New Blendworth Centre New Blendworth Centre Horndean The New Blendworth Centre is a day provision for people aged over 19 with varying degrees of learning difficulties and disabilities. Within the Centre grounds there is a small nursery outlet with many polytunnels and potting sheds which facilitates the service users activities. The users are responsible for many tasks including seed sowing, plant cuttings, potting on, cleaning stock and generally keeping the nursery and its display areas clean and tidy. The end products of these on-site activities can be purchased by the general public in the nursery shop. The existing buildings on site facilitate space for indoor activities where its users come together in recreational and educational activities. However these buildings are dated and not fit for purpose, the main administrative and indoor activity space are in poor condition and now restrict the Centre’s operation and functioning. Re-Format’s proposals for new modern facilities, will much better suit to the Centre’s needs and be more sustainable to operate. The proposed building is intended to replace the two buildings on the existing site with a new central building which will be sited more sensitively in relation to boundaries and remaining buildings, but most importantly it will provide higher quality internal accommodation for the Centre’s operation and indoor activities. The new building consists of four, single-story linked double pitched barns. The modest forms create a strong composition of 4 gables that will greet users and customers at arrival. Each of the barns will facilitate one of the functions: changing rooms and facilities for users, multifunctional socialising, communal education and dining area, and administrative spaces and customer facilities.
