PHOTO TOUR: Touchmark At Fairway Village
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Shifting the front reception desk to the main corridor opens the lobby and enhances the sight lines to the desk. This facilitates convenient interaction between the staff and residents while improving the staff’s ability to greet visitors.
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Removing a grand staircase opened the lobby, improved wayfinding, and ultimately created an engaging space where residents can socialize. Efforts also included reclaiming the unused square footage for a bistro and allocating a new prominent space for the second-floor library.
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The addition of ceiling beams in the dining area accentuated the original vaulted ceilings. The patterned carpet visually expanded the space with subtle sophistication while also providing acoustical value. The introduction of banquette and various seating options provides an intimate experience over the previous more typical seating layout.
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The Health & Fitness Club is unique in that it serves both residents and the surrounding community. Renovations provided gathering areas within the lobby for members to cool down with friends. Upgrades to the fitness and locker rooms have enhanced the members’ experience by providing a spa-like environment featuring a clean, bright palette, accented with natural materials, such as wood-look millwork and natural stone.
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The new fireside lounge accommodates daily resident activities and includes a full-service bar. The furniture can shift to the adjacent corridor for large gatherings and presentations using a recessed projector located over the fireplace. The new stone fireplace surround brought natural materials indoors by utilizing locally quarried basalt stone. The large-screen TV and the recessed projection screen have transformed this area into a favorite gathering spot to socialize and watch sports.
Touchmark (Beaverton, Ore.) wanted to change how residents, their families, and employees gather and socialize at Touchmark at Fairway Village in Vancouver, Wash. With the help of interior design firm Spellman Brady & Company (St. Louis, Mo.), the owner pursued a full interior renovation of 78,580 square feet of public corridors; resident amenities, including a health and fitness club; and operational office areas.
Inspired by the community’s Pacific Northwest roots, “industrial farmhouse” design was introduced throughout, with materials drawing from the lush topography and local style. Examples include large metal sliding doors and storefronts; wooden beams; brick, stone, wrought iron, and shiplap adorning walls; and locally quarried basalt stone on the new fireplace.
Revitalization was achieved not just by bringing elements of the outdoors inside, but also by capturing unusable square footage, providing new multifunctional spaces, and creating synergy between adjacent gathering spaces. Major floor plan changes were required and some of the iconic architectural elements, such as the grand staircase that residents treasured, had to be removed to make way for new possibilities. Removing the staircase allowed the square footage to be infilled, providing additional useable space in its place.
On the first floor, the new space hosts a fireplace that greets visitors and draws them into the heart of the community upon arrival. The second-floor infill houses a new location for the community library. Moving the library opened an area near the lobby, enabling the required expansion of the salon space. The former coffee shop was relocated closer to the main kitchen, allowing the menu to expand, and providing the desired casual dining venue for a bistro. The design also allows the bistro to host private events without affecting normal dining activities. All new spaces encourage socialization, bolster wellness, and support a vibrant active lifestyle. The renovation provided residents with a sophisticated environment while also improving the efficiency of operations.
Project Details:
Facility name: Touchmark at Fairway Village
Location: Vancouver, Wash.
Completion date: September 2020
Owner: Touchmark
Total building area: 78,580 sq. ft.
Total construction cost: $9 million
Cost/sq. ft.: $115/ sq. ft.
Architecture firm: Novak Architecture
Interior design: Spellman Brady & Company
General contractor: Perlo Construction
Engineering: N/A
Builder: Touchmark Development & Construction
