Stanton Williams Completes Brick-Wrapped Retirement Complex The Oren in Hampstead
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Rheanna Hopkins
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Summary
Stanton Williams architecture studio has completed The Oren, a retirement complex in London's Hampstead area overlooking Hampstead Heath. The building features a distinctive faceted form wrapped in bricks, with four interconnected volumes designed to frame views of communal gardens and surrounding woodland. The project represents a thoughtful approach to retirement living with architectural design that integrates with the natural landscape.
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Spanning four interconnected volumes, the structure was configured by Stanton Williams to frame views over communal gardens and the surrounding woodland landscape.
The Oren is a retirement complex designed by Stanton Williams with a distinctive architectural approach to senior living in a natural setting.
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