Client: Oatlands Care Home Ltd
Location: Anerley Road, Bromley, London
Contract Value: £3.33m
Contract Period: January 2010 – January 2011
Design and construction of a new build 62bedroom care home with accommodation over five floors. The site is in a town centre location fronting on to Anerley Road in the London Borough of Bromley. Works included associated hard and soft landscaping including car parking and appropriate boundary treatment. Coupled with the existing retained two storey building the new care home can now provide modern high quality facilities for over 100 clients.
Technical Aspects
The existing care home remained open during the works which included the demolition of two existing Victorian Villas and the retention of the existing two story building to the rear. Works included a retaining wall structure and excavation to the level of the adjacent existing retained care home building. To facilitate the works we built, commissioned and maintained an appropriate temporary timber framed accommodation unit; housing laundry, kitchen, offices and day room for the duration of the works.
Building design is of a contemporary five level design with flat roof to meet the Clients and Planners aspirations. The design coordinates internal and external living spaces including a landscaped central courtyard with granite paving.
Other Key Features
• Energy efficient Swedish timber frame construction; front façade clad in terracotta architectural panels remainder clad with rendered panels
• Retaining wall structures to allow levels to be reduced to match adjacent retained buildings
• 20% renewable will be achieved through the installation of PV (photovoltaic) panels generating free electricity
• Building layout allows for flexibility/ mix of facilities offered.
• Standards exceed national standard requirements
• Mixed care facility
• Bedrooms have been specifically designed (and will be managed) as separate specialist units in small groups of 5/6 rooms caring for people with Alzheimer’s, mental disorders, physical disabilities and younger people with Dementia
• Existing care Home operation was maintained during the works
