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ELDERLY WITHOUT MOBILITY IMPAIRMENT
from FROM BEGINNING TO END Landscapes for the vulnerable as a catalyst for a better neighbourhood for all
Elderly people can often be misunderstood to be caregiver-dependant, physically inactive and socially redundant. The residential environments we have observed in this site unfortunately do not cater to their changing needs, restricting the elderly’s independance further and worsening their self-esteem and, thus, attesting to these negative stereotypes.
This project highlights the issues elderly face, both physically and socially, and offers proposals to improve their well-being and augment their quality of life.
Objectives include creating more shared, activity spaces which facilitiates continual learning and skills development. This will, in turn, boost their confidence and motivate greater engagement with the community.
To illustrate how insights garnered from the site analysis could be practically translated into various design options, imaginary user journeys set around the daily life of a fictional persona, Uncle Ah Chang, were created. From these, one could better understand the key issues faced by a typical elderly, as well as the plethora of solutions (with their accompanying pros and cons) that could be proposed.
PERSONA ANALYSIS: elderly without mobility impairment
PERSONA ANALYSIS: elderly without mobility impairment
