Best practices: the focus on lifestyle, culture, and wellness is why our judges found these projects worthy of citations for best practice. (2002 Order of Exclusive Awards).Focused dementia-program space MASONIC PATHWAYS Alma, Mich. Interior design: FroggLeg Designs, Bannister, Mich. At Masonic Pathways, a continuing-care setting serving more than 450 residents, design innovation comes in the form of Memory Lane." For just $63,000--or $46 per square foot--(obtained from grants and donations), designers Jim and carol Stewart fashioned an eight-room diorama of a typical 1940s home. From front porch porch Roofed structure, usually open at front and sides, projecting from the face of a building and used to protect an entrance. If colonnaded, it may be called a portico. to kitchen to garage, the vignettes form a 1,700-square-foot memory hallway that's part of the facility's Eden Alternative programming. For many residents, Memory Lane may bring nostalgic nos·tal·gi·a n. 1. A bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations of the past. 2. The condition of being homesick; homesickness. reminders, even positive cues to memory. As one resident with dementia sat at the table in the kitchen vignette Vignette A symbol or pictorial representation of the corporation on a stock certificate. Usually a complicated and artistic design, it is meant to make the counterfeiting of stock certificates as difficult as possible. , she remarked to her husband, "This is what I miss the most about our life together: our morning coffee." JURY'S TAKE: Kay Trimmer trimmer see resco nail trimmer, toenail scissors. : "The accessibility of the features gives people the ability to interact with design." Lorraine Hiatt: "...an engaging outlet, benefiting seniors, staff, and visitors alike." Dan Morris: "...a realistic way of adding programs for the most cost-conscious." Pool/fitness/wellness center THE MANOR AT YORK TOWN Jamison, Pa. Architect and Interior design: Perkins Eastman Architects, Pittsburgh Recently completed as a service house in a housing community for active adults, the Manor at York Town puts a premium on wellness, networked through multiple sources including a nearby retirement community and a local hospital. Perkins Eastman Architects' sleek natatorium offers a worthy architectural model An architectural model is a tangible representation of a structure (typically a scale model) built to communicate design ideas to clients, owners, committees, customers, and the general public. for fitness and wellness centers, the perfect complement to the Manor's 21st-century model of service partnership. JURY'S TAKE: Rob Volzer: "...a dual fitness/wellness pool facility along with an integrative medicine integrative medicine combines conventional medicine with complementary and alternative therapies. integrative medicine The 'new medicine' A term for the incorporation of alternative therapies into mainstream medical practice. model." Design details SUN CITY TAKATSUKI Osaka, Japan Architect and Interior design: Perkins Eastman Architects, Pittsburgh For this multi-family retirement community in Japan, the design team at Perkins Eastman achieved both style and sense of place in a country with no established tradition of senior living. Design details focus on the contemporary, bridging cultural divides between Western programming and Eastern aesthetics aesthetics (ĕsthĕt`ĭks), the branch of philosophy that is concerned with the nature of art and the criteria of artistic judgment. . JURY'S TAKE: Rob Volzer: "A great reminder that architecture and design of senior living environments must reflect the unique culture and socio-geographic background of residents." Dan Morris: "A wonderful project for a more urban culture, and one with great attention to detail." Convertible design RENAISSANCE GARDENS AT SEABROOK VILLAGE Tinton Falls, N.J. Architect: Wallace Roberts & Todd, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , Philadelphia Interior design: Interior Environments Inc., Philadelphia This project is all about flexibility. In buildings designed to be constructed in three phases over a decade, resident floors may be configured con·fig·ure tr.v. con·fig·ured, con·fig·ur·ing, con·fig·ures To design, arrange, set up, or shape with a view to specific applications or uses: for assisted living as·sist·ed living n. A living arrangement in which people with special needs, especially older people with disabilities, reside in a facility that provides help with everyday tasks such as bathing, dressing, and taking medication. or skilled nursing in response to the evolving needs of the community. For Renaissance Gardens at Seabrook Village, the architectural team at Wallace Roberts & Todd created unit prototypes that allow floor functions to be interchangeable in·ter·change·a·ble adj. That can be interchanged: interchangeable items of clothing; interchangeable automotive parts. in . They also made every effort to avoid institutional character, focusing instead on residential features and homelike finishes. Our jurors particularly liked the memory-box detailing and entry configuration of each unit. JURY'S TAKE: Kay Trimmer: "The project incorporates some very nice details, such as homestyle dining. The site plan is very creative." Independent living to assisted living conversion THE FOUNTAINS AT LOGAN SQUARE Logan Square is the name of:
Architect: Partridge partridge, common name applied to various henlike birds of several families. The true partridges of the Old World are members of the pheasant family (Phasianidae); the common European or Hungarian species has been successfully introduced in parts of North America. Tackett Architects, Philadelphia Interior design: Design Point Inc., Bethlehem, Pa. The Fountains at Logan square East project is a brilliant "before-and-after" makeover. But it's not just about a more appealing aesthetic--it's about meeting the needs of residents who wish to age in place. The design team of Partridge Tackett Architects and Design Point Inc. tackled tough challenges in a 24-story complex, making necessary structural and life-safety upgrades, and converting existing space to appropriate use. Gone are the bland walls and harsh lighting. The new look is state-of-the-art, highly marketable, and much more inviting. JURY'S TAKE: Lorraine Hiatt: "An older independent living residence with fairly institutional design elements has been transformed with interior detailing to a marketable and more functional independent and assisted living residence." Function and room plan ESKATON GOLD RIVER LODGE ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY Gold River, Calif. Architect and Interior design: Boulder Associates Inc., Boulder, Colo. Eskaton Gold River Lodge Assisted Living Facility is designed with a mission: Enable residents to live as independently as possible. At just $95 per gross square foot, Boulder Associates has delivered excellent spatial function with a focus on accessibility (roll-in showers, extra wheelchair clearances), adjustability (moveable kitchen counter heights), and adaptability a·dapt·a·ble adj. Capable of adapting or of being adapted. a·dapt  a·bil (family-room breakfast areas and
individual tea kitchens).
JURY'S TAKE: Lorraine Hiatt: "Room plans afford a good deal of privacy, with individual showers, and tea kitchens to foster independence." |
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