Retirement village rises with steel

The steel frame for the £40M Wood Norton retirement village near Evesham in Worcestershire is nearing completion.

BAM Construction is building the project for BUPA-owned client Richmond Care Villages. The job’s structural steelwork is being fabricated, supplied and erected by Adstone Construction.

The development will create 48 village apartments for independent living, 46 suites for assisted living, and a 60-bed care home providing nursing and dementia care. In addition, there will be a wellness spa, lounges, library, terrace café, restaurant and garden bar.

BAM Design developed the designs for the scheme. Its expertise in 3D co-ordinated design, working with the structural engineer and M&E subcontractor, is said to have been fundamental to the integration of over 1,000 services holes through the steel frame.

“This is a significant high quality private development in a specialist sector. We are very appreciative that the client has put its trust in us,” commented BAM Construction in the Midlands Regional Director Rod Stiles.

“We are pleased to be working with BAM again on this prestigious new retirement village for Worcestershire.  Richmond Wood Norton is an extremely complex development with a main Village Care Centre of 9,200m², but I am confident that BAM has the expertise to deliver a fantastic building for us to provide the very best in retirement living and care,” said Richmond Care Villages Managing Director Paddy Brice.

Construction should be completed in September 2018.