Edwards Court
Millbrook Lane, off Topsham Road, Exeter, EX2 6FU
Millbrook Lane, off Topsham Road, Exeter, EX2 6FU
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Manager's Description
"The scheme has been designed to allow older people to maintain an independent lifestyle by providing a ‘home-for-life’ that integrates varied levels of care and support. The Passivhaus design will..." Show more "The scheme has been designed to allow older people to maintain an independent lifestyle by providing a ‘home-for-life’ that integrates varied levels of care and support. The Passivhaus design will create optimal internal conditions; a safe, healthy and comfortable environment, as well as radically reduced utility bills; a particularly pertinent issue for the vulnerable residents.The planned four and five-story residential development has incorporated new design thinking that aligns better with the requirements of elderly life, placing strong focus on community and companionship. The design encourages social inclusion and happenstance meetings, through an optimised floor plan and complementary landscape.
In support of independent living, communal spaces, additional to the self-contained apartments have been incorporated into the design, such as lounges, dining rooms, hobby spaces, a music room and gardens. Alongside these, a number of facilities, accessible to the wider community have also been incorporated into the design, such as a restaurant, salon and spa treatment room; meaning that residents, should they prefer, will be able to stay on site and retain their autonomy, whilst still interacting with the surrounding community.
The entire scheme is designed to accommodate dementia needs, and this has been a focal point of the design decisions made internally and externally, producing a fully considered design that uses a variety of techniques to support dementia suffers as they move around the building and grounds.
The design aims to break up the mass of the building, reducing the visual impact and creating engaging spaces and junctions for the community to flourish. This is supported through interesting choices of colour and texture, including an intricate brick façade, which is broken up with a range of pattern techniques to disperse the exterior mass and offer definition." Show less
Main Facts
Extra care housing
Tenure(s): Rent (social landlord)
53 flats. Built in 2022. Sizes 1 bedroom, 2 bedroom.
Extra Care scheme with on-site care staff (24 hours / 7 days), Non-resident management staff
Lift, Lounge, Restaurant open to the public, Garden, Hobby room, Hairdressing salon, Assisted bathing facility
New residents accepted from 55 years of age.
Housing Authority: Exeter
Social Care Authority: Devon
Architects: Architype
Info updated: 21/02/2020
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