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COMPLETION AT WATFORD SENIOR LIVING SCHEME AND INTERIOR CONCEPT REVEALED
Marchini Curran Interiors has announced the completion of a new 255-home retirement community in Watford , Hertfordshire .
Mayfield Watford retirement village , which is the first to be delivered by Mayfield Villages , consists of 255 contemporary one and two-bedroom apartments for over 55s , and is now open to property owners .
Located on Heron Place , close to Watford General Hospital and less than a mile to the town ’ s retail centre , the new community features landscaped communal gardens , swimming pool , sauna and steam room , gym , beauty treatment rooms and a café-bistro .
Midlands-based Marchini Curran Interiors was appointed on the scheme in 2017 , to create an interior concept and lead the procurement of furniture , lighting and artwork .
The now complete interior design scheme at the village is rooted in Scandinavian style , with a focus on biophilic design
- bringing the outside in . The interior is orientated around a central garden with all interior spaces having a visual link to it .
Christopher Taylor , design director at Marchini Curran Interiors , said : “ This is a significant and impressive scheme which we are incredibly proud to have delivered . To create a concept from scratch , unlike anything else in the UK , was a real joy to bring to life .
“ We undertook detailed market research in the UK and the US , Australia , New Zealand and Scandinavia for inspiration . With this intelligence we took a fresh approach to designing for contemporary retirement villages , with minimal , clean lines - moving away from the stereotype style often found at senior living developments .
“ As part of the design process , we broke down the boundary between defined spaces synonymous with retirement living