"Each bench was made custom with different lengths and radii. They needed to be constructed perfectly to fit the radial site walls."
Hebrew SeniorLife broke ground on NewBridge on the Charles in June 2007, with the aim of opening the entire community by the fall of 2009. Situated on a scenic 162-acre campus NewBridge will include 256 homes in cottages, villas, and apartments for active, independent seniors. As well as a community center, fitness facilities, three dining venues, classrooms, art studios, theatre, and weekly housekeeping. The campus will also include 350 assisted living, sub-acute and long-term care beds. On June 15, independent residents living in the community's cottages, villas and apartments started moving into their new homes. In July, the assisted living units opened and the healthcare center is scheduled to open this October, 2009.
Maglin supplied custom made benches, designed for the very high profile courtyard. "Maglin was very helpful and paid a good deal of attention to detail during the submittal process. Each bench was made custom with different lengths and radii. They needed to be constructed perfectly to fit the radial site walls," Mike Nowicki,
Stantec.
Installed by
Greenscape Inc, the courtyard is an intensive roof garden set above an underground parking garage. To generate a good level of pedestrian flow throughout the space, it is enclosed on three sides by the High-end independent living style apartments and the Community Center. The courtyard will be seen by the residents of the apartments from up to four stories above finished grade. This led the design team to create a free flowing, organic design for the courtyard, which plays against the clean rectilinear lines of the architecture and provide an interesting view from above. The Maglin benches added another layer of depth to the organic design.
