17 services · Sussex & Surrey
Residential
Extensions, conversions and whole-home projects for homeowners, with site visits across West Sussex, East Sussex and Surrey.
Extensions
Care Home Design Services
Extensions, Conversions and New Care Homes Designed Around Residents. Nationwide.
Why Work With ArchEvolve on Care Home Design Services
A care home has to work for residents, for staff on long shifts and for the people who inspect it. ArchEvolve is MCIAT-chartered, models every layout in Revit so you can walk the corridors in Enscape before anything is submitted, and Alex Page handles your project personally.
- 15 years of experience
- 350 planning approvals secured
- 500 projects completed
- Revit 3D modelling as standard
- MCIAT-chartered accreditation
Our services
Care Home Design and Related Services
A feasibility study tests whether a site or building can take the bed numbers you need before full design starts. Converting a large house or commercial building? See commercial conversions. Our planning applications for property developers cover the consent route, and building regulations drawings follow approval.
20 services · Nationwide
Developers & Commercial
Planning and technical design for developers and commercial clients across England.
Developer services
Site & feasibility
15 services · Homeowners and developers
Planning & Drawings
From the first feasibility check to construction drawings, in the order a project needs them.
01Feasibility & survey
02Planning
03Technical & construction
Care Home Design That Works for Residents and Staff
Our care home design services cover new purpose-built homes, extensions that add bedrooms to an existing home, and conversions of large houses or other buildings into care use. A care home is a home, a workplace and a regulated service at the same time, so the layout has to support all three. Corridor widths, bedroom and en-suite sizes, staff sightlines, sluice and laundry positions and the fire strategy all decide what the building can achieve. We design them together in one coordinated 3D model.
Common challenges
- Existing homes with narrow corridors and bedrooms without en-suites
- Residents living with dementia disorientated by long, identical corridors
- A fire strategy for residents who cannot leave the building unaided
- Extensions that have to be built while the home stays open
- Council concerns over parking, staff shift changes and neighbouring homes
- Operators and care teams unable to picture a layout from 2D plans
How ArchEvolve solves them
- Reconfigured layouts that widen circulation and add accessible en-suite bathrooms
- Short corridors, clear sightlines, colour contrast and visible destinations
- Fire compartments planned so residents can move horizontally to safety
- Phased drawings that keep occupied wings separate from the works
- Parking, servicing and overlooking resolved in the layout before submission
- Enscape walkthroughs so operators and staff can test the design
How an ArchEvolve Project Works
Care home projects follow seven stages, from testing the brief against the site to drawings a contractor can price and build.
Brief and Bed Numbers
We agree target bed numbers, care type, staffing model and budget, and review the existing building or site. Free initial consultation over Teams, with site visits optional.
Survey and 3D Model
We use existing drawings or a measured survey to build an accurate 3D model of the building and site, including levels, access and neighbouring properties.
Layout Options
We test bedroom wings, lounges, dining, staff bases, sluice rooms, laundry and kitchen positions, showing how each option affects bed numbers and circulation.
Resident-Focused Design
We refine wayfinding, daylight, garden access, colour contrast and sightlines from staff bases, with Enscape visuals to review with your care team.
Planning Submission
We prepare planning drawings, coordinate supporting reports such as transport and noise, then manage the application with the council through to decision.
Technical Design
We produce Building Regulations drawings covering fire compartmentation, accessibility, drainage and thermal performance, coordinated with structural and services engineers.
Construction Drawings
We issue the construction package, including phasing information where the home stays open, so contractors can price accurately and build with fewer queries.
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Care Home Design Services Across the UK
Why 3D Modelling Matters in Care Home Design
A care home layout is hard to judge from 2D plans. ArchEvolve models the building in Revit and renders it in Enscape, so you, your care manager and your staff can follow a resident’s route from bedroom to lounge and spot problems before construction.
3D Walkthroughs Included
Every care home scheme is modelled in Revit and rendered in Enscape, so operators and staff can review bedrooms, lounges and corridors before drawings are finalised.
Complete Applications
Drawings and documents are checked against the council's validation list, so the application is not held up by missing parking, servicing or neighbour information.
Nationwide Planning Support
ArchEvolve works with councils across the UK remotely over Teams, reviewing local plan policy on care uses, parking and design before the scheme is fixed.
One Designer Throughout
Alex Page runs your care home project personally from first consultation to construction drawings. No handoffs between teams and no junior staff on your scheme.
Care Home Projects Delivered Remotely Across the UK
ArchEvolve provides care home design services for operators, developers and landowners anywhere in the UK, working remotely over Teams with site visits arranged where the project needs them.
What do your care home design services include?
The service covers the initial brief, a 3D model of the site or existing building, layout options, resident-focused design development with Enscape visuals, planning drawings and submission, Building Regulations drawings and a construction package. You can appoint us for the whole process or for individual stages.
Does the Care Quality Commission approve care home designs?
No. In England the Care Quality Commission registers care providers and inspects them against standards that include suitable premises, but it does not approve drawings. Adding beds or changing premises may affect the provider’s registration, so we recommend involving your registered manager early. We design to support those expectations and the Building Regulations.
Do I need planning permission to extend a care home?
In most cases, yes. Care homes fall within Use Class C2 and do not have the householder permitted development rights that apply to houses, so extensions usually need a planning application. We prepare the drawings and manage the submission through our planning service for developers.
How do you design a care home to be dementia-friendly?
We keep corridors short with a clear destination at the end, use colour contrast on doors, handrails and toilet seats, avoid busy floor patterns and reflective finishes, bring in plenty of daylight and give residents safe access to a garden. Bedroom doors can be made recognisable so residents find their own room more easily.
Can a large house be converted into a care home?
Often, yes. A change of use from a house to a care home needs planning permission, and the building must be adapted for lifts, accessible bathrooms, fire compartmentation and staff facilities. A feasibility study shows how many bedrooms the building can realistically provide before you commit.
What fire safety standards apply to care homes?
New work must meet Part B of the Building Regulations, and Approved Document B treats care homes differently from houses because many residents cannot evacuate unaided. Layouts are usually planned around fire compartments that allow residents to be moved horizontally to safety. Once open, the operator must keep a fire risk assessment. Our building regulations drawings cover this detail.
Can you work alongside our care team and other consultants?
Yes. We hold design reviews over Teams so your care manager, staff and owners can comment on the layout, and we coordinate the model with structural engineers, services engineers, fire engineers and planning consultants. Enscape visuals make it easier for non-technical staff to give useful feedback early.
Where do you provide care home design services?
Anywhere in the UK. ArchEvolve works remotely over Teams, with site visits arranged where a project needs them. Our 3D visualisations mean you can review the design in detail without travelling, and the same Revit model carries through to the construction drawings.
Frequently Asked Questions
Discuss Your Care Home Design Services Brief
Free initial consultation for care home operators, developers and landowners anywhere in the UK. Get in touch to discuss your project.
