
Senior Living Facility
Smith Mountain Lake, VA
This project was to create a senior living facility that was ADA compliant and memory care friendly. Below are the steps that were taken to create this large facility with many amenities. At the bottom, a research paper I wrote and the client proposal along with the FF&E for the project. This was a challenging commercial project which pushed my design skills.

Adjacency Matrix
Program Used: Word

Bubble Diagram
Program Used: Canva

Blocking Plan Floor 1
Program Used: InDesign

Blocking Plan Floor 2
Program Used: InDesign

Preliminary Floor Plan

Refined Floor Plan
Program Used: AutoCAD




Concept Sketches

Dining Room Renderings
Program Used: SketchUp & Podium

Apartment Renderings
Program Used: SketchUp & Podium

This project was an individual project to research, design, and construct a memory care and assisted living facility on Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia.
This is the final poster for presentation, it shows the floor plans along with key FF&E selections that include sustainable and age friendly selections.
The middle section shows the key features that are supported by research in creating an environment that is memory and assisted care friendly.
AutoCAD, Canva, and InDesign Used

This page of the poster shows the SketchUp and Podium 3D renderings I completed to show the client how the selections I picked out would look in the space.
The middle of the page shows the sustainable design features that I included in my project to appeal to the clients desire for a sustainable building.