creating value through quality. lessons for older people’s housing

University of Sheffield, 4 February 2015

CREATING VALUE THOUGH QUALITY

Lessons for older people’s housing

from the Project and

Sarah Wigglesworth Architects


A distinctive contribution to an existing setting


A new narrative for an existing setting


Contribution to urban quality, of its place, respecting existing conditions, distinctive identity, defined boundaries, character


Welcome to my abode


Dialogue with existing, uniqueness of location

Variety, scale, recognition

Threshold conditions, privacy, security

Base site plan

Flexibility and longevity


Variant 1

Variant 3Variant 2

Variant 4 Variant 5

Main house

Mews house


Design for the whole of life, for everyone


Flexible planning for all of life’s eventualities

Shared territory, collective responsibility, good neighbourliness, clearly delineated private space



What the site and brief affords: creating a resilient place for now and for the future


The power of gardens for social interaction, wellbeing, fitness &healthy eating and connection with nature

Opportunities for social interaction on the threshold of the home


Shared outdoor spaces offer potential for social interaction

Level thresholds

Easy access to shops and services

A comfortable place to sit and a view of outside

Connection with the external world

Wellbeing: connecting with the world outside


Go beyond regulation & guides – but still compliant

A place called home…..sanctuary, security, privacy, practicality


0700hrs: breakfast in the clear morning

1200hrs: midday: lunch preparation for guests 1900hrs: outdoor activities cease at dusk

1300hrs: lunch on the deck

Wellbeing: put yourself in the user’s shoes


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creating value through quality. lessons for older people’s housing

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