REINVENTING HOME

Set directly east of the picturesque beaches of Bandon, Oregon, The Orchard Assisted Living Home provides a unique outlook on a residential approach to assisted living. Borrow-ing concepts found in nature, the program was based on the growth of tree rings, strengthen-ing the tree as it grows. The key outcomes that The Orchard seeks to achieve include stimu-lating, reviving, and creating memory, strengthening community among residents and staff, and provide a place of self-healing for the residents, battling boredom, loneliness, and help-lessness. These outcomes are achieved by several main factors throughout the site. Research from Susan Rodiek shows that outdoor spaces are vital to the healing process, a notion that is put to practice in our effort to strengthen community. By placing outdoor common areas around the site, the residents are sure to use these landmarks as social gathering spots. For residents that might be incapable of getting out of their building, DIRTT plant walls have been used throughout each building to create green space inside. The interior finishes contain many different textures, enticing the residents to touch, feel, and trigger memories from their past, as well as provide a beautiful space to create new memories. By allowing residents to furnish their own rooms with treasured belongings, The Orchard seeks stimulate memory. Just as a tree grows new layers every year to heal any wounds from its previous year of life, the residents of The Orchard will be encouraged to find self-healing. Staff members and residents alike are sure to find a positive and safe environment at all times. Staff will enjoy ample space to themselves, including clinic, office area and break rooms in the main building, and private offices in each house of residence. The latest technology has also been incorporated throughout the program to accom-modate the staff fully, such as voice activation sensors at front doors, temperature sensors, Personal Emergency Response Systems, touch pad nursing stations, and GPS tracking de-vices. Staying in tune with the latest technology advances in healthcare is a passion of The Orchard facility. The Orchard is not only a beautiful site for the aging population, but also a wonderful place for members of the larger community to come and enjoy their day visiting one of the many features on site, including walkable gardens, several outdoor cooking spaces, gym, the-ater, salon, and more. Residents of varying capacities can be accommodated at The Orchard because of the various specialties in each place of residence, including individual units for memory care, skilled nursing, and assisted living, as well as a more structured area of semi-private rooms for short-term rehabilitation clients. Each unit is fully outfitted to accommo-date any of the stated conditions. Keeping residents close to other residents will not only strengthen community, but provide a more efficient work place for support staff and nurses. By utilizing these key concepts and borrowing a few rules from nature’s tree rings, The Orchard seeks to be a fully functioning medical facility that feels just like home.

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CONCEPTTree Rings

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LANDSCAPINGSuggested Plants for Site

BLACK POPLAR FANCY FOXGLOVE

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Weight Room

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Storage Library

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Central Courtyard

Movie Theater

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Clinic Rooms

Reception

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Emergency Entrance

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MAIN BUILDING LOWER LEVEL

Scale: 1/16” = 1’-0”

MAIN BUILDING UPPER LEVEL

Scale: 1/16” = 1’-0”

MAIN LOBBY Perspective Not To Scale

MAIN BUILDING SECTION

Scale: 3/32” = 1’-0”

The key outcomes that The Orchard seeks to achieve include stimulat-ing, reviving, and creating memory, strengthening community among for each residents and staff, and ulti-mately to provide a place of self-heal-ing for the residents, battling bore-dom, loneliness, and helplessness.”

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Sliding glass doors that open to bring the outside into the interiors.

An interior central courtyard is the HEART of the entire main building.

Amenities such as a movie theater encourage residents to interact and prevent loneliness.

To allow residents to feel independent, residents can pickup medication and visit a doctor on the site.

In order to obtain privacy, a remote emergency entrance for patients is available at The Orchard.

To allow for staff to feel at home themselves, outdoor lounges are provided for their breaks.

Residents can be dropped off or picked up at the front door under a covered driveway.

DIRTT plant walls are included in the entrance lobby to introduce the overall theme of The Orchard of bringing the exterior to in the interiors.

A large green wall blocks all employee parking and loading dock from visitors. This separates the front of the house, from the back of the house.

The Orchard provides residents a library with computer technology and a window wall that looks out over the ocean for storm watching.

At The Orchard, the residents have the opportunity to plant fruits and vegetables in their rooftop garden. Gardening promotes a healthy liv-ing and community on the site.

A weight room and aerobics gym is an amenity for the residents that allows them to stay in shape and exercise.

Large beam raf-ters on the ceilings represent Bandon’s seaside architectural style.

All DIRTT green plant walls will be filled with native Oregon plants to incorporate the sur-rounding community into The Orchard.

The double height inner courtyard is constructed of glass and is entirely see through. This allows residents to observe straight through and see where they are going and where they are in the building.

The inner courtyard doesn’t have a roof structure and is completely open to the sky above.

An attic is provided in the main building for staff and facility storage.

In the dining room, an entire wall is dedicated for DIRTT plant walls.

For the upstairs nurses, a work room, record storage, and staff restroom are provided.

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HousePorch

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TYPICAL RESIDENCE LOWER LEVEL

Scale: 1/16” = 1’-0”

TYPICAL RESIDENCE UPPER LEVEL

Scale: 1/16” = 1’-0”

RESIDENTIAL BEDROOM

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TYPICAL RESIDENCE BUILDING SECTION

Scale: 3/32” = 1’-0”

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In all resident rooms, wood ceilings and rafter beams represent Bandon, Oregon’s rustic interior design.

A contemporary twist on rustic Oregon barn doors creates an interest-ing alternative to closet doors.

Native Oregon flagstone on all fireplaces creates a home-like feeling to the living rooms.

Casement windows allow more daylight to illuminate spaces.

Staff members can feel right at home with their own staff locker rooms and showers.

Each resident has space outside his or her room to personalize.

Each resident, upstairs or down-stairs, has easy access to wrap around porches that include rocking chairs and places to sit and enjoy ocean views.

The residential homes are two story in order to al-low each resident to have optimal views of the ocean, forest, and courtyard.

Two story window walls provide ample light into the interiors.

Outdoor patio spaces are shared between each of the residences, promot-ing community between homes.

DIRTT plant walls bring the outdoors inside so residents and staff always have a taste of nature.

Staff members can feel right at home with their own staff locker rooms and showers.

Rooftop gardens are easily accessible to residents and provide a space for gardening.

A beach view and grilling station provides a little more privacy for resi-dents to enjoy the beautiful setting.

The clock tower common area promote community by serving as a central meeting space, complete with a slightly raised stage for live perfor-mances.

The central courtyard in the main building provides nature to residents and staff who spend all day inside. Large glass walls separate the court-yard from the interior, forming mini-mal boundary between the two.

A putting green brings Bandon’s fame for golfing to The Orchard, giv-ing residents something fun to keep them active and outdoors.

Outdoor grilling areas and wildflower gardens close to main buildings pro-vide safe access to nature. Residents will feel comfortable venturing out into nature if they know they can be seen by staff.

The Roundabout located near the site entrance serves as a place for potential expansion, perhaps as an outdoor farmer’s market, bringing members of Bandon’s community to The Orchard.

SITE AMENITIESPromoting community, memory, and self-healing.

OUTDOOR CLOCK TOWERPerspective Not To Scale

RESIDENCE BACK PORCH

Perspective Not To Scale

SITE PLAN WITH SQUARE FOOTAGE

Site Not To Scale

TYPICAL RESIDENCE

UNITSquare footage

29,010 sq. ft.

GREEN SPACE

Square footage25,000+ sq. ft.

TOTAL BUILDING SQUARE FOOTAGE =

48,310 sq. ft.

MAIN BUILDING

Square footage 19, 300 sq. ft.