Marchini Curran Interiors has completed work on a new 255-home retirement community in Watford, Hertfordshire.
Mayfield Watford retirement village, the first to be delivered by Mayfield Villages, consists of 255 apartments for over 55s. Located close to Watford General Hospital and less than a mile from Watford town centre, the village features a swimming pool, sauna and steam room, gym, beauty treatment rooms, and a café-bistro. The village forms part of the new Watford Riverwell development.
Midlands-based Marchini Curran Interiors was appointed in 2017 to create an interior concept and to lead the procurement of furniture, lighting, and artwork. Rooted in Scandinavian style, the design scheme focuses on biophilic design, with the interior orientated around a central garden linked visually to all other interior spaces.
Christopher Taylor, design director at Marchini Curran Interiors, said: “This is a significant and impressive scheme which we are incredibly proud to have delivered. To create a concept from scratch, unlike anything else in the UK, was a real joy to bring to life.
“We undertook detailed market research in the UK and the US, Australia, New Zealand, and Scandinavia for inspiration. With this intelligence we took a fresh approach to designing for contemporary retirement villages, with minimal, clean lines – moving away from the stereotype style often found at senior living developments.
“As part of the design process, we broke down the boundary between defined spaces synonymous with retirement living and instead created a largely open plan interior that can ebb and flow, expand and contract, allowing the spaces to adapt to the activities at hand.”
Nick Sanderson, CEO of Mayfield Villages, added: “Watford is our first Mayfield Village and it meets the ever-increasing demand for more high-quality retirement options across the UK. Helping people to maintain their independence and actively improve their health and wellbeing should be key to how we look after people as they get older. Marchini Curran listened to what the market wants in terms of the environment they live in and have delivered this with great style.”
