Kingdom Housing Association in partnership with Campion Homes have been recognised at the Scottish Home Awards 2024, winning the Excellence in Accessibility and Inclusion award for their development in Alloa.
Located in the heart of Alloa, the Primrose Street development comprises 60 amenity and wheelchair-friendly apartments, with a mixture of one and two-bedroom homes suitable for up to four people. Designed specifically for people living with dementia it includes innovative design elements such as colour coding throughout to help residents identify different floors and areas accessible friendly mobility scooter charging points. The development received a Gold Design Award for Dementia. It also won Medium Development of the Year the Homes for Scotland Awards in May 2024.
The new homes are on the site of a former Co-op store and car park, regenerating the town centre as well as providing much-needed accessible homes in Alloa.
The Scottish Home Awards were held on Thursday 13th June 2024 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Central. A rigorous judging process, overseen by a panel representing organisations from across Scotland, scrutinised over 130 entries across 18 categories.
Tricia Hill, Kingdom Group Development Director, said, “I am delighted that Primrose Place in Alloa has been recognised at the Scottish Home Awards. At Kingdom we know the positive impact high-quality affordable housing has on people’s lives and we work hard to deliver homes that are genuinely life-changing. Working closely with partners like Campion Homes we can do more and achieve more for our customers and our communities. Our new build development programme allows us to make a real difference in people’s lives and Primrose Place is a great example of that, with unique dementia-friendly design elements allowing customers to live independently in their own homes for longer.”
Susan Jackson, Joint Managing Director of Campion Homes, commented after picking up the awards: “To receive this fantastic recognition is testament to the hard work of our teams onsite and at head office. As a trusted family-owned business, every housing development we deliver achieves industry-building standards and exceeds customer expectations in design, quality, sustainability and satisfaction. Working with Kingdom Housing Association and Clackmannanshire Council we have been able to create homes which will fully cater to the needs of residents, including specific design elements to cater for people living with dementia. We’re extremely proud to see this development rewarded in this new category at the Scottish Home Awards.”
