Westgarth Care Home
Elland, West Yorkshire
A purpose-built respite facility developed from a derelict building. The project involved a full refurbishment of the existing building, including structural alterations, fire protection, electrical upgrades, plastering, decorations, flooring, heating system upgrades, lightning protection, and window replacement. A new build section was added to house individual rooms, featuring specially adapted wet rooms, adjustable baths, and custom fire doors. The new build incorporated a cedar barrel roof to complement the local conservative aesthetic. Challenges included the Covid-19 pandemic, Brexit, material lead times, rising costs, structural issues, a partially flooded house on commencement, site access limitations requiring crane use for welfare facilities and drainage, and careful scheduling of deliveries due to proximity to a local school.