THE BRIEF
Sunrise Senior Living is one of the UK’s leading care home providers offering industry-leading care for seniors across their 25 homes in England and Wales. When four of its properties were due for refurbishment, inhouse interior design manager Danica Mrozek opted for a contemporary traditional style with quirky twists in keeping with the business’ commitment to providing high quality care in a home from home setting.
Sector: Aged Living
Client: Sunrise Senior Living UK
Flooring Contractor: At Bassett, Chorleywood and Virginia Water: TAG Flooring; At Cardiff: Puma Floors
Area: 400m2
Blended Oak in herringbone from our Da Vinci collection
THE CONCEPT
Each property includes an assisted living bistro where residents can socialise and welcome visiting friends and family. These comfortable homely spaces feature a self-contained kitchen area and informal cafeteria seating which enables residents to prepare and enjoy a drink and light snack.
A homely atmosphere is enhanced with the use of domestic kitchen units which offer additional reassurance and encourage independence. Contemporary colour schemes in blues and greys, highlighted in accent colours such as yellow, orange or green, have created elegant yet cheerful interiors that reflects the Sunrise brand. In keeping with the high-end timeless look, each bistro features a characterful wood design floor laid in herringbone pattern.
Blended Oak in herringbone from our Da Vinci collection
THE LOOK
Whilst clearly belonging to the Sunrise family, each location has been given its own individual personality with different colourways and design aspects. Common to each location is a neutral grey-taupe colourway enlivened with herringbone flooring in interesting oak designs. At each home, style variations include the use of painted kitchen units, unusual backsplash tiling, interesting light fittings and lively upholstery designs.
The latest venue to be completed, Sunrise Cardiff features a new evolution of the Sunrise style with the paler tones of Mountain Oak flooring from the Art Select range setting off a lighter, more airy modern scheme. Harking back to the original Sunrise style, the darker wood tone of the furniture links the past to the future.
Bright finish with Mountain Oak in herringbone from Art Select collection
When considering flooring for care settings such as these, Danica needed a product that could meet both the aesthetic and technical specifications of a residential healthcare setting.
Danica explained: “The flooring needed to have the correct slip rating and wear layer suitable for use in a high traffic area. Karndean products have the aesthetic of real wood without all the impracticalities of maintaining wood. With everyone spending so much more time inside due to the pandemic, indoor air quality has become really important so it’s great that Karndean products are low emitting in terms of VOCs.”