This project was borne from the desire of a group of Jehovah's Witnesses to create a senior living community based on the example of the Jehovah's witness homes in Great Britain. Thus began the process of designing the first Jehovah's Witness senior living homes in the United States: a pair of...
Legacy Place.pdf
This new three-story assisted living building comprises 60 residential apartments, activity and recreational space, a rehabilitation center, and spa therapy and administrative spaces. #DesignforAgingKnowledgeCommunity #RLPSArchitects #AsburyPlace #BestPractices #SpecialProjects ...
XQN6D6Y3CLW-2_Asbury Place.pdf
The design of this CCRC was intended to bring the high standards of design, care, and service for seniors to the Kansai region of Japan. Creating a large yet integrated urban community in this redevelopment district - that was rapidly transitioning from industrial to residential use - was of...
Sun city.pdf
In mid-2011, discussions began regarding how to improve the environment in a secure area of a care center servicing dementia residents. This wing includes two halls of resident rooms: one being part of the original 1983 build, the other an addition in 1994. In 2006, a renovation was completed...
The Friendship House.pdf
The Deupree House went from a standalone independent living apartment building with modest amenities to a state-of-the-art campus offering contemporary amenities, services, and nursing care. A new culture, rooted in resident choice and resident involvement in directing their care and daily lives...
The Deupree.pdf
After more than 100 years of providing skilled nursing services, the time had come for this senior care provider to reinvent itself to continue to meet its mission objectives and remain relevant in the marketplace. This project involved health care center renovations to support program...
The Village at Rockville.pdf
This is a virtual CCRC; it is also, in effect, a naturally encouraged retirement community. it is a collaboration between a for-profit developer and an architect who shared the same vision of the future of senior living. #DFAR12 #SpecialProjects #DFA #CaseStudies #BestPractices ...
Wormans Mill.pdf
The project is designed to work with the challenging site, leaving acres of wetlands and wooded areas untouched and capitalizing on buildable areas by locating the town center on the high ground of the tract, with patio homes filling in. #DesignforAgingKnowledgeCommunity #CaseStudies ...
The Village at Orchard Ridge.pdf
These homes blend the amenities of both cottage and apartment living to provide a new independent living model for the community. They are replacing outdated and under-utilized apartments located on steep terrain adjacent to a creek. As part of an existing CCRC, areas of the campus not included...
Creekside.pdf
This project is the first of four 12-bedroom, assisted living, Elder Homes located adjacent to the Archie Hendricks Skilled Nursing Facility on the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation. The Elder Home contains 12 private bedrooms with bathrooms, as well as common kitchen, dining, living, and social...
Tohono.pdf