GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS

VENTILATION

SINCE THESE ARE OLD ONES, WE HAVE TO TAKE INTO

CONSIDERATION THAT ELDERS NEED COMFORTING AMBIANCE & FRESH
SURROUNDINGS TO SUIT THEIR HEALTH & NECESSITIES. FRESH AIR
WOULD HELP MUCH FOR THEIR RELAXATION SINCE SOME OF THEM
DON’T SLEEP WELL ALREADY BECAUSE OF THE EFFECTS OF AGING.
MORE TREES PLANTED & WELL-MAINTAINED SURROUNDING HELPS FOR
GOOD VENTILATION INSIDE THE BUILDING.

ACCESSIBILITY

SINCE THE BUILDING IS DESIGN TO BE OCCUPIED MOST

LIKELY BY ELDERS & DISABLED PERSONS, THE DESIGN OF THE
BUILDING SHOULD CONSIDER THE EASY ACCESS OF ELDERS TO ANY
PART OF THE BUILDING & EQUIPMENTS SO THAT THEY WOULDN’T
HAVE ANY TROUBLE IN USING THEM, LIKE BATHROOMS, COMFORT
ROOMS & SLEEPING AREAS. IT SHOULD BE USABLE & OPERABLE FOR
OLD ONES & HANDY CAPPED. THERE SHOULD ALSO BE GRAB BARS FOR
THEM TO HOLD WHENEVER THAY ARE TO GO TO PLACES OF THE
HOUSE. THERE SHOULD ALSO BE RAMPS FOR WHEELCHAIRS & IT
SHOULD ALWAYS BE PLACED IN PROPER LOCATIONS SUCH AS
ENTRANCE & EXITS.

ORIENTATION
THE ORIENTATION OF THE SUN & THE WIND IS
NECESSARILY OBSERVED & SHOULD ALWAYS BE CONSIDER IN
DESIGNING A BUILDING. THESE ARE THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT
FACTORS IN CONSIDERATION SINCE THE OCCUPANTS HAVE SENSITIVE
HEALTH STATURES. THE BUILDING SHOULD BE DESIGNED WHEREIN
THE SUN & THE WIND IS MOST LIKELY BENIFICIAL TO HUMAN
HEALTH.
DRAINAGE

THE LOCATION OF THE SITE IS A LOW AREA WHERE THE

SOIL IS MUDDY & SUBJECTED TO FLOODS. SO THE DARINAGE SYSTEM
SHOULD ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT THE WATER DOES NOT STAY IN THE
AREA & HAVE A PROPER FLOW FOR DISPOSAL & DRAINING WITH
CONCRETE CANALS.

NOISE

ELDERS SHOULD HAVE A RELAXING & NOISE-FREE

ENVIRONMENT. IN CONTROLING NOISE, THERE ARE BUILDING
DESIGNS & WALLINGS TO CONTROLS THE NOISE & SOUND. BUT MOST
EFFECTIVELY WE CAN CONTROL IT BY PLANTING MORE TRESS AROUND
THE AREA OF THE BUILDING. IT DIFFUSES SOUND & EXCEPT FROM
THAT, IT WOULD ALSO BE HELPFUL FOR THEM TO HAVE A CLEAN AIR
SURROUNDING WITH MUCH AIR AND SHADES.

WATER

WE KNOW THAT WATER IS ALWAYS EFFICIENT FOR HUMAN

BODY IN TERMS OF HYGIENE & DRINKING. ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT
THE WATER IS POTABLE & IS SAFE FOR DRINKING & CLEANING. IT
SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO SUSTAIN THE NEEDS OF EVERY OCCUPANT IN
THE AREA.

SECURITY

THE BUILDING SHOULD BE PROPERLY GUARDED TO

ENSURE THE SECURITY OF EVERYONE INSIDE THE BUILDING. THERE
SHOULD BE A GUARD POST AT THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE & THE
BUILDING SHOULD BE ENCLOSED BY A FENCE AROUND THE
PERIMETER.

MAINTENANCE

OLD ONES NEEDS TO HAVE CLEAN ENVIRONMENT &

HEALTHY ROUTINES SO THE BUILDING SHOULD ALWAYS BE PROPERLY
MAINTAINED IN TERMS OF CLEANING & WASTE DISPOSALS. THE
BUILDING SHOULD BE KEPT CLEAN CONVENIENT FOR THEM TO LIVE.
POWER

SINCE THE HOME FOR THE ELDERS IS AN INDEPENDENT

ORGANIZATION WHICH DOES NOT HAVE FUNDS FROM GOVERNMENT & IS
MOST LIKELY DEPENDENT TO THE HELP OF THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT
OF SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS & FOUNDATIONS, WE MUST CONSIDER
THAT EVERY NECESSITY SHOULD BE MET, YET CONSERVED. MOST
ESPECIALLY THE POWER SUPPLY. WE CAN CONSERVE POWER BY USING
NATURAL ALTERNATIVES SUCH AS SKYLIGHT & CLEAR WINDOWS WHERE
THE LIGHT CAN PASS FREELY TO BRIGHTEN THE PLACE DURING
DAYTIME. PROPER SUN ORIENTATION COULD BE USEFULL FOR POWER
CONSERVATION, ALSO THE WIND ORIENTATION WHICH WOULD HELP
FOR GOOD VENTILATION BY PLANTING MORE TREES AROUND THE
BUILDING. SOLAR PANELS WOULD ALSO BE USEFUL BUT IT WOULD BE
MUCH OF A COST.

SOIL

WE MIGHT NOT PUT IMPORTANCE, BUT TAKE NOTE THAT

THE SOIL IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTORS THAT WE HAVE
TO CONSIDER. THE STABILITY & CAPACITY OF THE BUILDING TO
LAST DEPENDS ON THE SOIL. THE SOIL HOLDS THE BUILDING &
SUPPORT IT SO THAT IT MAY LIKELY BE STABLE. GOOD SOIL IS
ADVANTAGE, IT SHOULD BE FIRM & THE LOCATION OF THE SITE
SHOULD BE SAFE. IT BEARS THE LOAD OF THE BUILDING SO THE
TYPE OF SOIL SHOULD BE SUITED & MANAGE THAT THE LOAD OF THE
BUILDING CAN BE SUPPORTED BY THE STRENGTH OF THE SOIL.

SIGNAGES

SIGNAGES HELP MUCH IN THOSE THAT COMES IN THE

BUILDING AND ARE FIRST TIMERS. IT WOULD HELP THEM HAVE AN
EASY ACCES & KNOW-HOW OF THE LOCATION OF EVERY PLACES IN
THE BUILDING.