The Redwoods Senior Housing
Mill Valley, CA
A BELOVED COMMUNITY Strongly supported and endeared by the Mill Valley Community, renovating and adding to this active senior residential community required a careful examination of both the architectural needs and the social and cultural elements that define The Redwoods senior community.
ENHANCING SOCIAL INTERACTION AND WELLNESS Enhancements were achieved through reinterpreted arrivals “living room” with focal indoor/outdoor fireplace, patio, community garden, arbor and special event spaces. New wellness studio with therapy pool and fitness areas, updated kitchen, lighting and accessibility supports a host of everyday events essential to this active senior community.
REFRESHING WITH INTENT Operating without significant improvements since establishment in 1972, deferred maintenance, operational and aesthetic issues were part of the overall design. An emphasis was placed on maintaining the ambience of the campus while protecting and highlighting the adjacent bay wetlands.
PROJECT INFORMATION
Client: The Redwoods BAR Services: Architecture Site Area: 10 Acres Total Built Area: Common Area Facilities: 27,000 gsf; Residential: 154,000 gsf Site Density: 38.9 Units/Acre Design Architect: BAR Architects & Interiors Collaborating Architect: Basis Architecture & Consulting Civil: BKF Engineers Structural: Simmons Structural Engineering MEP: Robison Engineering Landscape: April Phillips Design Works, Inc. Contractor: Oliver & Company, Inc. Photography: BAR Architects & Interiors
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