Chesil Street Extra Care Scheme

Winchester

Description of Scheme

The scheme has 52 self-contained apartments (30 1-bed and 22 2-bed) on the upper floors with communal lounge, cafeteria and other ancillary facilities for residents on the ground floor. There is also a Day Care dementia respite facility for Hampshire County Council within the scheme.

The development will form a prestigious gateway development into the city centre, providing a contemporary styled home for local older residents of Winchester. Predominantly using traditional Winchester red brick, the elevations use large fenestration and recessed integrated balconies to give high levels of natural light and ventilation to the occupiers, which informs the architectural style. The topography of the site means the southern end of the building is in the ground, which is utilised as an underground car park. The building is set back from Chesil Street to form an urban landscaped garden area to the front of the building, retaining the green open feel that the existing car park provides in breaking from the urban build-up.

The development is expected to be onsite by late summer 2015 with a completion date of spring 2017.

Where Is It?

This development is to be built on the site of an old car park in the city of Winchester, the county town of Hampshire.

Proximity

This Extra Care scheme is located in the heart of Winchester with local amenities easily accessible.

Useful Local Statistics

There are growing numbers of older persons in Winchester (25% increase in over 85 year olds since 2001) this has resulted in an increased need for housing and services that meet older persons' needs.

Care Services

This Extra care housing scheme consists of groups of individual houses or flats with communal facilities that allow residents to retain independence whilst having access to 24 hour care.

Facilities

• communal lounge
• cafeteria
• urban landscaped garden area

Address

Barfield Close,
Winchester,
Hampshire

Scheme Location Map