SOCIAL BRIDGES INTERGENERATIONAL HOUSING
Typ
Examensarbete för masterexamen
Master's Thesis
Master's Thesis
Program
Architecture and urban design (MPARC), MSc
Publicerad
2023
Författare
Sterner, Beatrice
Modellbyggare
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The aim of this thesis is to investigate the
issues of an aging society and the growing
need for alternative housing solutions to
meet those demands. It discusses the issues
of ageism and the lack of meetings between
different generations. Further, the thesis
responds to the issues of young adults not
finding affordable and appropriate housing
alternatives. The thesis proposes the
implementation of a new housing model
that combines sheltered housing, housing
for young adults, and a nursing home while
integrating a school and the community.
The proposal is a housing project where
intergenerational meetings naturally occur
in order to prevent ageism.
The thesis opted for an exploratory
approach with theory as its core. The theory
is based on research papers, articles, books,
and reference projects. Literature studies
are complemented by an interview with an
architect who has done extensive research
within the field of intergenerational housing,
an interview with two experts on the subject
of intergenerational practice, as well as a
study visit to an intergenerational housing
project in Helsingborg.
The thesis provides insights into how you
can implement different levels of shared and
public spaces in a housing project in order
to provide opportunities for intergenerational
meetings. Further, it suggests architectural
implementations in order to create
a sense of home while enabling accessibility
into the regular apartment as standard in
order to create flexibility within the housing
market.
This is primarily a conceptual approach to
these issues and may lack enough insight
into the economy, policies, and politics.
Therefore, the research could be developed
further with these areas in mind. This paper
fulfills an identified need to develop new
alternative housing solutions where the
intention is that intergenerational meetings
are promoted and valued.
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Intergenerational housing, communal housing, sense of home