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ELDERLY HOUSING DESIGN FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE: CASE LJUBLJANA
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Architecture design for elderly people could be aligned with kindergarten design. Both processes need integrated approach, using ergonomics and daylight conditions as guide lines. Forming a space is a cognitive process combined with standards and other regulation in the field of engineering and health (medicine). Additional aspect is the scope of cost of investment and cost needed for maintenance of the building. Costs are nevertheless combined with human resources, also. In the field of architectural theory the group of elderly is quite neglected. Does this group really need a section in the field of architectural theory? References are generally design oriented and rarely present any social aspects of the design. Population ageing in Slovenia is raising problem and could be more efficiently managed. Those aspects could be divided into two distinctive groups: social policy with urban planning and targeted architectural design. Theoretical frame work could be combined with practice and projected back to theory – recuperation theory. The paper presents economy of investment in this field combined with social policy and targeted architectural design. All those issues are presented in the case of Ljubljana Siska home for elderly. Using European energy efficiency funding (EEE F) we may be able to combine those inputs and gain benefits in the field of social role of architecture. We compared private and public homes for elderly in Ljubljana: comparing room sizes, ergonomic design, number of inhabitants etc. We compared given social approaches and predicted the possible outputs for future.
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