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Upgrading buildings for older people

Upgrading buildings for older people. Judith Torrington University of Sheffield School of Architecture NE Region Housing LIN Darlington 16 September 2004. Where old people live age concern website statistics.

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Upgrading buildings for older people

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  1. Upgrading buildings for older people Judith Torrington University of Sheffield School of Architecture NE Region Housing LIN Darlington 16 September 2004

  2. Where old people liveage concern website statistics

  3. Changing circumstancesthere’s a lot of living to be done between the ages of65 and 95

  4. Virtuous circles: managing change • Choice – what do people want? • Consultation – who is in charge? • Research – how do buildings impact on well-being? • Opportunity – what are the options? • Finance – what will it cost?

  5. Consultation • Access to the community • The layout of the building • Private spaces • Communal spaces • Outside areas • Aspirations and preferences

  6. Research findings DICE Qualityof life community comfort physical support Low dependency safety & health physical support choice & control comfort personalisation High dependency

  7. Research findings INDEPENDENT Wish list : emerging themes • Music (listening, singing, social participation, dancing, etc) • Getting outside • Social contact • Conversation • Laughter • Physical activity, walking & exercise • Carer support • Mental stimulation • Meals & food • Memory (spatial & temporal orientation)

  8. Changing circumstancesimpairments of ageing

  9. Space for access • Wheelchair access • Changes of level • Access for restricted mobility • Space for care

  10. Physical support

  11. Wayfinding

  12. Private and personal space Some thirty inches from my nose The frontier of my person goes, And all the untilled air between Is private Pagus or demesne. Stranger, unless with bedroom eyes I beckon you to fraternise, Beware of rudely crossing it: I have no gun, but I can spit W. H. Auden About the House

  13. Bring me sunshine

  14. Community and society

  15. Regular renewal of fabric • Cleaning and maintenance • Installations • Decoration and renewal of finishes and fittings • Building fabric renewal • Emergencies • Major upgrades and renewal Managing the building process

  16. The renewal cycle • Low or no cost options • Medium cost • Major renewal

  17. Making a building appraisal: • Current standards • Misfits • Performance • Profitability • Best practice • Quality • New development • Strategic plan

  18. before after

  19. References: Judith Torrington Upgrading buildings for older people (2004) RIBA Enterprises Robson, D., A.-M. Nicholson, et al. (1997). Homes for the Third Age. London, E and FN Spon. Phillips, M., P. Fletcher, et al. (1999). Involving Older People in Upheaval and Change in Their Housing Environment, Housing 21. Trotter, E., M. Phillips, et al. (1998). Remodelled Sheltered Housing, Housing 21.

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