Angelica Grace Home
| Location | Trichy |
| Typology | Institutional |
| Year | 2016 |
| Status | Built |
| Built up area | 30,000 Sqft |
| Client | Angelica Clara Charity Trust |
| Structural | Veerapan Consultants |
| Contractor | Hitec Construction |
| Consultants | Alfa Electrical, D&D [Plumbing] |
| Photography | SA |
| Lead Architects | Raja, Santhosh, Shanmugam A |
| Design Team | Balasubramani, Senthil, Ismail |
With a pristine thought of serving the aged, Clara Charity Trust approached the architects to develop a senior living. Trichy, a tier-2 city located in the central region of Tamil Nadu in India, is well connected, has an affordable cost of living, offers good water yield and is a religious hub; therefore making the city ideal for senior living. Angelic Grace Home is a 30,000-sqft Ground +2 structure that was planned to comprise 50 fully furnished rooms. Abundant natural lighting and ventilation, constraints on construction cost and community spaces for the elderly were factors that influenced the design approach.
Angelica Grace's home falls under a unique typology that offers a lot of scope of growth in the Indian context. The use of cost-effective safe material, capitalizing on abundant natural lighting and ventilation, and creating spaces that encourage social exchanges and physical strength are some key architectural aspects addressed in this economically challenging yet fulfilling project.
