Beckside Gardens, Westgate, Guisborough

McCarthy & Stone present Beckside Gardens, Guisborough’s most central new Retirement Living apartments

Working in a conservation area has it challenges, working for McCarthy & Stone, Box Architects delivered this retirement home development blending in with Westgate’s street scene on Guisborough high street.

Leading builders of retirement homes, McCarthy & Stone has created 40 ‘Retirement Living’ new self-contained apartments. The impressive architectural designs accommodated floor to ceiling windows and a communal roof terrace overlooking the mature gardens. By satisfying the requirements of Guisborough Conservation Area, the project work undertaken by Box Architects’ for McCarthy & Stone represents its consistent standards of commercial, creative delivery.

Working in a conservation area, due diligence in design and project implementation and management was a prerequisite for McCarthy & Stone. Post planning, Box were appointed to manage the delivery of the project and handover to the management company and residents.

As well as offering retirement accommodation, Beckside Gardens has beautiful landscaped gardens for homeowners and their guests and a homeowners’ lounge and guest suite, helping to create a community feel for residents and visiting friends and relatives.

  • Maximum creative use of design delivery in a conservation area
  • Diligent 360 management of the build project from initiation to completion
  • Careful implementation of key features such as a first-floor bridge which is illuminated by three large circular roof lights.

“Enthusiastic, dedicated, responsive approach and are flexible to our often-changing requirements”

McCarthy & Stone

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