This week, Independent Social Care Provider, Precious Homes, won Best Regeneration Project at the 2018 Pinders Healthcare Design Award Finals in recognition of their flagship three tiered service and social enterprise in Birmingham ‘Swan Court’.
The team joined healthcare design finalists from across the UK, at the Pinders Healthcare Design Awards lunch held on 14th March at the Royal Lancaster London, and were named winners in the category of ‘Best Regeneration Project, with judges recognising their innovative and bespoke approach to healthcare service design for the second year running.
The Pinders Healthcare Design Awards aim to promote and recognise the very best developments in all types of care-related property. ‘Swan Court’ is a re-development project from a previous older person’s sheltered housing scheme into a three-tiered residential and supported living service with social enterprise for younger adults with complex needs to become significantly more independent and confident at home and in the community.
The overall aim was for the design of the new service to maximise safety and space, incorporating the design team’s innovative ideas and the creation of three innovative services with a social enterprise as separate entities but ensuring natural integration and a seamless transition of services within the complex.
A key design feature are the communal spaces and cafe which include new and upcycling projects. Examples include pallets used to decorate the café and a pool table re-designed into the café counter.
Greg Lapham, Precious Homes’ Chief Operating Officer, said: “I remember the first time I walked around the original property and immediately saw the potential – truly envisioning that something very special could be created. The design and layout was down to partnership working and communication with our Operations Team and Host Local Authority about how best the three tiered service could work and flow and incorporating the very best design features and concepts. After a huge amount of work from all involved we opened a very well thought out and forward thinking service and the feedback and response from all the people we support, their families, professionals and visitors has been extremely positive.
“Being National finalists three years in a row and winning the Pinders Design Award two years in a row is a fantastic achievement and I am extremely proud of what we have achieved. What really drives me to achieve this quality of service is creating the very best possible accommodation for those that we support and for our organisation to be known as an influencer in the adult specialist healthcare sector.”
Mitesh Dhanak, Precious Homes’ Managing Director, said: “I am delighted we have won the Pinders Award 2018, this is a testament to our ability to deliver high quality, innovative and modern facilities in the heart of the community for the people we support. This is the second year in a row that we have been awarded the Pinders Design award and a true demonstration that our team continue to push the boundaries of architectural design to deliver first class, homely, and safe environments for the people we support.’
