Happy senior living 65+ best living concepts

Journal article (2019)

Authors

Ioulia V. Ossokina Eindhoven University of Technology
Theo A. Arentze Eindhoven University of Technology
Dick van Gameren Architecture and the Built Environment
D. van den Heuvel Public Building and Housing Design
Research Group
Public Building and Housing Design
Copyright: © 2019 Ioulia Ossokina, Theo Arentze, D.E. van Gameren, D. van den Heuvel
DOI
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https://doi.org/10.7480/spool.2019.2.4370
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Published Date

2019

Language

English

Research Group

Public Building and Housing Design

Abstract

In developed countries, the share of the elderly (65+) is growing quickly. In the Netherlands it might reach 25 to 30% of the population by 2040 (see Figure 1). We design best living concepts for the elderly, based on a research in their residential preferences. Our novel methodology combines insights from social sciences and architecture. A stated choice experiment retrieves the willingness-to-pay of the elderly for a set of relevant attributes of the dwelling, building and location. The attributes with the highest valuation are used as an input for a flexible architectural design.