Ryan OnDesign - Senior Living (2024)

OnDesign

SENIOR LIVING

SERVICES

Planning

Programming

Architecture

Interior Design

Civil Engineering

Landscape Architecture

Computational Design

EXPERTISE

Assisted Living

Independent Living

Active Adult

Memory Care

MEDIA & STORIES

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UNITS IN DESIGN OR UNDER CONSTRUCTION

UNITS COMPLETED IN 2023

SENIOR LIVING A+E PROJECTS

TOP SENIOR LIVING AE FIRM

BD+C GIANTS, 2023

CHECKPOINT POST

The goal of Ryan’s Checkpoint Post process is to analyze the design success of completed communities and push our teams to find ways to improve resident and staff experience for our clients on future projects. Checkpoint Post provides key stakeholders with data-driven dashboards and enables a thorough assessment of past decisions. For Ryan's long-standing clients, it means the insights collected inform subsequent projects. Check out Checkpoint Post within BD+C's 40 Great Solutions Roundup here.

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10 YEARS OF GROWING WITH GRAND LIVING

PARTNERSHIP. DESIGN EVOLUTION.

For a decade, Ryan Companies and Grand Living Management have transformed the senior living landscape. Rooted in a vision of exceptional hospitality and service, the partnership focuses on excellence in design, adapting to diverse markets, and promoting successful age-in-community strategies. The partnership has relied on Ryan A+E to help achieve that vision in the design of its communities.

"Our shared values have been the foundation of a successful partnership. We share a passion to create a remarkable experience for every resident and guest. Inside our communities, you’ll discover every detail and space is designed with purpose. This collaboration continues to elevate the built environment and the personalized approach to each resident we serve."

- Steve Strom, VP of Real Estate Development - Senior Living, Ryan Companies

EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN

The partnership prioritizes high-end amenities like multiple dining options, a spa, and a theater to enhance resident engagement and well-being at Grand Living communities. Each community is tailored to its location while maintaining core elements like the "Sterling Touch" service program and world-class cuisine. For instance, the Lake Lorraine community maximizes its lakeside appeal with walking paths and resort-inspired architecture.

AGING IN COMMUNITY

The partnership offers various care options within Grand Living communities, allowing residents the freedom to choose a residence that adapts to their evolving needs and the ability to stay in that residence as their needs change. This promotes continuity and comfort without disruptive relocations. With 13 successful communities across four states and more in the pipeline, their shared vision has led to thriving senior living communities that set new standards of care.

GRAND LIVING AT THE GROVE

The 13th Grand Living community is scheduled to open in Austin, Texas in early 2025. Located in The Grove mixed-use development and inspired by the Texas Hill Country, it features luxurious design with limestone finishes, spacious balconies, and stunning skyline views. This project represents the ongoing success and innovation of the partnership in redefining senior living experiences. This project represents the ongoing success and innovation of the partnership in redefining senior living experiences.

CORALVILLE, IA

HERNANDO, FL

GEORGETOWN, TX

SIOUX FALLS, SD

JACKSONVILLE, FL

NAPLES, FL

SARASOTA, FL

NORTHPORT, FL

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA

AUSTIN, TX

SUGAR LAND, TX

LEAGUE CITY, TX

WEST DES MOINES, IA

PROXIMITY TO LOCAL AMENITIES

DESIGN FOR LIFESTYLE

KEY CONSIDERATIONS FOR ACTIVE ADULT

As part of the ongoing demographic shift in the US, it's clear that having a range of housing options is important to the current and upcoming generations of older adults. One of those options that has continued to grow in popularity is Active Adult. Driven by independent, active older adults looking for a maintenance free lifestyle and increased social interaction, active adult communities continue to grow in popularity. A handful of things to consider for a successful active adult community include a walkable environment and proximity to neighborhood amenities as well as amenity spaces and programming that prioritize wellness, social interaction, and flexibility for a range of uses such as coworking.

SPACES SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT

SPACES FOR SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT

FLEXIBLE AMENITY SPACE

FOCUS ON WELLNESS WALKABILITY

DOES A WELLNESS CERTIFICATION “FITWEL” WITH YOUR SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY?

Designers and operators of senior living communities seek to offer residents the best quality of care, comfort, and lifestyle in their environment. To help organize and prioritize design strategies that address all these dimensions of well-being, emerging certification systems like Fitwel provide a framework to guide the implementation in design, construction, and operations. Wellness certifications on properties also help corporations "quantify the S", or Social dimension of their ESG certifications. Increased momentum for ESG

reporting from many of Ryan's partners has boosted interest in sustainability certifications, Fitwel and others. It is key to identify these goals early so the design team can identify the high-impact strategies to incorporate as they're forming the design. Ryan's Senior Living design team has in-house expertise in both WELL and Fitwel, and can provide preliminary feasibility and value reviews for projects to help teams decide whether a certification is a good fit.

PRESENTATION SESSION

A+E team members, Amy Sullivan (Architect) , Kaitlin Veenstra (Sustainability), and Lauren DePoint (Interior Design), presented at the 2024 Environments for Aging Conference on "Does a Wellness Certification “Fitwel” with Your Community?" Learn more on the presentation here

DESIGN CHAMPION CEREMONY

Kaitlin Veenstra, Ryan's Associate Director of Architecture - Sustainability was recognized as a 2023 EFA Design Champion. Read more about the recognition here.

A+E FEATURED AT ENVIRONMENTS FOR AGING

SUSTAINABILITY CERTIFICATION COMPARISON

Senior housing-specific scorecard

Simple process & flexible timing

No prerequisites

No on-site verification needed

Cost effective

Complementary to LEED Certification

Certification options for core & shell and whole building scopes

Rigorous on-site verification

No dedicated senior housing scorecard

3-year Recertification & Science-based Approach

WELL RESOURCES

FIT WEL RESOURCES

RESIDENTS

Improve healthy living and comparing community options

WHAT ABOUT LEED

BENEFITS

OPERATORS

Support staff and bolster existing wellness approach

OWNERS/CAPITAL

Investing in people & quantifying “S” for ESG

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is sustainability certification offered by the USGBC (United States Green Building Council). Wellbeing is addressed primarily through the Indoor Environmental Quality category and offerings for Innovation points with direct ties to WELL credits such as biophilia. LEED has a broader scope and also addresses a building's energy usage, water usage, and sourcing of materials.

COMPLETION: JUNE 2023

On the 50-acre Friendship Village Campus an existing building was demolished and a brand-new four-story 142,619-SF residential building now offers 64 independent living residences, four guest suites and 69 underground parking spaces. One of the community's most unique amenities is a full-service rooftop restaurant and microbrewery. Residents can now access a connected walkway from the rooftop to the first phase building, which features multiple rooftop pickleball courts.

COMPLETION: JULY 2023

This 147-unit luxury senior living community offers state-of-the-art independent living, assisted living and memory care housing options. Navigating a thorough process for obtaining build and rezoning permits, the team leveraged our trusted relationships with the local zoning attorney and planning commission members. The final layout offers a balance of luxury and accessibility for aging in place, including multiple dining venues, resident lounges, spa, theatre room and salon.

ACOYA SHEA SCOTTSDALE, AZ

COMPLETION: APRIL 2023

Clarendale Six Corners exemplifies the character and energy of its urban setting. Embracing the parameters of a tight, V-shaped, semiexcavated, water-filled lot, our designers created a dynamic ten-story triangular design that features 258 residential units including independent, assisted living and memory care. Amenities include multiple restaurant-style dining venues and common spaces that serve varied programming needs, theater, fitness center and salon/spa.

COMPLETION: FEBRUARY 2023

This four story, 200-unit community provides several levels of care, including independent living, assisted living and memory care throughout its 244,612-SF community. The Woodbury community features a lobby, club room, activity rooms, large multi-purpose room, multiple dining rooms, café, coffee shop, and wellness suite with salon, spa, and fitness rooms. Outdoors, a large courtyard features a grill and firepit, a meditation garden, and two private memory care gardens.

TALAMORE WOODBURY WOODBURY, MN

VP