This extra-care housing scheme to the northeast of
Sheffield city centre is set on a long, narrow and sloping
site with extensive views to open countryside.
The building is arranged as a series of
interconnected blocks along the sinuous site, making
best use of the available land. Links between the blocks
are generously glazed to bring daylight and sunshine
into the heart of the building and provide views to street
and countryside at regular intervals.
The main entrance is curved and rendered to signal
the entrance to the building and allow generous spaces
for the entrance lobby and foyer, while the rear elevation
responds to its rural outlook with metal roofs with
metal rods, vertical timber boarding above brickwork,
and rough stone plinths.
The scheme received Department of Health funding as
a result of a successful joint bid by Sheffield City Council
Housing Department and Sanctuary Housing.