Multi-generational Co-living for Care: A Socially Inclusive and Caring Environment to Maximize Independence for Elderly

This study and design explores the possibilities and opportunities of multi-generational co-living for elderly in need of care, within an ageing society like The Netherlands. Younger and older generations are proven to have mutual benefits with each other; mentally, socially and therefore physically as well. Co-living of elderly together with...

Let's change old perspectives: connected by meeting

The studio “Designing for Care – towards an inclusive living environment” which focuses on the future perspective for elders in need of care. Aging society, political changes within the healthcare system and the perception towards aging have led to my graduation topic: Bridging the gap – connected by meeting. The cur-rent way of building for...

The elderly network: Implementation of an elderly network in an existing neighbourhood

Designing for Care: Towards an inclusive living environment for elderly people. The implementation of an elderly network in an existing neighbourhood.

Towers in the garden: Elderly social house in Oud-Berchem, Antwerp

Under the year theme, “Intimate City”, the task was to create “City Rooms” for the city of Antwerp. The method for developing this notion served as a common ground for the whole graduation process. Each of us in the chair chose one specific site to insert our idea of an urban constitution. My site is a private garden located on the street corner...

Regenerating post-war residential block by additional greenhouse

This Project primarily focused on two theme topics, elderly adapted housing and energy refurbishment in order to make an integrated design with the existing Intervam flats in Utrecht. The whole graduation project is consisted of two part, research and design. In the research part, the greenhouse was studied as an integrated approach, its value...

Comfortable aging in the Airey strip

Because of the aging population in the Netherlands there will be a shortage of suitable housing for the elderly. Older people have an increased risk of chronic diseases. It is therefore very important to look at the specific thermal and physical requirements when designing for elderly, so that the building can contribute to the health of the...