Strategized to accommodate middle- to low-income seniors, The Ashford at Sturbridge, an assisted living community opened in April, added the missing piece needed to turn the Sturbridge campus into a continuing care retirement community in Hilliard, Ohio.
The main design principle included abandoning the idea of traditional, hospital-like institutional design in favor of creating a community based on a resident-centered, hospitality approach, making quality of resident life, improved resident outcomes, and customer and staff satisfaction priorities.
While square-footage stayed similar to higher-price-point facilities, overall expenses were kept down with strategic/programmatic decisions. Money was spent on high-cost, high-impact products that are long-lasting and can’t easily be replaced. Placed on an underutilized site within the campus, the project takes advantage of nearby walking trails, a golf course, shopping malls, and medical care clinics.
Project details:
Facility name: The Ashford at Sturbridge
Location: Hilliard, Ohio
Completion date: April 2019
Owner: Wallick Communities
Total building area: 83,433 sq. ft.
Total construction cost: $11.1 million
Cost/sq. ft.: $133/sq. ft.
Architecture firm: M+A Architects
Interior design: M+A Architects
General contractor: Wallick Construction, LLC
Engineering: Prater Engineering Associates (MEP), Schaefer (structural engineering), Sands Decker CPS (civil engineer)
Builder: Wallick Construction, LLC
