Located on a former college campus, the 208,000-sq-ft development includes nearly 160 residences across three levels of care—independent living, assisted living and memory care—creating a continuum of support within a cohesive and connected community. Each care level has distinct spatial, accessibility and operational requirements, ranging from enhanced security and intuitive wayfinding to tailored dining and activity and support spaces. Strategic spatial planning ensures that each resident type has dedicated spaces suited to their needs, while circulation paths and shared amenity zones encourage interaction and inclusion. Clear wayfinding and purposeful connections between zones also support ease of movement for residents, staff and visitors.

Photo by Francis Dzikowski/OTTO, courtesy RAMSA

Sitting within the historic Fisher Hill neighborhood, where architectural character and residential scale are fiercely protected, it was imperative to prioritize both functionality and visual harmony with the surrounding topography and the 19th- and 20th-century homes. Newly constructed pavilions and greenspaces across the nearly 4-acre site complement the surrounding residential fabric, with the building’s gambrel roofs, columned porches, clapboard siding and bay windows echoing local traditions. A distributed height strategy—with the building stepping down from six stories to four and then three—also helps integrate the space into the neighborhood.