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ustalux has designed and installed all the signs and graphics for the new state-of-the-art Caudwell


International Children’s Centre. The Preston-based company was chosen to oversee and deliver the signage project for the specialist autism facility near Keele in Staffordshire. Part funded by Phones4U


entrepreneur and philanthropist, John Caudwell; the £18m building is a ground-breaking childhood neurodevelopmental research centre and the very first of its kind in the UK. Lustalux was initially contacted by the


News in brief Oaklands scheme begins on site


Building work has started on a new 36-bed extra care project in Fallowfield, Manchester. The Oaklands, which is being developed for Onward Homes, will provide residents with private one and two- bedroom apartments supported by round-the-clock care. The first floor will be designated for people with dementia and includes a lounge, quiet room, and outdoor terrace. The building has been designed by BTP Architects and is being constructed by Bardsley Construction. It is due for completion early next year..


www.btparchitects.co.uk www.onward.co.uk www.bardsleyconstruction.com


Care provider unveils latest project


Pendine Park care provider has announced plans for a £15m dementia care facility in Wrexham. The design of the facility, in Summerhill Road, is based on the company’s award-winning Bryn Seiony Newydd home in Caernarfon. The building has been designed by McCormick Architecture and will provide 50 bedrooms..


www.pendinepark.comwww. mccormick-architecture.co.uk


architects for the project, C4 Projects, in 2015 with a simple requirement for advice regarding glass manifestation. But its involvement increased over


time to include various types of signage and graphics including external signage, glass manifestation, internal signage, wall graphics and murals. When the brief expanded into a full signage requirement, Lustalux manufactured and installed two totem signs together with several free- standing and wall signs. All these were produced in the


distinctive Caudwell purple branding with a butterfly logo providing an eye- catching feature for all approaching the hospital. Internally, the hospital is designed sympathetically and this is reflected in the signage and graphics around the building, with everything designed to provide a calming atmosphere rather than to over stimulate. And images and text are subtle


rather than vibrant to create a peaceful ambience.


One of the finishing touches was


to help create a ‘Thank You Wall’ with brushed steel flat cut letters spelling ‘Thank You’, with each letter containing small hooks. Lustalux then manufactured a number of fret-cut acrylic butterflies to be attached to the hooks with small keyrings. Each butterfly contains the name of someone who has made a valuable contribution to the building and the wellbeing of the hospital.


www.lustalux.co.uk www.c4projects.co.uk


Sussex home will address shortfall in accommodation


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new 10-bed dementia unit proposed in Westergate, West Sussex, would help address


a ‘pressing and growing need’ for specialist accommodation in the area, says the applicant. Nyton House Care Home in Nyton Lane, which is based in a grade II listed building sited within 3.5 acres of private gardens, has appled to build the new ward within its grounds. The single-storey building would be set among other residential properties and would be finished in brick and timber with a red zinc roof, according to the planning application. Its design has been informed by the


latest research in dementia care and would include a lounge/dining area and communal garden, as well as the 10 en-suite bedrooms. Harvey Hillary, care home director, said: “The Netherlands and Japan lead the way in dementia care, placing a huge emphasis on how the environment can influence behaviour and wellbeing.


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“Working with MH Architects in Chichester, we have created a wonderful space, minimising corridors and offering internal garden spaces “Each room will be en-suite with a


private garden area and we hope to use technology to enhance the quality of living.”


In a planning statement submitted to Arun District Council, the applicant said there was a ‘pressing and growing need’ for specialist dementia accommodation in the district – which has a shortfall of 367 dementia spaces this year.


www.mharchitects.co.uk www.nytonhouse.co.uk


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