This was a project brief set by RSA as a student design competition. The brief was to design anything for the elderly that would make life easier at home, prolong their time at home or that could be put in place in existing purpose built housing. I chose 'B: Purpose Built Housing'. When first given the project I started to think about the stereotypical views of the elderly and the type of environment a care home provides them with. So the question that I asked myself was 'Why is it that the elderly will sit for hours and tell you all about the 'Good Old Days' and their past but they never tell you of something fun or exciting that they did yesterday?'. So I have created a pod that encompasses fun, family, being social, reminiscing and creating new memories. It also has a retro theme to take them back in time, to help them feel young again and multiple other aids to keep them and their brain active. A space they can take their family and have a good time and get away from the clinical, horrible environment of the care/retirement home whenever they want. There would be multiples of these within the grounds of the home, each individual would have their own pod. I have also given it the name 'Circle' as I believe not only are circular spaces more social - in a circle everyone is equal. These are my final presentation boards for the project:
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