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Design for the elderly

  • Whitten Architects places single-storey Maine home on stilts to "evoke a treehouse"

    Whitten Architects clad this Maine retreat with Eastern cedar and placed it on stilts on a steep site so that the single-storey structure would seem like a treehouse. More

    James Brillon | 14 May 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Tower in Ontario becomes world's tallest retrofitted Passivhaus structure

    ERA Architects has refurbished a postwar social housing building in Hamilton, Ontario, making it the largest residential building in the world to achieve Passivhaus EnerPHit certification. More

    Ben Dreith | 23 March 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Neil Dusheiko transforms London fashion showroom into light-filled home

    Architect Neil Dusheiko has converted a showroom in west London into a bright, contemporary residence designed to meet the changing needs of its elderly owners. More

    Natasha Levy | 23 February 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Tetris and Sangberg design senior housing around a covered communal courtyard

    A grid of thin cross-laminated timber columns frames communal spaces at the centre of this co-living project for senior citizens in Slagelse, Denmark, a collaboration between Danish developer Tetris and Copenhagen architecture practice Sangberg. More

    Jon Astbury | 17 November 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Pearson Lloyd attempts to shift stigma around stairlifts with Flow X

    London studio Pearson Lloyd has called on designers to take on more medical and accessible design projects, as it revealed its design for an aesthetically appealing stairlift called Flow X. More

    Rima Sabina Aouf | 5 May 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Sarah Wigglesworth future-proofs self-designed straw bale house in London

    Architect Sarah Wigglesworth has carried out an extensive upgrade and retrofit of the influential Stock Orchard Street home in London to improve its energy performance and age-proof its interiors. More

    Lizzie Crook | 22 December 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Hack Care is an IKEA-style catalogue of DIY adjustments for dementia-friendly homes

    Lekker Architects and Lanzavecchia + Wai have designed an IKEA-inspired manual filled with tips and tricks on how to hack the Swedish company's products to better serve people living with dementia. More

    Natashah Hitti | 15 November 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Dotyk by Dmytro Nikiforchuk is a range of sensory sex toys for older people

    Design graduate Dmytro Nikiforchuk has created a range of sex toys for the elderly, including a tickling thimble and an ear trumpet for listening to a lover's heartbeat. More

    India Block | 23 July 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Eyra kitchen utensils by Eyra and Sebastian Conran Associates

    Dezeen Showroom: Eyra has collaborated with Sebastian Conran Associates to design a range of ergonomic kitchen utensils suited to people with limited wrist mobility. More

    Dezeen staff | 30 June 2020
  • York St John interior design students reimagine spaces for the elderly

    As part of their VDF school show, graduates from York St John University are presenting interior designs for the elderly, which tackle loneliness and make life easier for those dealing with dementia or visual impairments. More

    Dezeen staff | 11 June 2020
  • Amit Studio designs elderly housing with "sense of vitality" in Israel

    Tel Aviv's Amit Studio has opted for colourful details to add flair to this retirement housing development in Israel. More

    Bridget Cogley | 2 February 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Lex by Astride is a wearable chair that allows its user to sit anywhere

    A group of engineers has created this exoskeleton that allows elderly users to enjoy activities like fishing, commuting and golfing for extended periods. More

    Eleanor Gibson | 17 October 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Morris + Company clads Hampstead retirement home in modulated brick

    Morris + Company has completed a retirement living scheme with a bevelled brick facade for developer Pegasus Life in Hampstead, London. More

    Jon Astbury | 2 September 2019 | Leave a comment
  • ACDF builds Panorama retirement home for "sophisticated seniors" on outskirts of Montreal

    Montreal firm ACDF Architecture has designed a 30-storey tower to accommodate elderly housing in Quebec featuring interiors that are more akin to a boutique hotel. More

    Bridget Cogley | 26 August 2019 | Leave a comment
  • IKEA and Queen of Sweden adapt modular BoKlok housing for the elderly

    IKEA and Skanska are collaborating with the Queen of Sweden on an offshoot of their modular BoKlok housing that will meet the needs of the elderly and people with dementia. More

    Lizzie Crook | 20 August 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Elena Tamburini's Filotea objects encourage affection in old age

    Italian designer Elena Tamburini has created a collection of four everyday objects that aim to facilitate affection in elderly individuals and couples. More

    Natashah Hitti | 15 July 2019 | Leave a comment
  • AZL Architects wraps wheelchair ramp around multi-generational house

    AZL Architects has completed Song House, a concrete five-bedroom house adapted to the needs of its elderly and infirm occupants in the rural village of Nansong, China. More

    Semi Han | 8 July 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Morris + Company completes Wildernesse Mews retirement homes in historic Kent estate

    Morris + Company has staggered a terrace of brick houses for the elderly within the grounds of a 17th century mansion in Sevenoaks, Kent.  More

    Lizzie Crook | 4 March 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Projecting windows "distort the facades" of Portuguese care home

    Nuno Piedade Alexandre has completed a black extension to an elderly care centre in the municipality of Ponte de Sor, Portugal, which is covered with protruding windows. More

    Alyn Griffiths | 23 February 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Guillem Carrera's care home in northern Spain encourages residents to socialise

    Architect Guillem Carrera has completed an environmentally friendly elderly care home and day centre on a wedge-shaped plot in the Spanish village of Blancafort. More

    Ali Morris | 14 September 2018 | Leave a comment
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