October 22 2021

A former bowling and tennis club in Anniesland has been chosen as the location for a 66-bed residential care home by Northcare.

The high-care environment will cater to the needs of the over 80's, catering to the higher dependency needs and frailty issues of a demographic for which current care homes and supported living accommodation may not be sufficient.

Unum Partnership has been tasked with making this plan a reality, replacing an underused sports ground off Helensburgh Drive with a stone-fronted L-plan block that will include a community garden and rooftop terrace to replace lost amenity.

The care home operator will also make a payment toward alternative provision for a tennis court and bowling green nearby. Access to the landlocked site will be provided via a widened access route made possible by the acquisition of a narrow strip of land from 103 Helensburgh Drive.

Conceived as a pavilion surrounded by landscaping the care home will be recessed behind landscaped grounds to maximise views and light, providing a mix of private and public spaces for broader community use.

In a detailed design statement, Unum wrote: "In the past, there has typically been an architectural language that the majority of care homes have followed. Traditional designs and construction were usually followed to create care homes with a domestic residential appearance.

"As part of this process, it is our intention to create a care home that is a contemporary take on the traditional sandstone tenement. Using traditional materials such as sandstone in a modern way."

The finished block will feature protruding bays, horizontal rebates and articulated gables to reduce apparent massing, topped by a third-floor dining area with expansive views toward the Campsie Fells. 

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