Learning Disability Development, Townend Court, Hull

Designed with the user’s experience in mind

Alex Caruso, Architectural Partner

Key considerations

:01 location and social inclusion

:02 safety and security

:03 admission and resident’s experience

:04 staff experience and natural observation

:05 access to outdoor areas

:01 location and social inclusion

Designed with the user’s experience in mind

Learning Disability Assessment & Treatment Development, Townend Court, Cottingham Road, Hull

Site location and local influences

Townend Court will provide for a range of integral services for people with disabilities, their carers and local communities.

The internal and external design reflects a positive, open and inclusive new vision of Learning Disability.

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LOCATION OF DEVELOPMENT

CONSTRAINT

LINK CONSTRAINT – RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES

PARKING REPLACED BY LANDSCAPE

INTRODUCE PARKING BUFFER

ACCESS

:02 safety and security

Designed with the user’s experience in mind

Learning Disability Assessment & Treatment Development, Townend Court, Cottingham Road, Hull

Keep residents safe

Enclosure should be achieved discreetly providing a comfortable environment to reduce tension and promote well being.

Creation of a courtyard arrangement has facilitated a natural means of providing safety and security.

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:03 admission and resident’s experience

Designed with the user’s experience in mind

Learning Disability Assessment & Treatment Development, Townend Court, Cottingham Road, Hull

A welcome message associated to the need to be seen and understood

Townend Court will offer individuals the most up to date and carefully developed building design that offers an environment in

which people with a learning disability, their families and carers, alongside staff, benefit from the experience the building will

deliver.

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:04 staff experience and natural observation

Designed with the user’s experience in mind

Learning Disability Assessment & Treatment Development, Townend Court, Cottingham Road, Hull

Residents kept in view with minimal physical effort

The building and site layout has been designed to allow for safe and visible circulation for all building participants.

The central distribution spine provides access to all areas and aids natural observation.

Glazed screens maximize light and observation requirements.

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:05 access to outdoor areas

Designed with the user’s experience in mind

Learning Disability Assessment & Treatment Development, Townend Court, Cottingham Road, Hull

An outside room to access or see, to enjoy or meditate, to console and reassure

Whatever the form of development, maximizing utility and creating a sense of space depend upon such factors as the

relationship to outdoor space and art.

Changes in the geometry have created opportunities for internal light wells and a feature entrance that favors access and

views of the external areas.

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:thank you

Designed with the user’s experience in mind

Key Stakeholders

: Client – Humber NHS Foundation Trust

: Contractor - Medicinq

: Architect Lead Consultant – Gelder and Kitchen LLP

: Civil and Structural Engineer – Gelder and Kitchen LLP

: CDM-Coordinator – Gelder and Kitchen LLP

: Cost Consultant – Gelder and Kitchen LLP

: Mechanical and Electrical Engineer – Sutcliffe Consulting Engineers

: Landscape Architect – 2B Consultancy

: Contract Value - £6m

: Procurement – Procure21