New Forest Nursing Home

New Forest Nursing Home
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Having been involved with this fine old building for many years the new owners appointed us to complete the extension for which we had obtained planning approval some years before. This involved some re-planning of the scheme to provide 8 new en suite rooms together with internal alterations to relocate the lift and form a first floor link between isolated areas in order that these should have full access to the new lift.

During construction our brief was extended to include the formation of new corporate offices and 6 new staff bedrooms, lounge, kitchen and bathrooms within the extensive roof spaces all carried out whilst the Home remained fully operational.

The new extension forms the third side of a courtyard entrance and uses the same palette of materials as the existing with roughcast render, timber windows and handmade roof tiles. A verandah was incorporated to provide a greater sense of privacy for the ground floor occupants of the new rooms and to provide a covered south facing sitting area.
 
- Care & Nursing
 
Working drawings: J.R & J.T.R
Design by: J.R & J.T.R