LOFT Bradford House
LOFT Community Services | Bradford, Ontario
LOFT Bradford House is a six-storey supportive housing community for seniors living with complex physical, mental health and social needs, designed around belonging and everyday choice. A collaborative delivery process helped carry those priorities from design through construction, bringing care and residential life together in a place that feels like home.
A place to belong
The design centres on a fundamental question: how can a building help people feel that they belong?
Warm materials and familiar domestic details create a welcoming environment, with attention to the different ways residents may experience and use the spaces around them. Shared dining, wellness and programming spaces are integrated into everyday residential life, supporting connection while preserving the comfort and familiarity of home.
Choice in everyday life
Spaces for organized programming and active engagement are balanced by smaller, quieter places where residents can sit nearby, observe or join in on their own terms. This range gives residents meaningful choices about how they spend their time while remaining connected to the community around them.
That choice extends outdoors. On a tight urban site, gardens, terraces and gathering areas are distributed across multiple levels, creating opportunities for fresh air, contact with nature and time with others as part of daily life.
Thirty percent of the 99 private suites are barrier-free, with accessibility considered throughout the building and site. Planning brings residential spaces together with staff work areas, food service, wellness programming and secure access, supporting the demands of a 24/7 care environment without losing the character of a home.
Collaboration that created value
Initially planned as a Stipulated Sum project, Bradford House shifted to Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) at Unity’s recommendation. The approach brought the owner, designer, constructor, consultants and trade partners together earlier around shared project goals.
Design, cost, construction and operational needs could be considered collectively, with decisions assessed against both the requirements of the care environment and the quality of everyday life for residents.
Bradford House was completed with significant shared savings, demonstrating the value of a collaborative delivery process grounded in common goals and shared accountability.
Bradford House reinforces a simple idea: supportive housing should do more than accommodate people. It should give residents meaningful choice in how they live, connect and participate, creating the conditions for dignity, independence and a genuine sense of belonging.
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