."
Housing 21, which has extensive experience of providing housing for vulnerable people, will provide 18 purpose-built apartments for people with dementia and a further eight for people with learning disabilities. There will also be staff accommodation on site and two guest rooms for visitors.
The council's cabinet member for health and wellbeing Cllr Julian McGhee-Sumner said: "This is a great opportunity for vulnerable people to live an independent life in a modern, quality home. Beeches Manor will provide safe accommodation with secure gardens but is also close enough to Wokingham town centre so that residents will be able to use all of facilities on offer in the town."
The dementia component of the project is modelled on the American ‘Greenhouse’ model and consists of two clusters of nine self contained ground floor one bedroom flats. Each cluster is arranged around an open plan communal kitchen, dining and lounge area with a hearth at its centre. The clusters also have their own private courtyard with access to shared landscaped and woodland garden areas.
The one bedroom flats for people with learning disabilities will provide residents with separate independent apartments with lift access and both private and communal balconies as well as a communal garden area.
The new development is due to complete in March 2012.
(CD/GK)
Representatives of the project partners - Housing 21, Wokingham Borough Council, the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), Willmott Dixon Housing and Quattro Design Architects - gathered at the site of Beeches Manor to mark the beginning of work on the £3.8m development. The development has received a £1.8m investment from the HCA.
The event was also an opportunity to celebrate the completion of enabling work to improve the site access, which is shared with Wokingham Bowling Club.
David Williams, Head of Research and Development for Housing 21, said: "It's important that people with dementia and those with learning disabilities can continue to lead rewarding and independent lives. The use of proven building and assistive technology solutions at Beeches Manor will ensure that this happens."
-- Advertisement --
Housing 21, which has extensive experience of providing housing for vulnerable people, will provide 18 purpose-built apartments for people with dementia and a further eight for people with learning disabilities. There will also be staff accommodation on site and two guest rooms for visitors.
The council's cabinet member for health and wellbeing Cllr Julian McGhee-Sumner said: "This is a great opportunity for vulnerable people to live an independent life in a modern, quality home. Beeches Manor will provide safe accommodation with secure gardens but is also close enough to Wokingham town centre so that residents will be able to use all of facilities on offer in the town."
The dementia component of the project is modelled on the American ‘Greenhouse’ model and consists of two clusters of nine self contained ground floor one bedroom flats. Each cluster is arranged around an open plan communal kitchen, dining and lounge area with a hearth at its centre. The clusters also have their own private courtyard with access to shared landscaped and woodland garden areas.
The one bedroom flats for people with learning disabilities will provide residents with separate independent apartments with lift access and both private and communal balconies as well as a communal garden area.
The new development is due to complete in March 2012.
(CD/GK)
Latest Construction News
17/01/2025
Leeds Trinity University has officially opened its newly refurbished City Campus at 1 Trevelyan Square in Leeds.
Completed by GRAHAM Interior Fit-Out, the transformation of the central Leeds site introduces state-of-the-art facilities designed to improve learning and collaborate with industry partn
17/01/2025
Trammell Crow Company (TCC) has secured planning permission for a Grade A logistics scheme in Heywood, Greater Manchester, following a successful planning appeal.
The development will feature two state-of-the-art industrial and logistics buildings. One building will house two units measuring 4,796
17/01/2025
Poole-based developer AJC Group has celebrated a record-breaking 2024, delivering 100 affordable homes, a significant increase from the 72 units completed in the previous year.
Since 2023, AJC Group has completed and handed over 172 affordable homes across five sites.
In 2024 alone, the developer
17/01/2025
Plans for one of the most ambitious parks projects in London have taken a significant step forward, with Haringey Council securing nearly two additional acres of land around The Paddock nature reserve in Tottenham Hale.
The agreement with Thames Water marks a major milestone in the transformation o
17/01/2025
Islington Council has unveiled two draft guidance documents aimed at helping residents, businesses, and developers combat climate change by making buildings more energy efficient and fostering a greener, healthier borough.
The consultation seeks feedback on the draft Climate Action Supplementary Pl
17/01/2025
The City of Wolverhampton Council has unveiled a £98 million investment plan over the next five years to develop around 500 new homes across the city.
The proposal, part of the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Business Plan, received Cabinet approval this week and now moves to Full Council for final
17/01/2025
Croydon Council has announced a significant milestone in the redevelopment of the Purley Pool site, with revised proposals submitted for a new leisure centre, later living housing, and the regeneration of the surrounding area.
A planning application for the site was initially submitted in 2024, pro
17/01/2025
The City of Wolverhampton Council has announced that demolition work has commenced on the New Park Village estate, marking the start of a major £40 million redevelopment project to transform outdated council housing.
Contractor DSM Demolition has begun pulling down poor-quality bungalows on Valley
17/01/2025
Hillingdon Council has acquired 12 new homes at Carpenters Court in Uxbridge.
Leader of Hillingdon Council, Cllr Ian Edwards and Cllr Steve Tuckwell, Cabinet Member for Planning, Housing and Growth, visited the site to officially mark the handover of the properties from local developer Kearns Devel
17/01/2025
Organisers of UK Construction Week (UKCW) have announced another major coup for the show's 10th anniversary year, with the news that UKCW London will be co-locating with the 14th edition of The Stone Show & Hard Surfaces, the principal industry event for surface design.
Established 26 years ago, th
