Log in to access exclusive content, membership benefits and update your details. You can find your RIBA Membership number on your membership card.
Not a member? Join the RIBA
Don't have a login? Create a web account
Manchester

£10m to £49.99M
Woodville House , 2 Woodville Road , Altrincham , Cheshire , WA14 2FH , United Kingdom
Gorton Mill House provides 106 accessible and adaptable apartments with communal facilities located centrally to the residents. The range of facilities and flexible spaces have been provided so the needs of the needs of the area can be met at any given time. The scheme not only fulfils the vision for providing special needs housing but will improve the health of older people within the community due to the high level of specialised care that will be offered. The site has been landscaped to provide a public, semi-public and private realm. The public facilities are designed to be enjoyed by the local community, drawing them into the site and towards the hub area where facilities, such as a hair salon, community rooms and a bistro will be available. A raft of increased environmental and energy saving measures, such as ground source heating and electric car charging points, will make the building around a third more efficient meaning lower bills and carbon emissions. Gorton Mill House was shortlisted for the Inside Housing Development Awards 2021 'Best older people's housing development (urban)' category.