Interior design
Audley Sunningdale Park, Berkshire
a graceful centrepiece. Here, its elegant presence stands out and offers a social hub for those looking to enjoy themselves. Although retaining elements of the past is important, we also work to make sure that people living there today feel at home, too.
A Nightingale sings in Clapham Common In 2020, we worked on Audley Retirement’s first central London development. Made up of 94 one and three-bedroom apartments and penthouses, Nightingale Place in Clapham Common has since won two awards at the Health Investors Senior Housing Awards and was a Healthcare & Wellness Design finalist in the SBID International Design Awards. Though its residents are likely to be longtime Londoners, it was simply impossible, impractical, and inappropriate to reproduce a buzzing metropolitan atmosphere, least of all by a project designed to encourage peace. Nevertheless, we attempted to create
Horseshoe bar, Audley Sunningdale Park
We aim to ensure that soft furnishings and features resonate with the residents
a little slice of bustling London inside Nightingale Place. Since later living can, at times, feel static, we incorporated the theme of travel to remind residents of long trips, short commutes, and all the places they may have explored. We dressed the chairs in the entrance in a tight, retro fabric that is reminiscent of Enid Marx, who designed the iconic fabrics for the London Underground, but we ensured the pattern was far from jarring or drastic. By doing this, it was easier for us to recreate memories of London – whether that be running for a bus or packing onto a busy train – and decorated the surrounding interiors with other iconic tropes from modern British history. The end result? Later living where residents are calm, comfortable, and happy – because they are exactly where they belong.
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Jen Bernard
Jen has worked in the architecture and interior design industry since graduating from Edinburgh College of Art in Interior Architecture. She founded Bernard Interiors in 2008 and has earned a reputation for designing exceptional interiors with a tailored approach. Jen’s ability to put clients at ease, along with her infectious energy, creativity, and effortless attention to detail, is the driving force behind the success of Bernard Interiors, which creates comfortable spaces for later living, with longevity, quality, and care always in mind. The studio was named a finalist in the SBID Healthcare and Wellness Design Award two years running and is a winner of the prestigious Knight Frank Luxury Care Home of the Year Award. Bernard Interiors has designed care homes and later living villages for Hadrian Healthcare, Yorkare Homes, Audley Villages Group, and Retirement Village Group.
Nightingale Place, Clapham Common November 2023
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