Senior Housing: As science and health care advances continues to extend the longevity of our lives, senior housing continues to be a vital component in residential and institutional architecture. At Langley & Associates Architects, LLC we are fortunate to play a significant role in shaping the environments that will enhance the quality of life for our senior citizens. Our comfortable, home-like designs help ease the transition from home to independent, assisted-living and skilled care facilities while providing warm, nurturing environments for retirement living. We believe living and resident spaces should reflect the style and quality that senior adults have grown familiar with throughout their lives. Our facilities encourage social interaction through community-minded features such as beauty parlors, ice cream shops, and common sitting, dining and activity spaces. We work closely with state regulatory agencies and owners to create facilities that meet technical needs as well as fulfill the demands for an economical, livable, marketable senior housing project.

Generations of Chapin
Chapin, SC

Generations of Chapin Assisted Living Facility consists of three phases of planned construction on a 32 acre site centered around a 5.5 acre lake. The first phase is a 68-bed assisted living facility. The style of the building draws from a strong tradition of southern architectural style. The shape of the plan bends to allow all parts of the rear of the building to enjoy lake views. The interior features generously distributed living and sitting spaces for convenience, a formal entry/living area with piano nook, and a unique sawtooth window design in the formal dining room that embraces lake views. Phase II construction of 50 independent living cottages is underway and a Phase III clubhouse is in the design stage.

Longwood Plantation Alzheimer Unit
Orangeburg, SC

The Alzheimer's Care Facility at Longwood Plantation consists of a new freestanding Alzheimer's facility on the same site as an existing assisted living facility. The building is a single story structure accommodating 16 beds. The building offers a convenient common sitting and dining area with an adjacent sun porch. The front entry graciously welcomes visitors with a formal covered entry porch. The interior configuration features a loop corridor for continuous patient circulation without confusing dead ends. Each patient room also has Dutch doors that allow attending staff to make cursory checks on patients in their room with minimal intrusion.

Walnut Grove Independent Living
Eden, SC

Walnut Grove Independent Living Apartment Complex is a two-story structure with a variety of resident room layouts accommodating 62 beds. Set in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the design draws from regional forms and detailing. The building offers a common lounge area with a two story atrium that overlooks the vaulted main dining room and entry foyer, adding openness to the main gathering spaces. The complex has various on-site amenities that include, a hydrotherapy facility, an exercise room and an ice cream parlor to enhance the residents' community experience.

Springhill Assisted Living
Pageland, SC

Springhill Assisted Living Retirement Community has spacious living areas overlooking a common courtyard and large formal porches. Incorporating a mixture of private and semiprivate rooms, the 32-bed facility meets a variety of housing needs. The large formal dining room as well as the main living room feature vaulted ceilings and formal, decorative lighting. The facility has a hydrotherapy facility as well as an on site beauty salon for added convenience for its residents. A covered drop off provides an attractive, weather-protected entrance for visitors and residents.