Mill Lodge Leamington Spa Property, Warwickshire home for elderly couple, One bed house photos
Mill Lodge Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, UK
2 May 2022
Five projects have been awarded RIBA West Midlands Awards
Mill Lodge, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, central England, UK
Design: Michael Kendrick Architects

photograph © Tom Bird
Mill Lodge Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, West Midlands
Jury Report
Mill lodge makes excellent use of a constrained and slender site within the Leamington Spa Conservation Area. It is a contemporary, one-bedroom dwelling that succeeds in making life easier for an elderly couple, while not compromising on design quality.
Every room in Mill Lodge is designed to be both accessible and functional for an environmentally concerned elderly couple, with the ground floor open plan kitchen and dining sitting at the heart of the house, overlooking the south facing walling garden for two keen gardeners. The architect had to work hard and smart with the manipulation of both spaces and light to maximise the limited site. The design of the joinery and fittings has been carefully designed to ensure efficiency and flexibility for the occupants, with a series of roof lights to create a feeling of openness throughout the interior.
photograph © Tom Bird
The hard working, efficient internal layout is kept simple, with one main room per floor and no corridors. Throughout, the house carefully integrates a number of accessible features such as level thresholds, stair b...