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SENIOR LIVING
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WEST VILLAS, SHENANDOAH VALLEY WESTMINSTER CANTERBURY WINCHESTER CITY & FREDERICK COUNTY, VA
Located adjacent to the existing SVWC campus, the site for ten new villa buildings is both steep and heavily wooded, with minor rock outcroppings. The major eastern approach to the new development is via a new road which connects to the existing campus over a wooded ridge line. The landscape design will attempt to preserve as much as possible of the existing landscape within the buffers around the site perimeter and will augment existing plantings with more shade trees, understory trees, evergreen trees, and shrub massings to create a lush, solid border around the property and a screen to the neighbors. The interior of the site will also be lushly landscaped with shade and ornamental tree canopy as well as understory and shrub plantings. A pedestrian pathway system throughout the site will include paved sidewalks along the villa access road as well as a trail system through extensive park spaces. All pathways will be graded at under 5% in order to be universally accessible. The site slopes down from east to west and from north to south. The natural drainage patterns will be augmented and highlighted through low-impact-development strategies incorporating stormwater as an aesthetic design feature of the project. A series of rain gardens, natural drainage channels, structured drainage channels, and two large ponds at the low point of the site will, together with the site vegetation, create a beautiful setting for the new villa buildings that draws upon the unique characteristics of the property. A central gathering space for the site will be connected to the path system; the large meadow landscape surrounding the new ponds will provide further recreational and aesthetic opportunities. The primary vehicular entry from the west crosses over a causeway created between the two ponds. The site also includes a parcel of land which will be leased to commercial tenants, to include intergenerational day-care as well as a medical office.
WESTMINSTER-CANTERBURY RICHMOND RICHMOND, VA
At Westminster-Canterbury’s northside campus, HG Design Studio is working with SFCS Architects to assist the client with modernizing an older facility. Senior living has become a competitive market, and often driven by the younger generation, who values luxury and up-to-date facilities. In response, the creation of gardens, a Wellness Activity area above a new parking deck as well as the creation of a new Villa neighborhood is the objective to improve the campus. The roof of the parking deck will accommodate a variety of wellness components, which have all been determined through close coordination with WC staff and residents. Structured elements like pickleball courts, an exercise equipment fitness courtyard, and firepit and picnic shelter will be joined by gardens and open lawn areas for multipurpose uses. Land planning will integrate a collection of buildings from different eras into a sense of community and place. The new Villa neighborhood will be centered around a large Village Green, with pathways, gardens, and a dog park. Community garden beds will be located adjacent to the existing Cochrane Pond. Berms and dense plantings will screen the property from adjacent commercial development. A walking trail, which is among the most popular amenities with residents, will connect all parts of the large campus.
WINCHESTER SENIOR LIVING WINCHESTER, VA
HG is providing Landscape Architecture services for a new Senior Living Center in the heart of historic Winchester, on the site of the old Valley Health Hospital. Working collaboratively with Moseley Architects and Greenway Engineering, HG assisted the client in receiving City Council approval to proceed with the project, which has experienced opposition from the neighbors because of the scale of the building within this residential neighborhood. A beautiful and intensively planted landscape design was key to gaining approval to proceed. The property includes an existing building to remain, and will include a new structure which will accommodate independent living and memory-care facilities in addition to various amenities for residents. A corner park will serve both residents and the surrounding neighborhood, and several existing parking lots will be improved with upgraded planting. The site plan was submitted to the City of Winchester for approval in mid-October and building design is underway.
CEDARFIELD SENIOR LIVING HENRICO COUNTY, VA
HG Design Studio was inserted into this large and multi-phased expansion project to provide landscape architecture for the gardens and exterior spaces surrounding the new Wellness Building, four additional courtyard gardens dotted throughout the property, and perimeter planting for additions to the Independent Living building and Household facility. Cedarfield is situated on 90 wooded acres, and the presentation of its grounds is integral to its mission to enrich the quality of life of its residents. An essential part of our charge was to create landscapes that conform and correspond with the existing campus, and to work in collaboration with the facilities staff, including the horticulturalist on plant selections. Our landscape architects designed attractive, pedestrian-friendly garden spaces accessible to residents of all abilities. These included a Secret Garden courtyard, a Memory Care courtyard, a New Resident courtyard, and planting quadrangles adjacent to a loading dock and two building additions. Client and architectural input was integrated into the programming and schedule in order to attain consensus, desired budget, and design deliverables, including presentation of rendered landscape concepts. HG evaluated existing POD submittals for information relevant to the proposed design and coordinated plans with county officials to ensure compliance. Selection of plantings suitable for the area and the residents was part of our process, and HG solicited bids from contractors for preliminary estimates of construction budgets.
SHELTERING ARMS REHABILITATION INSTITUTE GOOCHLAND COUNTY, VA
The new Sheltering Arms/VCU Health hospital was master planned to provide space for future inpatient and outpatient buildings and services. This project includes 114 inpatient beds, a central rehabilitation gym, a laboratory, a pharmacy, a kitchen and cafeteria, administrative offices, surface parking, site and utility development, and more. The site is close to major roads and interstates and was developed to support not only the initial building but also future expansion. The owner wishes this project to become a destination site for the specialized services being offered. As such, access to the campus and offered services were developed with both the patients and the care-givers in mind such that outside experts and researchers will be drawn to the facility. The landscape design approach utilizes native and adapted native plants as well as drought tolerant species. An orchestrated sequence of flowering ornamental trees leads the traveler to the auto-court and main building entrance. The parking lot islands are planted with shade trees, low shrubs and groundcover. At the main entrance to the building, there is colored concrete paving with a dominant scoring pattern to distinguish this area from all the other standard collector walk concrete. Remaining walkways are poured in place, gray concrete. Ornamental LED light bollards are located at the patient arrival area. Low voltage LED landscape lighting is located near the entrance to the building. Attractive metal benches with backs and metal trash cans are located nearby the front door.
BETH SHOLOM SENIOR LIVING HENRICO COUNTY, VA
HG Design Studio was retained by the owner to complete a comprehensive analysis of the whole campus of this village of long-term care, assisted living, memory support and independent living apartments. We studied pedestrian flow, landscape amenities and lighting for all the buildings, with an intensive focus on particular areas of the site. We considered locations for memorial plantings, focal elements, site amenities, and a raised garden for wheelchairs. HG also created a detailed set of plans for Penn Park featuring a planting design, pergola, paving patterns, seatwall, fence, arbor, wetland deck, and a separate area for interactive gardening in which the residents can tend to vegetables, herbs and flowers. The overall master planning contains hardscape, landscape, lighting and irrigation plans, and enhanced planting plans for the main entrances.
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