Mae Architects has completed the John Morden Centre, a day-care and health facility that explores solutions to the issue of loneliness among elderly people.
The centre forms part of Morden College, a long-standing retirement community in Blackheath, southeast London, that is home to more than 300 senior residents.
As well as providing medical facilities that include doctor and physiotherapy consultation rooms, it offers a range of social and activity spaces that include a cafe, an events hall, and an arts and crafts studio.
"Buildings can play a major part in supporting longer, healthier and independent lives," said Alex Ely, founding director at Mae Architects.
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