Garden Block The lagoon block is a quiet place for reflection and contemplation on the waters edge. All health care types are provided here which gives the resident the option to live in a more active environment on land or in a quieter setting in the lagoon regardless of the type of care required. All that remains of the stone shell here is a structural support which keeps it up. Additionally at the lagoon, the masses are suspended above ground and off the stone suggesting they will depart even further away from the stone material
Entertainment Block
Land Mat Strategy
This area of the community will house assisted living units. Located off the main canal, the most active area in the community will have a variety of restaurants, cafes, bars and a market.
The mat strategy on the land is based on the existing ground circulation and buildings. The mat building on land is not perceived as one homogenous mass but rather as a series of smaller blocks which are connected by upper level circulation paths perpendicular to ground ciruculation. On the upper level circulation will provide access to the health care floors through which services and supplies can be transported, and when weather does not permit or mobility becomes to big an obstacle, residents can share common spaces and visit. This strategy can be expanded to accommodate more blocks as required.
As this area is along the canal the architecture here will attempt to match and tie into the existing using stone as the primary facade material. The seams between the stone of the buildings begin to open up and expose the new glazed and metal paneling which continues to change across the site.
Retail Block Long term care units will belocated in this area of the community. The elongated block in the interior of the site and is quieter but will still remain active because of the circulation paths running across it allowing the residents maintain their connection with the public below as they travel between the shops and services resident in this area of the community. Here the interior courtyards begin to open up to the pedestrian circulation going through the site allowing the interior materials of the courtard to be brought further into the public domain. Health Care Block
Lagoon Mat Strategy
The health care block will have special health care facilities, clinic and health oriented retail. Also available for community use will be a community gym an pool. The health care components for senior care will be concentrated in this block and make it the ideal location for hospice and complex care units.
The lagoon strategy is composed of a series of blocks connected by perpendicular circulation, one band at grade and one on the third/fourth floor. The circulation bands are equivalent to the connections on land. The third/fourth floor bands provide much more generous spaces for socializing and program and supplement the program space within the blocks. This strategy can be expanded in both directions. As they expand the care types will be divided by the circulation band ensuring all care facilities will remain at a manageable size.
The existing stone here is further broken up and the overall expression begins to become distincltly separate from a traditional Venetian aesthetic.
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