The locally listed Hall has provided care for actors and performers since its 1926 transformation from a Victorian Gothic house into a charitable home. The scheme extends this legacy, positioning ageing not as retreat but as continued participation in shared cultural life.

The project comprises three new buildings, interconnected by glazed corridors, housing 12 assisted living units alongside communal facilities, including a rehabilitation gym, yoga studio, cinema, restaurant and café. These spaces support physical wellbeing and ongoing social and cultural engagement, while the corridors reinforce visual connection and permeability across the landscaped site.

The new buildings are connected to the existing facility, with shared central amenities forming a cohesive link between old and new accommodation, fostering a unified and inclusive environment for all residents.

The landscape scheme unifies the old and the new, maximising the site’s potential, celebrating its majestic trees, respecting its heritage, consolidating the architectural layout, and addressing the practical and access needs of a busy care home, while creating a more engaging environment for residents and staff.

Architecturally, the scheme draws from Northwood’s pitched roof typologies, recalibrating these forms through distortion. Monolithic volumes are wrapped in a continuous envelope that reinvents the traditional terracotta roof tile. The single-storey building uses Glulam and CLT construction, with shaded and recessed glazed areas. Cross Laminated Timber enables spatial ambition with low-carbon delivery.

The scheme has gained planning permission from London Borough of Hillingdon. Currently in fundraising for the next phase of construction, the project is championed by ambassadors including Sir Ian McKellen, Dame Helen Mirren, and Daniel Radcliffe.