COMMUNITY FOR THE

ELDERLY
“WITHOUT A SENSE OF CARING THERE WILL BE NO SENSE OF
COMMUNITY.”
 NEED OF THE PROJECT
• It is estimated that the 60+ population in India would touch
326 million in 2050.
• Majority of the old age campuses that are existing today
are isolated, and elders are separated from the main
stream community.
• Elders are made to live a life of isolation with other elders
as if they are punished for being an elder.
• Need to study the psychological and physical needs of the
elderly, and specifically as to how the elders could be made
INCLUSIVE to the mainstream community rather than being
excluded.
• Therefore, there is a need for the project that through
architectural interventions, the needs of the elderly are
taken care, and INCLUDING the elders into the main stream
community.
 AIM OF THE PROJECT
• Provide a community for the elders which
caters to the psychological, physical and social
needs of the elderly.
• Explore an approach which is inclusive to the
main stream community rather than exclusion.
• The thesis would aim at a holistic approach
through architecture addressing the above
issues, and targeting the group enumerated
above. The conclusion of the thesis may not be
an immediate solution but an approach that
could be further studied, and this
study/approach could be a start.
 OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT
• To understand the design of the
environment and needs in a home for the
elderly where all their needs are taken care
of and they are provided with all medical
facilities in case of any emergency.
• To understand the problems faced by the
elders as users and designing according to
their needs.
• To study the recreational facilities for the
elderly.
 SCOPE OF THE PROJECT
• Geriatric hospital
• Independent living units for the elders
• Assisted care living units for the elders
• 24hr care units for long term care for the
elders
• Dormatory for the nursing staff/care givers
and the doctors
• Units for visitors
• Recreation- parks,library,multipurpose
hall,indoor and outdoor games,activitis
based on their life or interests like
tailoring/teaching/handicrafts.
• Orphanage/nusery
• Shops
 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
The components of research that shall be addressed
through the research are:
• Physical needs of the elderly
• Psychological needs of the elderly
• Social needs of the elderly
• Integration vs Isolation-which is preferable for the
elderly
• All the above research shall be carried out through
interviews,case studies and literature study on elders
• The findings from the above would be applied on a
real site in Bangalore
 CASE STUDIES
• Tata Housing Development
Corporation Riva Senior Living-
Bangalore
• Covai Urban Irene-Bangalore
• Aarra Retirement Homes-Bangalore
• Suvidha Retirement Village-Bangalore
• Nirman Shelters Vathsalya-Bangalore
TATA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION RIVA
SENIOR LIVING,BANGALORE.
TATA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION RIVA
SENIOR LIVING,BANGALORE.
• Far
• Unsafe
• The people there felt there was no privacy, as all the building blocks were
close to each other.
• Maintainance charges were high.
• Elderly assistance is not provided.
• Facilities for the differently abled people are still not in place.
• No hospital nearby.
NIRMAN SHELTERS VATHSALAYA - PRABUDDHALAYA
NIRMAN SHELTERS VATHSALAYA - PRABUDDHALAYA
• Far
• No hospital nearby.
• Apartment type accommodation.
• Isolated from other buildings in the campus.
• No frequent public transport.
SUVIDHA RETIREMENT VILLAGE
SUVIDHA RETIREMENT VILLAGE
• Far
• Not many facilities like Tata Riva.
• U cant own a villa as you can only buy shares and it doesn’t belong to the
company.
• No medical care or elderly assistance is provided.
• Water supply is not regular.
• No hospitals nearby.
CONCLUSIONS FROM THE CASE STUDY
• All the places were far off from the city limits.
• Transportation was difficult and public transport was not enough.
• Hospitals were very far off.
• Shops were not there close by, they have to come into the city and buy.
• As they are far off from the city, it is difficult to access or for people to
come to the city in case of a medical emergency, fire etc.
• Security for the elders in such isolated lonely places is questionable.
• Some of the places are located near the industrial area, so theres a lot of
pollution there.
SITE SELECTION
SITE SELECTION
 SITE SELECTION
• Located in the City centre.
• Close to hospitals – a)Santosh hospital [600m]
b)CSI hospital [1.6km]
c)Jain hospital [2.2km]
• Close to cantonment railway station [2.1km] and east
railway station [1.6km]. So its easy for people to come
visit.
• Close to Coles park [650m], where people could go for
walks or get fresh air and also there are yoga classes in
the morning and evening.
• Close to Shivajinagar [1.4km] and MG Road [3.5km]
• Lots of schools in the surrounding
• Close to Thomas bakery [400m]
• Close to Ulsoor lake [1.4km]
• The site has a church in the compound and is also close to
a temple and a mosque which are 1km away, so its ideal
for people to go to their religious places and worship.
SITE SELECTION
SITE ANALYSIS
• Site area is 8.5 acres.
• The existing campus constitutes of a church, school, old age home, boys
hostel, community centre, ground, basketball court, canteen, parish hall,
church office, principals house.
• The site is surrounded on all 4 sides by roads.
• Has a lot of vegetation on the site.
• Quite and peaceful in the campus.
• 24 hr water, electricity and security is provided on campus.
THANK YOU