Concept of Modern Senior’s Residence is an answer for population ageing in Poland. The program was designed to counterbalance the loneliness and boredom that so often characterise life in a nursing facility. These challenges can be particularly evident in Polish nursing homes, where residents are largely fragile, non-ambulatory, and in need of significant assistance. Project was designed to create a living, vibrant community; to make sure that this would be a place where people came to live, not die. The building was envisioned to encompass two functions- senior’s residence and a preschool. Nevertheless, it is easy to find there some extra-curricular zones and activities like a chapel, a library or fully equipped medical department. The last one is possible to reach by non-resident patients.
Beside being the Home for Elderly, residents come together with preschool children in particularly designed intergenerational spaces. Offspring have their own location either, divided into three age-group classes, sport and administration zones.
Beside being the Home for Elderly, residents come together with preschool children in particularly designed intergenerational spaces. Offspring have their own location either, divided into three age-group classes, sport and administration zones.
Site location
View of the courtyard
Architectural form of the building has been designed to create the most comfortable and functional conditions for elderlies. Through dividing residence into a few independent ‘living zones’, old people are able to feels like home. Each of them has its own type of residential rooms, , nursing office, washing room and open space kitchen with a living room, ,which were designed to unify residents into one family. Moreover, all of them have a connection with green terraces and a courtyard. The spatial patio is a main place of generational interaction between grandparents and children.
An inspiration for the general aesthetics was the modernist architecture of the district. It is a simple and minimalist, concrete building with wooden, open-space terraces as the final finish. Each person can easily find modern details there, strictly copied from neighbouring restaurant building.
An inspiration for the general aesthetics was the modernist architecture of the district. It is a simple and minimalist, concrete building with wooden, open-space terraces as the final finish. Each person can easily find modern details there, strictly copied from neighbouring restaurant building.
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The program was designed to counterbalance the loneliness and boredom that so often characterise life in a nursing facility.
Numerous studies have linked social interaction with decreased loneliness, delayed mental decline, lower blood pressure, and reduced risk of disease and death in elders. Socialising across generations has also been shown to increase the amount of smiling and conversation among older adults, according to one Japanese study from 2013. While it’s unclear what kind of impact such social interaction has on children, research suggests it may come with a variety of benefits for them as well. For example, kids who have early contact with older people are less likely to view them as incompetent—and simply exposing children to positive depictions of elders makes them less likely to exhibit ageism. These intergenerational interactions also enhance children’s social and personal development. And, as many of the parents whose children attend the ILC will attest, the kids are prone to feel more comfortable around those with disabilities and impairments of all kinds than their peers who lack such experiences. |
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Ground Floor Plan
Detail 1:20 - Green Wall
PHYSICAL MODEL PICTURES
