Ageing-Well Design
Design approaches that support physical, mental and social wellbeing for aging populations.
Rethinking Eldercare Spaces : Towards an Architecture of Inclusion, Purpose and Dignity.
The project focuses on a framework four principles to help guide, design and rethink eldercare institutions, merely places for the abandoned, to be reimagined as places of dignified living with purpose and inclusion, recognizing elders as active and valued members of our society.
THE LINK: Senior Living Architecture Reimagined as a Network for Age-Friendly Urban Life
THE LINK reimagines senior living architecture as connected urban spaces that support independence, care, dignity, belonging, and community.
Wild Atlantic Wellness Centre
The Wild Atlantic Wellness Centre is designed as a calming, human-centred environment that supports mental wellbeing through spatial experience, materiality, and connection to nature. The design brings together café, library, and therapy spaces to encourage movement, choice, social interaction, and quiet reflection.
A calm and thoughtfully conceived wellness environment with a strong connection to nature and human experience. A deeper integration of daylight and lighting quality could further enrich its therapeutic character.
h-age: Senior Living Architecture for Flexible and Community-Centered Ageing
h-age rethinks senior living architecture with flexible rooms, shared space, green ground floors, and adaptable housing for 1,000 residents.
Fi Rrihlath: Senior Living Architecture Rooted in the Moroccan Riad
Fi Rrihlath reimagines senior living architecture through Moroccan riads, accessible paths, healthcare, gardens, and vibrant community life.
Evergreen - Elderly day centre
The project proposes an Elderly Day Centre in Kraków that promotes healthy ageing, inclusion, and community interaction. Connected public spaces, landscaped gardens, a woonerf street, and accessible architecture create a welcoming hub with spaces for rest, learning, activities, and events, strengthening links within the Wesoła district.
A strong and well-researched proposal that thoughtfully integrates elderly care, public space, landscape, and community interaction. The project demonstrates good contextual awareness and a well-resolved architectural response.
The project is highly functional, with very good circulation and clear, effective illustrations that enhance the overall presentation.
Riyadh For All: Intergenerational Urban Design for Active Aging in Rabat
Riyadh For All reimagines urban design in Rabat with intergenerational co-living, adaptive courtyards, and Moroccan cultural exchange today.
The Social Ring: Senior Housing Architecture Rooted in Moroccan Community Life
A senior housing architecture proposal in Morocco where social rings, courtyards, farming, and shared spaces support dignified ageing today.
Ruth Uanzekin-Portfolio-2025
A collection of 3 projects completed for studio and competition briefs, ranging from retail to hospitality.
Ville Nouvelle Temara: Senior Living Architecture as a City Within the City
Ville Nouvelle Temara reimagines senior living architecture as a climate-aware city within a city crafted by social connections and dignity.
Elderly House: Senior Living Architecture Designed for Care, Community and Independence
Senior living architecture shaped around care, community and nature, with flexible homes, green spaces and accessible amenities for seniors.
Rethinking Eldercare Spaces : Towards an Architecture of Inclusion, Purpose and Dignity.
The research explores how the social stigma associated with eldercare spaces affects the well-being of older adults. The study investigates how spatial design can play a role in addressing the emotional and social needs of the elderly, which are often neglected, and how human-centered design can alleviate feelings of existential homelessness. This study suggests eldercare spaces not as sterile and isolated, but as participatory environments to help elders feel valued, connected, and at home.
Rethinking Eldercare Spaces : Towards an Architecture of Inclusion, Purpose and Dignity.
Should spaces of eldercare simply be about shelter, or should they be about creating spaces where elderly can continue to belong, contribute, and feel valued?
sol89 Weaves a Porous Care Center Through a Korean Park to Redefine Paju's Periphery
A 12,560 m² wellness center for elderly and disabled residents channels the Korean madang through perforated volumes in Paju, South Korea.
Co-Life
‘Healing garden’, public square, market street and intergenerational workshops could bring older people into the urban mix and reduce the level of social isolation. The applications of sustainable principles aim to reduce the building’s ecological footprint and deliver a self-sufficient (zero carbon) community.
RETURN TO SOCIETY
Taking relieving the state of solitude in the elderly and the experience inheritance between the elderly and young people as the entry point, the building uses diet as a medium to connect older people to other people. The overhead buildings not only provide a better view, but contribute to the reduction of the impact of buildings on the natural environment.
Riyadh For All
Intergenerational Co-Living for Elders of Rabat.
i needplan adult care center
Fi rrihlath
an endless voyage
Good conceptualization with lively cad design. Great to see such talent.
feels like heaven
Excellent design
Studio 10 Weaves a Village Elderly Daycare Center from Yao and Hakka Building Traditions in Northern Guangdong
In Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County, an ochre-toned complex of colonnades and courtyards reimagines rural elderly care as communal life.
Robofurna
Robofurna is a smart, human-centered furniture system designed to support elderly users with memory challenges. It integrates voice interaction and reminders to enhance independence, reduce confusion, and improve daily living through intuitive and supportive design.
A thoughtful and humane thesis that reimagines eldercare as a place of dignity, belonging, and active living. With further refinement of accessibility and circulation, the strong social and spatial ideas could become an even more effective environment for elderly users.