The Paddocks, Williamstown, Waterford City

Anvers Housing Association provide specialist independent living accommodation to Clients who have suffered brain injuries. The 0.2 Hectare site provided to Anvers Housing Association at The Paddocks, Williamstown Road, Waterford formed part of a large private residential development that had been partially completed up until 2012 but which remained unfinished and abandoned. Works to ground floor slab level had been completed for 9 # private dwelling units all of which were to be removed to facilitate the new development. The proposed single storey accessible scheme represented a significant reduction in density and scale from what was previously approved.
The Residential Facility of 575sq.m comprises 5 no. bedrooms with ensuites, a communal kitchen and dining facilities, a communal living room for residents and visitors and an activity room. The support staff accommodation includes an Office adjacent to the entrance hall, with a night time shift sleeping area.
Adjacent to the residential unit are 3 independent living 1 bed Apartment Units of 77sq.m each, to be managed by Anvers Housing Association.
The accommodation has been arranged in a ‘L’ footprint to reflect the corner site location which also encloses a large Terrace and a ramped accessible sunken garden area, for external activities and recreation.
As the specialist supported housing unit was to integrate with its neighbours the architectural style for the scheme is relatively traditional with pitched roofs, acrylic render to walls, with zinc clad feature dormer windows to the circulation corridors and lobbies.