Laureate Gardens - Aged Living Development
Laureate Gardens, an Aged Living development consisting of 33 market units and 12 key worker apartments, forms a health and social well-being campus at the heart of Henley on Thames alongside the recently completed Townlands Hospital and Care Home.
Internal historic courtyard view of 1790 Workhouse
Village concept sketch showing the key access routes above the underground car park
Nick Baker Architects were commissioned by Amber Solutions for Care to conduct a review of a planning approved scheme with a view to improve the residential units and their setting.
Internal historic courtyard view of 1790 Workhouse
View of the landscape deck above the underground car park
Aerial view showing the link between the new and old courtyards
Plan showing the collection of buildings for the Laureat Gardens Aged Living Development
The resulting design is strongly focused on quality hard and soft landscaping, both to private gardens and communal amenity and circulation areas, which was key to fulfilling our clients aspirations for the scheme and improving the setting of the development to maximize value.
At the heart of the scheme a large terraced courtyard is created, utilizing the natural slope of the site to create secured undercroft car parking below. The quality of the landscaped areas are borne of Nick Baker Architect's passion for placemaking in landscape led aged living developments.
The market units are situated in three Grade II listed and curtilage listed historic buildings first constructed in 1790, comprising a former Workhouse, Infirmary and School, alongside a new build block.
View of the new building and landscape deck above the underground car park
Site sections and elevations of the approved planning scheme surrounded by 5 Grade II Listed Buildings
The layout and interior design of each townhouse within the historic buildings is bespoke, developed to enhance the historic features, proportions and setting of the buildings, whilst providing contemporary, open plan, living areas.
The landscaping is split into smaller courtyards
Internal views of the large Aged Living units
Looking though to the olsd schoolhouse building
The new build element of the development, provides a contemporary counterpoint to its neighbors, with floor to ceiling glazing. The proportions, grammar and materiality, however, borrow heavily from the surrounding historic buildings. Large terraces to the penthouse floors provide unrivalled views over the Thames valley below.
NBA provided interior design services for the old and new apartments
“This is indeed very good news - all facilitated by your expert management of the process and the detailed, informed and pro active approach of NBA with their design work. Thank you very much”
- Ben Tanner
Kitchen view of a ground floor schoolhouse unit
View through historic archway to parking deck landscaping
Internal view of the new build apartments
Laureate Gardens - Aged Living Development , Henley-on-Thames 2014–2018
Client: Amber Solutions for Care
Project Status: Built
Budget: £16m
Team
Nick Baker Architects
Nick Baker
Alyn O’Donnell
Ignacio Calvo
Naomi Bryden
Structural Engineer
Couch Consulting Engineers
Mechanical & Electrical Engineer
CCE
Contractor - Bowmer & Kirkland
Bowmer & Kirkland
Project Manager
Gleeds