Designing interactive spaces for orphanage combined with elders’ home
Abstract
We live in a society where care for young and old is increasingly segregated. There is very limited opportunity for both age groups to connect. For elders, the interaction is expected to compensate for age-related deficits. In case of the young ones, an enhancing of growth and development is expected e.g., social behavior, communion goals. Social interaction and purposeful activities promote the physical and psychological state of children and older adults. The development of social interaction is closely related to physical and social context that complement the curative needs of elderly people and the progressive needs of young children. Elderly people often face difficulties to find people to communicate with. To deal with this loneliness of the elderly, it’s been suggested to create more opportunities for children and elderly people to participate in various collaborative activities. The research investigates that how an architect can create platform for social activities that can ease communication between the generations by creating a mutually enjoyable environment. This will connect intergenerational perceptions and communication, and eventually contribute to improving the well-being and relieving the loneliness experienced by many elderly people and children in a combined orphanage and old age home. It is possible for an architect to improvise the social context of space along with the improvised physical ambience.
How to Cite This Article
Ar. Pradnya Sajan Hankare, Dr. Parag Govardhan Narkhede (2022). Designing interactive spaces for orphanage combined with elders’ home . International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Growth Evaluation (IJMRGE), 3(4), 369-373.