EFA DESIGN SHOWCASE CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY Friendship Village Sunset Hills ST. LOUIS Submitted by: THW Design ATLANTA JEFF WELLMAN PHOTOGRAPHY JEFF WELLMAN PHOTOGRAPHY 68 ALISE O'BRIEN PHOTOGRAPHY Environments for Aging * special supplement An established mainstay of the St. Louis community, Friendship Village Sunset Hills recently completed the first steps of an ambitious and visionary master plan under the direction of LCS Development. The collaborative effort produced a multiphased master plan that includes a new campus circulation pattern, selective demolition of aging cottages, new cottage products, 78 new independent living apartments and 20 villas, and a central community clubhouse. Beginning with the circulation design, the team was challenged with devising a route that minimized the interruption to existing residents' lives and created the best network for future expansions. This was further complicated by the condemnation and realignment of existing public streets. Further, a complex topography challenged designers to build within a long,