Gibraltar Elderly care home project wins Modular Building Institute Award

Chapman Taylor's modular project, Gibraltar Elderly Care Home, has won a 2026 Modular Building Institute Award with a Distinction.

The project received the prestigious Judges’ Choice Award, the highest-scoring entry across all categories, alongside First Place in the Permanent Modular Social & Supportive Housing category. The awards recognise excellence in modular construction, innovation, sustainability and delivery.

Chapman Taylor was proud to collaborate on the project alongside CIMC Modular Building Systems, contributing to the creation of a high-quality care environment designed specifically around the needs of elderly residents. The scheme demonstrates the potential of volumetric modular construction to deliver socially valuable projects with speed, efficiency and high levels of design quality.

This new ten-storey purpose-built home delivers 189 rooms, of which 29 are double, and 160 are single rooms, complete with balconies fully integrated within the module design. Along with being the first modular project in Gibraltar and the region, this is the first modular residential care home that we are aware of.

The site is located within the sea reclamation area of Gibraltar harbour and minutes away from Main Street and medical facilities. It includes amenity space on every floor, a reception area and administrative offices on the ground floor and a roof-level multi-function space.

The Gibraltar Elderly Care Home has been recognised for its senior-focused design approach, sustainability credentials and seismic compliance, while also highlighting the growing role of offsite construction in shaping the future of healthcare and residential development.

Congratulations to everyone involved in delivering this outstanding project.