The principles of architectural organization of modern houses for the elderly in China
Abstract
The principles of architectural organization of modern houses for the elderly in China
Incoming article date: 07.02.2025With the aging of Chinese society becoming an increasingly serious problem, the elderly care industry is gaining development. Nursing homes provide a wide range of services and include residential, medical, leisure and domestic facilities. Architectural solutions of modern elderly care facilities have significant differences from traditional ones. Traditional architectural solutions of nursing homes do not meet modern standards and requirements cannot be adapted to the needs of rapidly developing modern society. Therefore, it seems relevant to determine the principles of architectural organization of modern nursing homes in China. The purpose of the study is to determine the principles of architectural organization of modern nursing homes in China. To achieve the goal, the experience of design and construction of modern nursing homes in China and abroad was analyzed. Research methods: study of scientific works revealing the issues of architectural organization of nursing homes; study of design and graphic materials characterizing the practice of design and construction of elderly care institutions in China and abroad. The study revealed the following principles of architectural organization of modern nursing homes: the principle of regionality, the principle of targeting, the principle of individuality and privacy, the principle of openness, the principle of integration of medical function.
Keywords: nursing homes, regionality, addressability, individuality and privacy, openness, medical