Visionary housing for the elderly

摘要

Right now, Beachcroft House is a building site in a leafy street a few steps from the historic BBC studios in Maida Vale, a pleasant and leafy part of London. Men in hi-vis jackets and hard hats welcome visitors to walk around the half-finished building. But soon this will emerge as a state-of-the-art care home for some of the elderly residents living in the London Borough of Westminster. Already the clean, modern styling can be seen emerging in the smooth plastered walls. Community spaces and staff facilities complement the spacious en-suite rooms for the 84 occupants who will start arriving next summer.