Bethanie Aged Care Village, Warwick (competition)

Garden Aged Care Village

Community & Residents share many facilities.

Ehdo collaborated with Melbourne-based architectural practice Bloxas & Urban Ecologist Daniel Jan Martin who brought health, neurological & environmental design, and critical thinking to the project through their PhD studies.

The gardens are expansive and visible within all areas of the building.

Based around four key themes of Care; Community; Gardens and Sustainability, our scheme is primarily focussed on the therapeutic benefits of enriched social interactions and the joy derived from meaningful connection to nature.

Residential rooms are simple for personal adaption with direct garden access.

It was critical that the landscape reflected the climate, local environment, and enriched culture for residents. So, several gardens based on different seasons and rituals of time, connect the building and people to the delight of gardens, birds, and the cycles of nature of the area.

Ground Floor Masterplan

1. Residents Rooms

2. Contemplation Room

3. Administration

4. Evening Dining

5. Daycare Centre

6. Morning Dining

7. Public Gallery & Lecture Space

8. Wellness Room

9. Gym

10. Community Shop

11. Community Associations

12. Residents Rooms

13. Community Hire

14. Dual Key Residents Rooms

15. Existing Retirement Village

Increasing daily interactions between residents and the community was encouraged through a series of facilities located within the heart of the building that formed a public arcade linking four storey residential wings in each corner of the site.

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Size : 142 Beds

Team: Ehdo, Bloxas, Daniel Jan Martin