1. Shore Green Supported Housing Manchester

2. Scheme Background
Irwell Valley Housing Association
Manchester social services
Supported housing scheme
Elderly residents with long term memory disorder (Dementia)
4 bungalows (2B3P) and 6 ‘flats’ (1B1P) with support accommodation
Wythenshawe, South Manchester

3. Brief Development Process
Client Expertise
Consultation with the Alzheimer's Society
Consultation with Manchester Social Services
Published Precedent
Internet research

4. Briefing Themes
Physical and spatial legibility
Spatial identity
Circulation organisation and hierarchy
Visual and sensory cueing
Category 1 care standards
24 hour staffing
Housing Corporation Scheme Development Standards (SDS)
Non institutional design
Strong external building identity
Context sensitive aesthetic
‘Ordinariness’
Local consultation

5. Detail Design – Site Constraints
Site Issues
Geometry
Easements (highways and drainage)
Physicality and Landform
Context

6. Detail Design – Building Plan
All resident facilities are located on the ground floor.
Single communal entrance, double height as key character space.
Two storey communal space
Simple and legible circulation routes (secondary staff circulation corridor)
Dead ends avoided where possible
Communal garden acts as circulation datum.
Flat entrances identifiable / personalised
Compact flat layout. Manageable.
Bungalows have own front door off courtyard and ‘normal’ layout with detail adaptations.
Living spaces overlook streets for visual community link.
Communal garden is safe wandering space with a choice of routes and seating options.

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8. Entrance sequence

9. Communal Space

10. Flat Details
Lounge
Kitchen
Alcove
Bed St
Shower

11. Alcove shelving converted to bench seating
Alcove shelving converted to bench seating. Slim line display cabinet used for personal objects, family photos etc (memory box). Art work developed with resident for each seating alcove.
Stained glass art installation to each roof light to give individual character.
Convert flat to open plan with low level dividers to delineate space.
Kitchen remodelled to add units and increase capacity.
Shower room and WC modified.

12. Bungalow Details
Canopy
Bed 1
Bed 2
Shower
Lounge
Dining
Kitchen

13. New door to master bedroom / semi en-suite
Walk in shower tray with waist high privacy screen and shower curtain
Door relocated and fully glazed to aid visibility (or omitted completely)
Door removed and kitchen opened up.
Use as many glass doors as possible for kitchen units
Consider the use of induction cookers
Arrange furniture layout to allow one seat to have visibility of WC door
Consider glazing bedroom door to help with recognition and also help carer check on the condition of their ‘patient’ without disturbing them. Issues of privacy need to be considered.
Sculpture and door colour to match.
Raised planter for residents to personalise.

14. Courtyard Garden

15. Construction Information
2000 – 2001 Design development
2001 – 2003 Detail design and construction
£675, 000
12month build period
Design and Build contract
Contractor : Wiggett Construction
Employers Agent : Kevin Shea Associates
Architects : Triangle Architects

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