Elderly Living in the City

The upcoming years, the amount of elderly people is growing rapidly. Besides, elderly people are expected to continue living independently at their home. The number of places in nursing homes are limited because a lot of nursing homes closed their doors. Now, older people are dependent on themselves, their neighbourhood and connections. It...

Green for grey: Green Infrastructure Design in Toronto Which Meet The Needs of Active Aging

This project explores the way of developing a better green infrastructure for Toronto to meet the needs of active aging. Regarding the senior population as umbrella species, the green infrastructure is thus defined as a green matrix consists of path, edge and corridor. Each component is designed according to its design principles made by author...

Sport in Public Space: A reclaimed position for sport- and activity structures in the immediate living environment: A design study for Alkmaar West

Nowadays various Dutch cities have a very programmatic arrangement in which sport and activity structures often are situated at the borders of the city, along highways and railroads, as mono-functional complexes and stand-alone islands enclosed by greenery. The graduation project 'Sport in Public Space' is a design research that looks for ways...

Active Cities - Spatial conditions for a healthier lifestyle in The Hague's Transvaal and Moerwijk

The master’s thesis deals with public space in connection to public health aspect and the contribution that public space can make to this facet. Nowadays people all over the world face health problems concerning obesity and lack of exercise, especially children and the elderly. The current lifestyle of Western societies is encouraged and...

Greying cities: Spatial strategies for residential neighbourhoods to promote active ageing

Meeting the Hague south west at the border

This graduation project focuses on improving the public space and pedestrian connections between the different neighbourhoods surrounding the station area of the Hague Moerwijk. In the present situation the station area of the Hague Moerwijk is not well accessible or visible from its surroundings and the existing qualities of the area are...