YMCA Bournemouth Bournemouth, UK
The scheme, commissioned by YMCA & Valstera Property, includes the complete refurbishment and remodelling of the YMCA in central Bournemouth.
The building has been used by the YMCA for many years as supported “move-on” accommodation. The current arrangement of built form and the relationship between spaces is far from ideal, and improvements are needed to enable the YMCA to continue to deliver this vaulable and much needed service.
Accommodation includes 108 en-suite rooms split over 13 cluster flats with communal cooking and lounge facilities at each floor. To the front of the site, plans include two additional storeys adding a seventh and eighth floor to accommodate nine independent studio flats. The replacement façade to the front block will reinstate Art-Deco features from the original 1930’s design to uplift the quality and feel of the street. Additional accommodation at street level will include a conference suite, gym and community café to engage the local community with the YMCA facilities.
Concept design involved careful stakeholder engagement and collaboration with a fantastic team of local consultants to ensure that the scheme provided the updated accommodation required as well as enhancing the facade of building. Proposals include renovations to the existing front block and partial demolition to the back block, which will be replaced with new purpose-built resident accommodation.
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