Origin Indus Brampton
“I have known and worked with Bob as my architect for more than 20 years on a variety of seniors housing projects in Ontario and British Columbia. I believe his depth of knowledge of the nuances of designing great spaces for older people to receive care is second to none.
Bob and his team were excellent at interpreting the latest design regulations and creating a vision for a special living environment for the seniors.
Bob’s team have always proven to be highly practical in their designs and construction detailing, and this has translated into very efficient construction and building economics. This skill set borne from decades of experience is an important consideration in these times of extraordinary cost inflation in building construction.”
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Brampton, ON
192 LTC beds +& 120 seniors apartments
Origin Group and Indus Community Services formed a partnership to create a combination long term care and seniors apartment facility in Brampton for the predominantly South Asian community. Their vision was to build a beautiful brand-new facility to cater to residents and the community, complete with underground parking and ground-floor access to community services. A large commercial kitchen would service LTC residents and provide meals on wheels for both the seniors apartments above as well as seniors in the community at large.
Murphy Partners conducted a Site Feasibility Study and proposed 192 long-term care beds and 120 seniors apartment units on a very tight 1.06 acre site in Brampton.
The complexity of site location, accessibility, various occupancy, and private buildings’ access led to a combination of three design concepts:
2-storey podium for offices, lobbies, and the long-term care amenity area.
3-storey donut shape with central green courtyard for long-term care.
15-storey partial L-shape tower for seniors’ apartments.
A green roof for the seniors’ apartments provides both aesthetic and environmental benefits. A third-floor green secure courtyard for long-term care was created for the exclusive use of long-term care residents. It also provides amenity spaces, which are positioned around the courtyard, with green views. Parking is provided in a 3-level underground parkade. A covered loading space, accessible parking spaces, and a building drop-off area on the ground floor are linked to the lobby.