The Chocolate Works Care Village

Client Springfield Healthcare Group
Portfolio Residential
Category Senior Living
Services
Size 34,983 SF (3,250 SM)
Location York, UK
Date 2017

Originally the headquarters of chocolate maker Terry’s of York, this landmark 1920s building sat derelict after the facility closed. Converting it to a care home received unanimous support from the city of York, as long its historical features were preserved. NORR’s design philosophy was to create a unique, pioneering and stimulating village with compassionate care at its heart.

The grand double-height atrium was restored and a mezzanine added to visually reduce its volume and provide space for a marketplace with café, restaurant, spa, hairdresser, gym and pub. A rooftop terrace was built, creating safe outdoor space. Our designers successfully divided the ground and first floor into 82 care suites and eight luxury apartments while preserving the historically important windows to which NORR applied a toughening film to minimize breakage risk. The building design encourages residents to flow freely around each floor and every floor incorporated a different color palette to aid in wayfinding. The welcoming, unique environment feels more like a boutique hotel than a care facility.

Client Springfield Healthcare Group
Portfolio Residential
Category Senior Living
Services
Size 34,983 SF (3,250 SM)
Location York, UK
Date 2017

Awards

  • 2018 Care Home Awards (CHA), Best for Architecture, Interior Design or Communal Spaces (Springfield Care Group)
  • 2018 Care Home Awards (CHA), Best for Professional/Business Services
  • 2018 York Design Awards, The Press People’s Award
  • 2018 Pinders Healthcare Design Award, Best Care Village
  • 2018 Care Home Awards (CHA), Best Individual Care Home – Gold Awards – Overall Achievement (Springfield Care Group) – Finalist
  • 2017 Building Better Healthcare Finalist, Best Internal Care Environment – Finalist
  • 2017 Healthcare Estates, Healthcare Estates IHEEM Awards, Refurbishment Project of the Year

Get In Touch

  • Simon Bell

    Director, Residential & Hospitality, UK

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