![Saffron Walden - CGI of care village](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ccaece_c21fa693fe5f48d4bda3ae37caf442e5~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_49,h_31,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SAFFRON%20WALDEN%20-%20VISUAL%201.png)
DEVELOPMENT: COMPLETED 2020 LOCATION: SAFFRON WALDEN CLIENT: RETIREMENT VILLAGES GROUP
Saffron Walden
Care Village
![Saffron Walden - site plan of care village](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ccaece_1ba6a57f4ccc403b89e4d9e3d8bb8839~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_93,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SAFFRON%20WALDEN%20-%20SITE%20PLAN.jpg)
The site is located on the edge of a rural settlement on the outskirts of Newport, Saffron Walden. It is enclosed on two boundaries by a mixture of established residential dwellings and a large new residential development to the other boundaries.
Clients brief proposes a care village comprising 64 one and two bedroom apartments over 3 floors and 3 different levels, 17 two storey cottages dispersed across the site, a 40 bedroom care home. The project also provides a club house, communal facilities, and ancillary services accessed at ground floor level to serve the village.
![Saffron Walden - CGI of care village](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ccaece_f445e317a87d4bdfb7375390557bf3fb~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SAFFRON%20WALDEN%20-%20VISUAL%201.jpg)
The design of the proposals are sympathetic to the needs of the local community and environment with interaction in its landscape and context. The site is sloping with a fall from the North to the South of approximately 6.5m, however a requirement of this scheme was to ensure all residents have full accessibility across the site. To accommodate the topography changes in levels, three plateaus were created across the site with a storey height difference between them.
The form of the buildings and response to the topography creates a variety of distinct eternal spaces for the residents, families and staff to use.
![Saffron Walden - CGI of care village](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ccaece_79c04c1befc7498798e25c2a40d610df~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SAFFRON%20WALDEN%20-%20VISUAL%202.jpg)
![Saffron Walden - 3d render of care village](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ccaece_6a3f6bc19bb74b2f85e4afa2d1dfec0b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SAFFRON%20WALDEN%20-%20VISUAL%203.jpg)
![Saffron Walden - 3d render of care village](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ccaece_06045cbe9a0649218e52a0babbb9f664~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_75,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/SAFFRON%20WALDEN%20-%20VISUAL%204.jpg)