Robert Heath Street

Key Features

• Establishing a clear Client Brief. This was particularly important as the development was one of the first of its kind.
• Allowing freedom of resident movement/containment.
• Providing hygiene/durability.
• Offering homely environment.
• Promoting personal dignity/safety.
• Identifying risks to the project, innovating and mitigating risks. For example, as the ground conditions were poor, PFA was pumped into the ground to remediate 70% voids.
• Establishing pragmatic, sustainable and solutions focused fire strategy for the core and cluster model. This lead to developing a new fire strategy concept for this type of building.
• Delivering less carbon emissions and waste. Care homes in the past have not been 'green' buildings and have been expensive to heat.
• Supporting the local authority to realise the benefits of quality residential care.
• Delivering low maintenance and life cycle costs.