Precedent Studies:
Homes For Senior Citizens, is designed for elderly residents who can still look after themselves. The structure faces the Kronengasse and the old centre of Masans. At the rear of the structure is the existing old peoples homes with inbuilt nursing facilities. The new structure and the old form a loose configuration, a kind of suburban ‘farmstead’, arranged around a spacious courtyard.

Spatial Layout:
I found that I wanted the ‘Talking Chapel’ to be at the heart of the monastery but also to integrate the arm of the castle as part of the cloister, allowing a clear contrast between old and new.