Housing for Elderly in Jammu

Author(s):

Ar. Navin Gupta , SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN, SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI UNIVERSITY, KATRA, J&K; Ar. Vishal Bhatti, School of Architecture & Landscape Design, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra

Keywords:

ageing, home, elderly

Abstract:

There is a massive need for a new building type that is less an institution and more like home. The living conditions suffered by many people over 65 urgently point toward the need for both constructions of better physical facilities and more positive attitudes about a national problem. The fast growing portion of the population that will be pressing their needs on us demands radical change – and better answers. For the design professions, this will mean a re-examination of everything that has been built for the elderly – and it will mean hard work coupled with a search for knowledge. The current statistics on the ageing point to a promising new field of construction. While population over 65 at present form 10% of Indian population, the average life expectancy of everyone alive today is now well above 70, and increasing. This means that our population will eventually need and expect some type of housing tailored to specifications that have been little met so far.

Other Details:

Manuscript Id	:	IJSTEV2I6054
Published in	:	Volume : 2, Issue : 6
Publication Date	:	01/01/2016
Page(s)	:	92-95

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