Denver, CO – Senior Housing News recently announced the winners of the 2016 Senior Housing News (SHN) Architecture & Design Awards. Two Colorado projects won top awards including CityScape at Belmar in Lakewood for Best Affordable Housing and Rosemark at Mayfair Park in Denver for Best Assisted Living project.
Senior living communities nationwide submitted their communities for consideration in the fourth annual SHN Awards, a contest that recognizes excellence by celebrating projects that improve the lives of seniors through innovative design. This year’s competition included the addition of two new project categories: Student Exhibition and International.
“With advances in technology, operations and design, this year brought truly innovative projects to senior living. As residents become more selective, senior living owners and operators are looking to design as a differentiator,” said SHN Publisher and Founder George Yedinak. “This year’s entries demonstrate the heightened competition across the sector.”
From the more than 80 organizations that entered their communities in this year’s competition, only nine projects were selected as 2016 SHN Architecture & Design Awards Winners for their unique approaches to senior living design. The competition evaluates communities through a scoring system that looks at various categories including design elements specific to each category, community integration, amenities and lifestyle features.
The 2016 Awards Winners :
Best Affordable
CityScape at Belmar (Lakewood, Colorado)
| City/State: | Lakewood, Colorado |
| Owner/Operator: | Metro West Housing Solutions |
| Architect or Firm: | Studio Completiva |
| Builder/Contractor: | Metro West Housing Solutions |
| Date of Completion: | November 2015 |
| Project Size (Sq. ft) | 139,542 |
Best Assisted Living
Rosemark at Mayfair Park (Denver, Colorado)
| City/State: | Denver, Colorado |
| Owner/Operator: | Rosemark Mayfair LLC |
| Architect or Firm: | Studio Completiva |
| Builder/Contractor: | Brinkmann |
| Date of Completion: | May 2016 |
| Project Size (Sq. ft) | 72,000 |
For more information about the SHN Awards and to view the entire list of 2016 Winners, visit http://www.shnawards.com
This year’s judges bring a wealth of experience in senior housing design, architecture and consulting. The panel includes returning judges:
- Jeff Anderzhon, FAIA, Senior Planning/Design Architect at Eppstein Uhen Architects
- Elisabeth Borden, Principal at The Highland Group
- Dan Cinelli, FAIA, Managing Principal at Perkins Eastman
- John Cronin, AIA, Senior Principal at AG Architecture
- David Dillard, FAIA, Principal at D2 Architecture
This year SHN welcomes three new judges to our distinguished judging panel for the 2016 Design & Architecture Awards. SHN welcomes:
- Dean Maddalena, President of StudioSIX5
- Ward Isaacson, President of Pope Architects
- Manny Gonzalez, FAIA, LEED AP, Principal at KTGY Architecture + Planning
Images courtesy of Senior Housing News
Main Image and Inset Image: CityScape at Belmar, courtesy of Owner/Operator Metro West Housing Solutions
Additional Inset Image: Rosemark at Mayfair Park, courtesy of Owner/Operator Rosemark Mayfair LLC
