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M.F. Berkers
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Safe and Sound
The Influence of Architecture on the Social Safety and Individuality of Elderly
Current elderly housing in the Netherlands is not suited for the needs of the elderly. There is not one type of elderly, but many, all with different needs. A problem lies with one of the groups: anonymous elderly. Even though socially isolated elderly think they are happy, socia
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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 t
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Long live the elderly
Extending independent living by design
The Dutch population is aging and therefore the Netherlands requires more capacity in care since this is currently not enough. Living independently as long as possible is a solutionand this solution corresponds to the wishes of elderly. Therefore the purpose of this research is t
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Social Courtyards
Living together in the woods
The Social Courtyards
The distance between many seniors and others in the elderly´s living environment, including myself, is too large. This distance should be reduced because it could lead to social isolation and/or loneliness among the vulnerable elderly. Thereby, as a result
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Together, Self-reliant
Unfolding the possibilities
This research is about the meaning of self-reliant living and what the physical environment can bring to improve this, with as main research question;
In what ways can architecture encourage elderly to become more self-reliant. The research is conducted through fieldwork observat
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The inclusive living environment in Delft Tanthof brings together Elderly with other generations, offers places to interact with each other on different scales, provides flexible structures to create a future-proof neighbourhood and offers a large amount of variety and options to
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Challenging in the face of many losses and negative biases is our last phase of life, the late life. We end up in nursing homes out of sight from our communities, we are viewed as valueless and stripped away from our own desires and standards. During a stay in a care home these o
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