Broad Meadow - Riverstone

Broad Meadow, in Dudley, the West Midlands, is not your typical retirement complex.

Often, developments like these are bland and functional, built to very conservative designs.

But the architects behind Broad Meadow had other ideas. They wanted something bold and distinctive – and the striking, circular building that resulted stands out as one of the most iconic of its kind.

However, the development wasn’t without its problems.