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EFA’s 4th Annual Dining Competition
Announcing the winners of EFA’s 4th Annual Dining Competition, a special awards program honoring the best dining spaces in senior living.
Food. It’s essential to our physical well-being and part of our day-to-day routine. When choosing a senior living community, the food—and, specifically, the venue options supporting it—can be a driving factor in the decision-making process.
Experience. More than just eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner, dining is an experience. It’s a time for residents to connect and enjoy one another’s company. Providing residents with a variety of options to choose from is essential, from high-end dining to casual bistros and pubs.
Design. Creating spaces for senior living dining requires thoughtful planning and collaboration. Delivering spaces that feel unique and branded offers diversity in experiences, while specifying the right materials and finishes is essential to achieving a cohesive look and feel. Meanwhile, making sure spaces have proper flow, accessibility, and effective front- and back-of-house functionality is critical.
EFA asked participants to submit their best dining space designs:
– Projects that offer a variety of venues and choices in settings for residents, families, and staff
– Spaces that promote resident engagement and contribute to an exceptional dining experience
– Dining venues that offer a high-design aesthetic while being appropriate for the population served
– Effective space design and planning to support dining operations in both front- and back-of-house function and flow
We received 21 submissions, and our jury (eight experts including architects, interior designers, providers, and industry consultants) narrowed submissions down to three winners and four finalists:
Platinum Winner (First Place):
LiveWell (Plantsville, Conn.), submitted by RLPS Architects / RLPS Interiors
Gold Winner (Second Place):
Belmont Village San Ramon (San Ramon, Calif.), submitted by HKIT Architects
Silver Winner (Third Place):
The Carnegie at Washingtonian Center – A Kisco Signature Community (Gaithersburg, Md.), submitted by Kisco Senior Living
Finalists:
The Cedars of Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, N.C.), submitted by THW Design
Moorings Park Retirement Community (Naples, Fla.), submitted by Wegman Design Group
Sea Bluffs, Ivy Signature Living (Dana Point, Calif.), submitted by Sechrist Design Associates (SDA)
Sunset Senior Communities Manor & Villages (Jenison, Mich.), submitted by Luminaut
For more information, contact Donna Hidalgo at [email protected] or 210.419.9017
