Greenwood
BLB Surveyors services
Quantity Surveyors, Designers, Principle Designers & Contract Administration
Client
East Sussex County Council
Value of project
£750,000
Project information
An extensive refurbishment of this 16 bedroom respite care home in Bexhill-On-Sea. The interior of Greenwood, which was constructed in the early 1980s was mostly original and was seen as being dated and not able to provide the type of environment carers and users of such facilities expected. The client wanted to provide a hotel style experience for users which was welcoming and homely, whilst also being able to provide a variety of bedroom types to suit different client needs for flexible use of respite bedroom facilities.
With exception of the White House wing of the property, the works involved an extensive renewal of exterior and interior elements, including ceilings, floor coverings and windows. New en-suite bath and wet rooms were provided for the majority of bedrooms, with existing bathrooms refurbished. Sun tubes were installed to provide greater levels of natural light to the dark corridors and bedroom wings with a northerly aspect, with bedrooms being fitted with electric dampers to control light levels from within rooms. The refurbishment also included a thorough overhaul of the electrical and mechanical elements within the property to update, better suit user needs and to save electricity and energy costs.
Various external works were undertaken, including a new larger reception entrance with entrance canopy, central courtyard, and formation of private garden space to some bedrooms and renewal of the car park line painting.
The refurbishment of Greenwood has been very well received by the users and carers, and is being used as a template for future refurbishments of East Sussex County Council respite service properties.
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