Design Matters: continuum of care
From retirement living within Rendu Towers to aged care and specialist dementia support in Villa Rosalie, Architectus’s 16- and 21-storey dual tower development for Ozcare offers a continuum of care within one inner-city Brisbane location — allowing residents to adjust the level of care and support needed as they age. Completed in 2024 and boasting four street frontages, the 6180 m2 ‘island’ site enables expansive river and city views to be maximised from both towers and facilitates separate entrances for retirement living and aged care.
Rendu Towers, envisioned as a vertical retirement village, has 135 residences, including 11 Sky Homes and three Sky Pavilions. It also features a range of communal facilities across an interconnecting level that unites the community of retirees, with Club Rendu featuring a heated swimming pool, club lounge, private dining room, cinema, library, chapel and wellness centre. Designed to embrace Brisbane’s subtropical climate and lifestyle, Rendu Towers features extensive landscaped terraces and expansive liveable balconies, providing residents with year-round access to the outdoors.
Villa Rosalie, envisioned as a home-like residential aged care facility, has 120 beds across three floors and includes an entire level dedicated to residents living with dementia. Designed to feel homely and familiar, with clinical support areas concealed, level four features two large, landscaped terraces — offering a vital connection to the outdoors. A high proportion of aged care rooms have private balconies with expansive river views, providing residents with additional accommodation choices.
At Villa Rosalie, a natural material palette is incorporated in the individual rooms, which have home-like features including refrigerators, offering a level of independence and personalisation to help residents feel at home. “It is a privilege to offer residential aged care in a first-class building so close to the Brisbane River,” said Lanna Ramsay, Head of Aged Care at Ozcare. Other Villa Rosalie features include a hair salon and day spa, large function and activity rooms, cinema, chapel and multiple lounge spaces for residents and visiting family members.
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