Community Front Door for Lifelong Learning and Wellness was constructed front and center on an existing campus.

Located in the heart of campus and visible from the adjacent roadway, the new Learning and Wellness Center fills the need for a community front door. Designed to be a bustling center of activity where connections flourish, the main floor houses a bistro and lounge, art gallery, salon and spa, business center, bank, pharmacy, and auditorium to support the community’s Pathways Institute for Lifelong Learning® classes and other educational and entertainment programs. Spiritual wellness is encouraged in The Quiet Place, a series of small rooms for meditation. The new center also allowed for a consolidation of administrative offices into one central location.

Photo Credit: Nathan Cox Photography

Project Highlights
Client:
Landis Homes
Location:
Lititz, PA
Services:
Architecture
Interior Design
Construction Administration
Type:
Senior Living
Independent Living
Learning and Wellness Center
Crossings

Apartments

The Crossings Apartments replaced older single homes with higher density housing that reflects current consumer demands.

These new residences provide an indoor connection to community amenities and feature a mix of one bedroom plus den, two bedroom and two bedroom plus den apartments ranging from 1,253 to 1,569 square feet. Open floor plans, natural light and abundant storage were the priorities for these residences. Each apartment also includes one under-building covered parking space.

Located just off the main lobby, the bistro is open to the general public as well as residents and staff.
Located just off the main lobby, the bistro is open to the general public as well as residents and staff.
In its new prominent and connected location, wellness center utilization has increased.
In its new prominent and connected location, wellness center utilization has increased.
A state-of-the-art cardio and strength training room with equipment designed for an active aging population.
A state-of-the-art cardio and strength training room with equipment designed for an active aging population.
This area includes a four-lane lap and therapy pool as well as a spa pool.
This area includes a four-lane lap and therapy pool as well as a spa pool.
The Center supports the community’s educational and entertainment programs
The Center supports the community’s educational and entertainment programs
Resident gatherings occur through out the flexible boundaries of the auditorium, art gallery and bistro areas
Resident gatherings occur through out the flexible boundaries of the auditorium, art gallery and bistro areas
Community

Connections

This project also includes an interior pedestrian bridge over the driveway to provide an interior connection to this campus hub.

Residents, team members and visitors are able to walk under cover from the Health Care and Personal Care houses, through The Crossings and the Learning & Wellness Center, and all the way to the apartments on the west side of the community. President/CEO Larry Zook shared that bringing the different parts of campus together under one roof was something residents and team members have dreamed of for many years.