St. John’s and SWBR Architects collaboration wins merit award

Representatives from SWBR Architects and St. John’s pose after receiving the Award of Merit at the Environments for Aging Design Showcase. Shown (from left) are; Jodi Mason, Joanne Braeunle, Thomas Gears, Duncan Walker and Paul Bartlett.

Rochester, NY Representatives from SWBR Architects and St. John’s received the Award of Merit at the Environments for Aging Design Showcase in Austin, Tex., earlier this month. The award recognizes Brickstone by St. John’s as a unique and innovative project that is distinctly different from traditional senior living communities.

The collaboration between St. John’s and SWBR Architects  was designed to reinvent the concept of senior living by embracing new urbanism. SWBR Architects served as architect of record for the Brickstone project.

Nearly 50 projects were submitted in this year’s showcase, an annual review of projects in senior-care settings, from conceptual designs to newly completed buildings. The jury panel included architects, interior designers, providers and consultants.

SWBR Architects is an award-winning architectural practice. As a highly respected national design firm consistently providing leadership, expertise, innovation and entrepreneurial thinking, the firm specializes in sustainability, education, housing, health, science and technology, corporate/industrial and municipal design. SWBR aims to positively impact lives through meaningful design. 

St. John’s is one of Rochester’s leading providers of senior living and care options serving nearly 1,000 elders and their families annually. St. John’s Home, New York State’s only registered Eden Alternative nursing home, offers services including skilled nursing care, Alzheimer’s/dementia care, transitional care, rehabilitation, adult day service, and hospice care at its 150 Highland Avenue location. Brickstone by St. John’s, located on 30 acres in Brighton, offers contemporary independent living in uniquely designed apartments, bungalows, and townhomes. St. John’s Meadows, also in Brighton, offers multi-level, independent living in private, two-bedroom cottages and apartments, with optional amenities including fine dining, transportation, and health care services. With current locations in the Penfield area, THE GREEN HOUSE Homes provide 20 elders with all the services of a traditional nursing home within a ranch-style home that is integrated into a neighborhood setting