A design method to recreate a new enviornment friendly to elderly
In Taiwan, the problem of population aging has always been a significant issue. Taiwan has the lowest birth rate in the world, and more and more elderly are unsupported. Therefore, more and more elderly communities have appeared in Taiwan. Re-use means to re-use discarded items and recreate new value. Re urban means to use the re-created value to redistribute resources and provide better care for the elderly community at the urban level.
Elderly
Units for medical suppply
house units for elderly
Park Area
Shop Unit Vend the product and use the income to support the function of the retirement unit
From four aspects: food, clothing, housing, and transportation. Reproduce recyclable products in various fields and send them to stores for sale, operate in the form of tourism factories, create tourism value, and apply the economic value brought to the care of the elderly
Wearing
Eating
Living
Transportation
Old cloth recycle
Plastic tableware recycle
Old wood furniture recycle
Old bicycle recycle
Frabic(bag scarf etc.)
Plastic art work
Wood-made daily necessities (bowl, cup etc.)
Metal-made furniture
The site is located in the community behind Jiantan MRT Station in Shilin District, Taipei City, adjacent to the Keelung River. The base is the old channel of the Keelung River. The old river channel has become a long-shaped park after the project of cutting and straightening it. The community population is mostly elderly, and most of them are vulnerable people with lower incomes. However, the base lacks sufficient medical care resources and life functions. Therefore, striving for the resources of the elderly and providing a better living environment has become an important task. A problem that the community desperately needs to solve. The four base analysis charts on this page analyze the base's building distribution, green space distribution, living functions, and traffic. Combined with the composition of the community population, find out the resources that the community most needs to provide, and add these functions and services to the design to provide more abundant resources and solve the current problems of the community.
1956.11.09
Mountain area Public Square area Green area for residential use Green area for public use Riverside Green area Water
6 Floors5 Floors 4 Floors -3 Floors
Volume
1965.11.06 Metro Route Highway Line 529 Mini Line 8 Line 9023
School zone Public facilities Sports Food supply Residential area Commercial area
Line 109 Line 203 Metro Station Bus Station Bike Lane
Transportation
1974.06.11
Void
Present day
Pharmacy Park Supermarket Restaraunt Clinic
Music Center School Post Office
Function
Aerial photos of different years show the changes in the Keelung River after the bending and straightening project in different periods.
Balcony
Terrace
Terrace
Balcony
The design idea is to use the stacking and retreat of the volume to create more courtyard space. Due to the limitation of the base space, the space must be created by stacking. Since the space function is mainly used by the elderly, more courtyards And outdoor space can create a more comfortable space experience. What is shown in the picture is the outdoor space created by the rectangular volume after the retreat of part of the space, including the space of the terrace and the balcony. Therefore, the elderly can enjoy outdoor leisure without leaving the space on the current floor.
sightseeing corridor 4F balcony projection
3F balcony projection
tourist factory In the stacking operation, the upper and lower staggered layers are used to create a platform space. The floor space on the lower floor becomes the platform space on the upper floor. The projection diagram in the figure shows that the projection space created by the staggered operation of the upper and lower floors allows the upper platform space to be better utilized, and also creates more platform space for leisure activities.
The arrangement of green spaces and parks is essential for the elderly. The design turns the road in front of the site into a green space and connects the green space on the site. The buildings are set back and green. The passage on the first floor of the base runs through the entire building, allowing users to walk from the park in front of the base to the riverside green space at the rear of the base without encountering obstacles, providing a more convenient and complete spatial experience.
Market
Green Area Water
The base was originally a market space, which separated the front and rear green spaces. The plan design connects the long park in front and the riverside green space at the back on the base, allowing users to walk directly from the park to the riverside green space at the back through the base, creating a complete spatial continuity.
B
A
A’
B’
Rooftop
RF
+1400
Living area
4F
+1050
Living area, outdoor platform
3F
+700
Medical center, shopping area
2F
+350
Tourist Factory, Sightseeing corridor
1F
+0
B-B’Section
A-A’Section
RF
+1400
4F
+1050
3F
+700
2F
+350
1F
+0
Living Room Dining Room Bedroom Kitchen Bathroom
3F plan
3F Living Layout
Sightseeing Corridor Hall Living Area
4F plan
4F Living Layout
The first and second floors are mainly used as tourist factories and
medical spaces. The staggered space units provide a smoother moving line and a complete production process for viewing products. Tourists can enter the store in this unit to buy when the products attract them. The sightseeing corridor is designed with a curtain wall, which provides better lighting and allows passers-by to more easily see the process of the factory operation, thereby attracting more people to visit and driving the flow of people. The medical space on the second floor has straight lifts and elevator access, providing more immediate care for the seniors living on the upper floor.
Wearing Factory Eating Factory Living Factory Transportation Factory
Taiwan is located in the subtropical zone, with hot summer tem-
peratures and intense solar radiation. Heat has always been a significant danger for the elderly. The diagram below illustrates a solar radiation analysis and an outdoor comfort analysis of the building and its surrounding areas to determine whether to add shelter or enhance cooling to specific building areas.
Solar Radiation Analisis
Location: Taipei,Taiwan Month: September
Outdoor Comfort Analisis Location: Taipei,Taiwan Month: July