Richmond and Heatherbank
Richmond & Heatherbank, Bexhill, Sussex: residential care home
for MHA Care Group
Key Facts:
57 existing bedrooms
6 new bedrooms
JCT traditional contract
Phased project built by Denne Construction
Extensive refurbishment
New landscaped gardens
Richmond & Heatherbank is a fifty-seven unit care home which has been extended and remodelled to provide improved space and facilities for people with dementia.
The project involved building an extension to the ground floor, allowing more space for dining and sitting areas and offering additional bedroom accommodation. New links to enhanced external areas were also created to make better and more attractive use of the site.
In addition, improvements were made to the quality of the first floor space including further eating and sitting areas and bedroom facilities.
Phasing was a matter of fundamental importance throughout the project. Residents in the existing building had to be moved at different stages of the project to allow work to progress, requiring careful management when closing off different parts of the site. The project has been designed to facilitate a future phase should further extension to the building be required.