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Expertise

Architecture

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Project Type

Senior Living

Housing

Assisted Living

Independent Living

CCRC

Skilled Nursing

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Location

Exeter, NH

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Client

RiverWoods Exeter

The Details

The Boulders is the third expansion of the award-winning Riverwoods Continuing Care Retirement Community.

A full spectrum of Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Skilled Nursing is offered along with 24 duplex cottages. Like Phase 2, the design works contextually on a site with numerous constraints and challenges, including a large portion of wetlands. The plan contains sustainable features, primarily in the energy efficient building envelope and state-of-the-art mechanical systems.

  • Exterior photo of the entrance of a senior living facility building. The photo is taken at twilight, with lighting illuminating the building from within. A portico entrance to the building features a patio area with outdoor dining tables and chairs.
  • Exterior photo taken at twilight of the entrance of a senior living facility. The building features neutral beige colored siding with stone accents and white trim. Lighting illuminates it from within.
  • Exterior daytime photo of outdoor dining terrace. Stone columns are seen, and tables with white tablecloths and place settings are surrounded by outdoor dining chairs.
  • Exterior daytime view of cottage units at a senior living facility. The small buildings feature light brown shingle siding with white trim, and a grassy area in front of them along with a driveway parking area.
  • Interior photo of a lobby area at a senior living facility. The spacious room features light wood columns and neutral walls and carpeting, accented with maroon colored seating furniture.
  • Interior photo showing a multipurpose room at a senior living facility. The room has large ceilings and walls with large windows letting in natural light. Rows of theater style seating are facing a small raised stage area with a concert piano.
  • Interior photo of kitchen area in a residential cottage unit. The walls are a neutral color and the floor and cabinetry are light warm wood colored. Dark wood furniture accents the room, with a large grandfather clock seen in the right side foreground.
  • Interior view of a corridor with upholstered seating looking into a mailroom cubby shelving unit built into the wall on the far side of the corridor.
  • Interior photo of a cozy library area at a senior living facility. Shelves of books are seen lining the walls, and upholstered chairs gather around a small table in front of a fireplace.
  • Interior photo of a seating area at a senior living facility. Red upholstered chairs are set around a low coffee table, and serene artwork is framed on the wall.
  • Interior view of a formal dining area at a senior living facility. The spacious room features high ceilings and a stone column fireplace in the middle of the room. Surrounding that are multiple tables set with white tablecloths and dining chairs.
  • Interior photo of a bistro area at a senior living facility. The room is highlighted with warm wall colors, and a dark wood bar countertop is the central focus. Several senior men and women are seen socializing around the bar.
  • Interior close up photo of a bistro kitchenette area in a senior living facility. Red tiled walls accent the back, with a bistro style oven and countertop in the foreground.
Interior photo of an indoor pool at an assisted living facility. The rectangular pool has clear blue water and there are a few white pool chairs along the sides.

View of interior pool

Interior photo showing an apartment unit at an independent living facility. The room features an open floorplan with neutral colored walls and flooring, with many large windows letting in natural light. The view shows living room furniture in the foreground, with a small dining table and red upholstered dining chairs in a small alcove area towards the background.

Apartment, independent living

Interior photo of a living space at an independent senior living facility. The view is from a living room area into a small kitchen area, with neutral colored walls and a bistro countertop.

Living space - kitchen/dining area, independent living

A senior woman enjoys working out on an elliptical machine at the fitness center of a senior living facility.

Fitness center

Interior view of a lobby at an assisted living facility. The room features neutral and light brown beige tones, with red upholstered seating. A reception desk can be seen on the right side, and a look into the room beyond shows a stone fireplace.

Lobby area, assisted living

Interior photo of a dining space at an assisted living facility. A stone column fireplace is the focus point of the room, with dining tables set with white tablecloths and place settings surrounded by dining chairs.The room is warm brick-red colored.

Dining area, assisted living

Interior photo of an apartment space at a senior living facility. The room is bright and cozy with natural light coming from a window on the far wall. The walls and flooring are neutral colored, with a dark wood console cabinet against one wall. An upholstered chair and small end table is seen, and the camera reveals a little bit of the bedroom in an adjacent room.

Apartment, assisted living

Interior photo of a kitchen dining area at a senior living facility. Wood tables and patterned upholstered dining chairs are seen in the foreground, and a small kitchen area with red tile backsplash is in the background with light wood cabinets.

Country kitchen, assisted living

Interior view of a living room in a cottage unit at a senior living facility. The walls and flooring are neutral light colors, with dark wood furniture accenting the space. A grandfather clock, dining table, and living room furniture set are seen.

Interior view of cottage living room