Wyndemere Retirement Community

Wheaton, Illinois
 

Overall Site Plan
Services Provided:
Campus Master Plan
Landscape Architecture

Creating user-friendly outdoor spaces was the key to this distinctive mixed-use design project.  One of the main obstacles of the site design was water detention on the site. 

Originally, the main building was sited at the lowest point on the parcel.  Our solution re-oriented the building to surround the detention pond at the low spot of the site.

The result is a 22-acre development that incorporates areas for flower and vegetable gardens, a paved patio area accented with bollards, lighting, benches, outdoor activity, and eating areas.  The extensively landscaped pond now serves as a focal point for over fifty percent (50%) of the assisted care units and the dining areas.


 
 
By situating the buildings around the detention area, the designers made it an attractive site amenity.  The plaza areas adjacent to the pond are popular places for the residents.
 


 


 
 
 
 



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