Maidment Court

Maidment Court replaces an existing outdated care home providing modern retirement living facilities. The new scheme comprises two buildings: one providing 47 integrated retirement community apartments and the other 40 care suites plus staff offices, a bistro, coffee lounge, activity room, shop and hairdressing salon.

The spacious apartments allow wheelchair use and are dual-aspect, with stacked south-facing balconies providing shade and private outside space. To break down the scale and bulk, there are glazed links, deep recesses, varying heights and a palette of complementary colours resulting in the appearance of a cluster of buildings rather than one large mass.

The design was developed through close collaborative working with our clients to establish a detailed brief and requirements. We researched site history, analysed planning policy and liaised with other specialists to realise the maximum potential for the site.  We had multiple discussions with the Planning Department regarding the design which led to increasing the storey height beyond the client’s requirements to maximise views over Parkstone Bay and as a result increasing the value of the site.

The scheme meets both Lifetime Home standards and requirements of the HAPPI report which can be read by clicking this link. The team at WWA have delivered a host of retirement community buildings and contribute to the expertise of the Housing LIN network through the publishing of open source research. To view our own guides and reports on the design of specialist housing check out this link to the Reports and Publications on our website.