Samenvatting
By 2050 more than a quarter of the Flemish population will be older than 65 years; for other
European countries similar figures are predicted. The current traditional care system in
Belgium and Western Europe is characterised by a segregation of elderly people from the active society and by a high nursing cost. Based on this, a drastic shift is needed towards a systemic integration of informal care (by family, friends and volunteers) for a majority of older people that only require little or infrequent care. Such a shift will however require other architectural concepts, allowing dwellings and care facilities to support changing (caring) needs and improve the well-being of the elderly and the carer.
Time-incorporated building will play an important role in providing flexible, adaptable and
customised dwelling and care solutions towards realising aging-in-place. In this, the design allows for different forms of (re-)gaining autonomy and developing identity, two prerequisites for a sense of well-being in a living and care environment.
The development of a Flemish pilot project provides a playground to investigate the beneficial effect of innovative architectural concepts on the total life cycle environmental impact of the building and the organisation of care, as well as the well-being of the future residents. Through research by design and a life cycle impact assessment the following related research questions are tackled in this project:
- In which way will time-incorporated building design help to balance the initial impact and life cycle impact of the building?
- What is the effect of time-incorporated building design on the environmental impact?
- In what way do building elements need to be detailed to support low external environmental costs, low financial costs and changing care needs in a (care)home environment (leading to low organisational costs)?
European countries similar figures are predicted. The current traditional care system in
Belgium and Western Europe is characterised by a segregation of elderly people from the active society and by a high nursing cost. Based on this, a drastic shift is needed towards a systemic integration of informal care (by family, friends and volunteers) for a majority of older people that only require little or infrequent care. Such a shift will however require other architectural concepts, allowing dwellings and care facilities to support changing (caring) needs and improve the well-being of the elderly and the carer.
Time-incorporated building will play an important role in providing flexible, adaptable and
customised dwelling and care solutions towards realising aging-in-place. In this, the design allows for different forms of (re-)gaining autonomy and developing identity, two prerequisites for a sense of well-being in a living and care environment.
The development of a Flemish pilot project provides a playground to investigate the beneficial effect of innovative architectural concepts on the total life cycle environmental impact of the building and the organisation of care, as well as the well-being of the future residents. Through research by design and a life cycle impact assessment the following related research questions are tackled in this project:
- In which way will time-incorporated building design help to balance the initial impact and life cycle impact of the building?
- What is the effect of time-incorporated building design on the environmental impact?
- In what way do building elements need to be detailed to support low external environmental costs, low financial costs and changing care needs in a (care)home environment (leading to low organisational costs)?
| Originele taal-2 | English |
|---|---|
| Titel | Architecture Otherwhere |
| Redacteuren | A. Osman, G. Bruyns, C. Aigbavboa |
| Plaats van productie | Durban |
| Uitgeverij | International Union of Architects |
| ISBN van geprinte versie | 978-0-86970-783-8 |
| Status | Published - 3 aug 2014 |
| Evenement | XXV International Union of Architects World Congress: Architecture Otherwhere - Durban, South Africa Duur: 3 aug 2014 → 7 aug 2014 |
Conference
| Conference | XXV International Union of Architects World Congress: Architecture Otherwhere |
|---|---|
| Land/Regio | South Africa |
| Stad | Durban |
| Periode | 3/08/14 → 7/08/14 |