Designing Multigenerational Dwelling: A Workshop with Four Flemish Architecture Firms

Gerards, Sebastiaan; Ridder, Roel De; Bleeckere, Sylvain De

doi:10.26687/archnet-ijar.v9i2.658

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“…The classic dual system “home vs institution” is no longer appropriate (Thomas and Blanchard, 2009). Over the last few years, alternatives for housing have been emerging and may vary from one country to another in terms of name, size or function (see Figure 3 below): cohabitation (Némoz, 2017), intergenerational housing (Gerards et al , 2015), twin home (Beyeler, 2014) or kangaroo home (Andrianne and Jaumotte, 2016), for instance, are progressively developing. These solutions might ease the transitions between the different age stages of life (Fernández Arrigoitia et al , 2018; Lies et al , 2017) and concern both the possibilities of home services/care as well as the characteristics of the house/territories (Dagnies, 2016).…”

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Architecture of home in later life: towards a fivefold theoretical model

Schaff

Petermans

Vanrie

et al. 2022

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PurposeMost older people wish to age “in place”. However, as current housing is mainly unsuitable for later life, architects have a key role to play. Yet, there is little architectural consideration for the notion of “ageing in place” and its various facets, beyond a functional focus. Architects seem to lack support to grasp inhabitants' sensible needs, and thus synergies with other human-centred disciplines could be enlightening. To ensure homes are designed in line with people's wellbeing, the authors aim to provide a state-of-the-art view, as to build a model supporting architects through their understanding of older people-environment relationships.Design/methodology/approachIn this paper, the authors investigate the key concepts that could enrich architects' design approaches on “ageing in place”. A narrative literature review scrutinising English- and French-written publications from the last twenty years in various disciplines was conducted, with a focus on older people and non-institutionalised housing.FindingsThe results highlight five essential perspectives to be taken into account when questioning housing for older people: health, affective, social, built and contextual perspectives. Their meaning and ties are developed and then synthesised into considerations, calling for architectural creativity.Originality/valueThis fivefold theoretical model adds to the existing architectural body of knowledge by adopting a multidisciplinary and multidimensional angle, going beyond the predominantly pragmatic vision associated with ageing. It provides stakeholders in architecture with a fresh and clear insight of meaningful relationships between older people and their residential environment.

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Architecture of home in later life: towards a fivefold theoretical model

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Petermans

Vanrie

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“…This is an example of nuclear household transforming into an extended one. This type of housing and living is not new in Flanders, as we know it from historical family farm housing [55]. However, recently-built standard dwellings are not foreseen for such living conditions.…”

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Expandable Houses: An Explorative Life Cycle Cost Analysis

2021

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In addition to the environmental burden of its construction and demolition activities, the Flemish housing market faces a structural affordability challenge. As one possible answer, this research explores the potential of so-called expandable houses, being built increasingly often. Through specific design choices that enable the disassembly and future reuse of individual components and so align with the idea of a circular economy, expandable houses promise to provide ever-changing homes with a smaller impact on the environment and at a lower cost for clients. In this paper, an expandable house suitable for various housing needs is conceived through a scenario-based research-by-design approach and compared to a reference house for Flanders. Subsequently, for both houses the life cycle costs are calculated and compared. The results of this exploration support the proposition that designing expandable houses can be a catalyst for sustainable, circular housing development and that households could benefit from its social, economic and ecological qualities. It requires, however, a dynamic perspective on evaluating their life-cycle impact.

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“…Due to environmental, economic and social developments, the traditional detached single-family dwelling, a common housing model in Flanders, is under pressure (Bervoets & Heynen, 2013;Gerards, De Ridder, & De Bleeckere, 2015;van de Weijer, 2014). With a larger average living space than other housing models (e.g.…”

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Designing for Lifelong Sports Experience

Karahanoglu¹,

Rompay

Ludden³

2018

Proceedings of DRS

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This session aims to review contemporary contexts and new dimensions of design for human diversity, and explore the state-of-the-art in research, design and policy-making in this area. Within the past three decades, the concept of design for inclusion (also referred to as Inclusive Design, Universal Design or Design for All) has witnessed recognition and growth as an important and relevant area of practice, research and policy-making, contributing to overall quality of life. However, as the field matures and as we face rapid and complex socio-demographic, economic and political challenges, the need to revisit the core concept of design for inclusion, and to enhance its theories, scope and applications, becomes increasingly urgent. This sense of urgency is clearly highlighted as we extend our definitions and dimensions of design for inclusion beyond the conventional age & ability axes. The contemporary societal context we operate in, presents us with complex cases of diversity and exclusion far beyond physical or sensory ability. Lifestyle exclusions such as obesity and diabetes, gender and sexual orientation diversity, invisible disabilities and neurodiversity, and social mobility are all pressing examples of such diversity. On another hand, the focus of inclusive design, research and policy-making needs to extend beyond physical accessibility. Thus, moving from 'physicality' to overall 'quality' of life, exploring nonphysical and psychosocial elements of inclusivity.

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Designing Multigenerational Dwelling: A Workshop with Four Flemish Architecture Firms

Cited by 7 publications

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Architecture of home in later life: towards a fivefold theoretical model

Architecture of home in later life: towards a fivefold theoretical model

Expandable Houses: An Explorative Life Cycle Cost Analysis

Designing for Lifelong Sports Experience

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