by I Advance Senior Care Merlino Design Partnership, Inc., Whispering Knoll
| Whispering Knoll – Edison, New Jersey Merlino Design Partnership, Inc. – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Type of Facility/Setting: Assisted Living Facility Contact: Gary Santo, Executive Director Firm: Merlino Design Partnership, Inc., (215) 829-9810 Design Team: Samuel Merlino, Principal-in-Charge; Bruce Hurowitz, Partner-in-Charge; J.D. Landis, Senior Designer Photography: Barry Halkin Resident Capacity: 126 (incl. 20 Special Needs) Space/Resident (sq. ft.): 369 to 533 Total Area (sq. ft.): 96,000 Total Cost (excluding land): $12 million Cost/Sq. Ft.: $125 Completion: March 2001 |
| This project for the well-established JFK/Solaris Health System entailed a three-story Assisted Living Residence on the grounds of their Edison, New Jersey, campus. The completed facility includes a 126-bed Assisted Living Residence, including a Special Needs unit. The building is joined together vertically with a central “Grand Lobby Atrium,” designed as a gracious foyer complete with grand staircase and column-surrounded plaza. Opening to this plaza is the Bistro, offering relaxed casual dining, while the adjacent Formal Dining Room is where residents can go for a fine dining experience. This room includes a fireplace, beautifully appointed architectural woodwork, specialty lighting and fine furnishings. Many of the other public spaces are adjacent to this atrium-namely, Lounges, Arts Center, Library and Wellness Center. On each floor of the building, three distinct assisted living “neighborhoods” of 30 to 40 units each were created to provide a more residential scale. Each neighborhood includes an open Living Room that many of the apartments open on to, as well as some kind of enclosed program space (i.e., Cinema, Social Lounge, Card Room) and a private “Bathique” Spa. The appointments, detailing and scale of these neighborhoods offer the residents a unique living experience. |
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