Mae’s multi-generational living scheme: A model for inclusive community housing
By Ben Flatman2024-05-28T10:30:00
Mæ Architects unveils Block S01, a multi-generational residential development, featuring council homes, extra care flats, and community facilities designed to foster engagement and connection
Mæ Architects has completed an innovative multi-generational residential development in the Aylesbury redevelopment area.
Block S01 is a key component of the initial phases of the Aylesbury redevelopment area. This phase encompasses new council homes, specialist housing, the Harriet Hardy Extra Care home, and various community facilities.
Located at the southwestern end of the redevelopment area, block S01 includes 119 new council homes, with 54 designated as Harriet Hardy Extra Care flats for older adults, as well as a new community centre.
Alex Ely, director of Mæ said: “Our design aims to make extra care housing a seamless part of our housing provision, this multi-generational block brings together general needs accommodation for individuals and families alongside specialist care housing.
“The building has a civic quality and offers the benefits of independent but collective living in the city; we have imagined a new community that will be both cohesive and outward-looking.”
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