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Elder Friendly: Projects, Journals & Ideas

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Elder-friendly design addresses the physical, social, and emotional needs of aging populations through thoughtful spatial planning and architectural intervention. This includes considerations for accessibility, safety, independence, and quality of life across residential and public environments.

The community explores senior living facilities, co-housing models, day centers, and urban spaces that foster care and connection. Projects range from memory-focused biophilic environments and modular structures to inclusive architectural frameworks that emphasize purpose, dignity, and community integration for elderly residents.

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UNI8 works

UNI Editorial3 works

Herriot Watt University2 works

Zara Ahmed2 works

UNI Editorial1 work

Nepeta Mii1 work

Dominika Kłopotek1 work

Ирина Пехтер1 work

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Herriot

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INFINITE CRYSTALS

Animals and pets reduce the stress and add life to elderly.

Herriot

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TERRACED SCAPES

Accessible garden spaces add life to elderly

Nepeta

Elderly Space - Eye of the Memory

Through the investigation and analysis of the nursing home in Munich and the 65-year old retiree, we find that the nursing home is becoming more and more perfect and can provide professional nursing care and medical services for the unhealthy elderly who cannot take care of themselves therefore, this design is aimed at the main population is elf care elderly

Anna and 3 others

MILLEFIORI

In the modern world, there is an acute problem of resettlement of elderly citizens. Large cities are often aggressive towards the older generation: high pace of life, housing prices, air pollution, loneliness. Millefiori is the solution to these problems.

Hang and YI

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.

Fu and 2 others

The street of life—co-living for elderly

“The street is the container of city life and the free space with practical significance.” In this design, we tend to create a community centered on the elderly. We extract some urban space elements (such as shops, squares, terraces, etc.) from the city Temara where the

Zara

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.

Nicodesign

Elderly house

This a building that is desiged to make life of elderly people better. It is a building that provides many different facilities to create a better enviroment for them to live there. The main goal of this design is a life with high quality for the third age people.

Dominika

Circular Living Morocco

Circular Living Morocco is a complex that was built in the city center. Its main goal is to connect society, to include older people in the daily life of the city. We have designed paths that will be used by city residents every day and intersect the building and also private outdoor spaces where only the inhabitants of this complex can go.

Joshua

Ville Nouvelle Temara

A city within the city for the elderly population. Combining indoor and outdoor rooms, modern with traditional elements an private, semi-private and communal spaces.

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