Owens Park tower was one of the chosen site for developing the care hotel scheme, students considered the existing condition of the building, and tested the general layouts of the care hotel by creating different diagrams. The aims of the project were to reuse the building and create an interesting atrium space that provide both daylight and relaxing spaces.

Toast Rack was one of the chosen sites for developing the care hotel scheme, students understoood the existing structure and tested different layouts in order to reuse the existing building. All design ideas were based on the research of the existing care hotel designs.

The site plan showing the concept of connecting the hospital and care hotel, the proposal was based on large research of care hotels in Netherlands. The main purposes of the project were to provide extra spaces for hospital and improve services for fasting reabilitstion.

The concept model showing the care hotel scheme at Stretford shopping mall site. The main purposes of the project were to connect the care hotel with the shopping mall and provide additional functions for rehabilitation.

Today we had our final exhibition at Pozzoni office. The exhibition showed a variety of drawings and models of proposed care hotel concepts. Each group explained their concepts to Pozzoni architects, all groups worked very hard and the exhibition went very well!

All groups worked hard to get the work done!

We are all ready for the exhibition at Pozzoni office on Monday!

Today students presented their care hotel proposals to Pozzoni Architscts again. Group 1 focused on bringing hotel elements into the building and creating a comfortable space for the residents. The typical room will be developed as a key space for final exhibition.

The feedback from Pozzoni is very possitive, we are aiming to complete the projects on Friday and ready for the exhibition at Pozzoni office on Monday.

Today we looked at the developed proposals into more detail,both landscape and internal spaces were considered. All groups created a variety of diagrams and plans to show their care hotel concepts.

We are ready for presenting to Pozzoni Architects tomorrow!

Group 2 continued developing their Toast Rack re-use project. The aim of the project is to connect the care hotel with the community. The developed drawings will be ready for presenting to Pozzoni Architects on Thursday.

Yesterday we met at Corner House, all groups continued developing the care hotel concepts further. Group 1 considered their new-build proposal by looking at the site plan, massing form and making physical models. Site context will need to be especially considered for this particular project.

Group 1 kept looking at Manchester Royal Infirmary site, the work has been reviewed with Pozzoni architects this morning. The connection between the hospital and the designed care hotel, and transportation around the site will be specially looked at for this new-built project. Students will keep developing the design concepts and the proposal will be ready for another presentation to Pozzoni architects on Thursday.

Group 3 looked at Toast Rack site and developed a re-use project that can create intergenerational spaces between students/children and care hotel's tenants. Site context has been particularly analysed for the initial proposal.

Group 1 looked at Manchester Royal Infirmary site and developed a new-built project that can connect both infirmary and the proposed care hotel. From analysing the site, students understood the importance of circulation for this particular proposal.

Students have been given briefs in order to develop initial care hotel proposals for the presentation on Monday. Each group has chosen a site in Manchester and has been asked to relate their research to the feasibility studies. Students understood care hotel concepts through analysing site contexts, internal spaces, functions, users etc.

Group discussion about how to make the building feel less hospital and more like a hotel, which is one of the main consideration when designing a care hotel.

Everyone worked hard to get the initial research done! The research included features/programmes/accessibility for designing the care hotel. Re-use precedents have also been considered before choosing their own sites.

Today we divided the team into 4 groups and every group had different tasks for researching about the care hotels. The research will be used for later care hotel proposals. The initial proposals are planning to be ready by tomorrow so that students can present the design ideas to Pozzoni on Monday.

Ca[re]: Generation team at Pozzoni office! Team members started getting to know each other.

Ca[re]: Generation team looked around Pozzoni office to see the real practice working environment.

Paper model ideas are being proposed for representing care hotel concepts. The paper model will be one of the key outcomes for the final event exhibition.

Paper model ideas are being proposed for representing care hotel concepts. The paper model will be one of the key outcomes for the final event exhibition.

Paper model ideas are being proposed for representing care hotel concepts. The paper model will be one of the key outcomes for the final event exhibition.

Paper model ideas are being proposed for representing care hotel concepts. The paper model will be one of the key outcomes for the final event exhibition.

Hi all, I'm Jamie, from China and moved to the UK since 15 years old. I have joined MSA since 2013. Over the past few years, I have mainly worked in the residential and commercial sectors. At MSA I am currently in Atelier CIA, and we believe that all places have character, and that character is the basic mode in which the world is 'given'. I am looking forward to meeting you all.

Introducing the Ca[re]generation team:
We are all excited to meet the rest of the team, individual introductions will be posted shortly, so everyone will know who to look out for later on, btw - we don't always wear glasses.