Apartments to Age In

Apartments to Age in Andrea Chiney Ashely Kuo

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College students 15-24 years old

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Young Seniors 55-64 years old

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Middle aged 35-54 years old

Apartments to Age In proposes an integrated approach to senior housing that restores aging residents’ social identity and integrity. Sited in the South Bronx, it responds to the neighborhood demographic and predicts a growth in the senior population within a 10 year span with the majority still working to support dependents.

Census Tracts 63 and 51 2014 US Census data / American Fact Finder

While there are traditional typologies of senior housing they do not help sustain an active working lifestyle. Retirement homes, assisted living or any type of housing for the aging often carries stigmas associated with a loss of independence, more specifically the loss of social identity. Even though senior living has progressed from a hospital typology with a focus on care to a suburban model with a focus on leisure, the act of moving to a senior home forces one to relinquish their role in society.

A contemporary apartment for the aging should acknowledge that even though senior living has unique requirements it shouldn’t be a prescribed way of living. The apartment instead should be equipped to carry someone through all stages of life so when needed the hospital can be replaced by apartments, caregivers by neighbors and daily programs by everyday interactions.

“...and he wanted the neighbors, seeing them cast in bronze and up on pedestals, to stop and think about who they were and about what he calls their ‘South Bronx Attitude.’”

Rendering of Balconies

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by O.M.Ungers Models by Andrea Chiney & Ashely Kuo

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New York Times article Who’s Artist is it? by John Ahearn 44th Police Precinct Sculptures

Block A : 127 Units

We observed the two types of outdoor shared spaces and analyzed the differences based on their architectural expression and how these differences affect the concept of ownership through the ideas of maintenance, privacy and community.

55 - 64 YRS OLD

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Rendering of shared space at lightwell

Health Benefits of Swimming for Seniors from American Senior Communities Organization: 1. Improves heart health 2. Gentle on the joints 3. Reduces the risk of osteoporosis 4. Increases flexibility 5. Improves muscle strength 6. Boosts mental health

“I suppose I should mention that I’m also doing this because my doctor says exercise is the best thing for fighting Parkinson’s disease. But let’s not make a big deal of that. The swimming was my idea, my symptoms are minimal and anyway, this is a geezer-learns-to-swim story, not a boohoo-I-have-a-disease story. (I’ve also taken up tai-chi and Zumba, but for our purposes here, let’s stick with the pool.)”

New York Times Article Learning to Swim at 75. Why Not? by Lewis Grossberger

Rendering of community pool

Plan of shared courtyard space

Senior House

By Peter Zumthor Hallway was used as a “Second Living Room”

Woman on Ramp by Alex Colville

03 “As the American population lives longer, fall-related injuries and deaths are rising quickly. More than 2.4 million people over 65 were treated at emergency rooms for injuries related to falls in 2012.

The Sequoias, a retirement community in California, is trying to balance the residents’ safety with the freedom to move independently...In many apartments, the lip on the shower edge is black against the white tile because the contrast with the rest of the bathroom makes it more visible...”

Bracing for the Falls of an Aging Nation

by Katie Hafner for the New York Times

Each year, 2.8 million older people are treated in emergency departments for fall injuries.

Adjusted for inflation, the direct medical costs for fall injuries are $31 billion annually.

Hospital costs account for two thirds of the total.

Facts and statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

High contrast urban textures to aid in the safety of seniors who have yellowing vision, cataracts or glaucoma.

A continuous surface in this project includes grab-bars and handrails in order to integrate elements that aid in the daily life of seniors.

Architect’s Own Residence

By Paulo Mendes Da Rocha House Seamless transition from sill to table

Block B : 84 Units Sigurd Lewerentz Climbing light fixture Bench

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Towel Bar Rail

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Grab-bar

Model of building furniture Planter

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Ramp

Table Umbrella/Cane Stand

Building Furniture Grab-bars and other requirements for accessibility are integrated into the building architecture to adapt in use as a person ages.

Culture of sharing and hip hop. Public space appropriation.

Stephen Shames’ Bronx Boys, 1985 Published by the University of Texas

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View from Grand Concourse

Integrating Grand Concourse

Rendering of retail street in Block B

The City that Never Sleeps

by Devon Rodriguez

57% Of the working pop. work outside of the South Bronx 43% Work in the South Bronx 92% Take public transportation 2014 Census Data from American Fact Finder

“Researchers found that for a 70-year-old man, the difference between walking 3 mi/hr and 3.5 mi/hr was four years of life on average; for a woman, it’s six to seven years. A 70-yearold man who walks at 2.5 mi/hr would expected to live an average of eight years longer than if he walks at 1 mi/hr; for a woman, that difference is about 10 years.”

Gait Speed and Survival in Older Adults A study by Stephanie Studenski, published by the Journal of the American Medical Association

An average person walking 3.3 mph Block A to Train = 2 min.

Block B to Train = 2.4 min.

Block C to Train = 2.8 min.

A senior walking 2 mph Block A to Train = 3.3 min Block B to Train = 3.6 min Block C to Train = 4.6 min

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HOSTOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

300 M

Hostos Community College does not provide on site housing for its students and there is very limited rentable units within a 300m radius. Rooms are offered at other College housing facilities in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens.

Block C responds to this need by providing flexible rentable units.

My Parents

by David Hockney “By spending time in a positive relationship with a senior citizen, the younger generation gains a better understanding of the process of aging. They also find older adults to be supportive role models, which leads to an all-around increase in the student’s motivation to learn, as well as improve leadership and communication skills.”

Intergenerational activities seek to break down barriers ‘Senior-Youth mentoring programs’

Block C : 124 Units

Rendering of shared outdoor terraces

Children’s playground and senior exercise park located behind Block B.

Location of Park Accessibility Programs found on the NYC Parks website Bronx: 0 Brooklyn: 1 Manhattan: 0 Queens: 9 Staten Island: 0

The sliding door, the balcony and the window counter are fixed elements that allow for flexibility, levels of privacy and/or can act as social instigators.

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Wheelchair accessible apartment

Inter-unit interaction

Combined unit

Hallway as second living room

Conceptual model showing flexibility in unit arrangements.

Hallway as storage