How will Senior Living Facilities Change After COVID-19?

2020-07-23T09:00:00-04:00

Senior living facilities and nursing homes have become a critical vector during the COVID-19 pandemic and have contributed to a large number of deaths from the disease, both within the United States and around the world.

This typology, along with shopping malls, offices, schools, airports, restaurants and others, are among the many types of everyday buildings that will need to be reconsidered from a design perspective in the aftermath of the pandemic.

To discuss potential coming changes for the senior and assisted living building types, Archinect connected with Michael Liu, Vice President and Principal, and Anthony Vivirito, Senior Project Manager, at Boston-based The Architectural Team (TAT) to discuss the potential futures of these facilities. The pair discuss designing new approaches for shared living and family visitation spaces, as well as adaptations being made to existing buildings, and new horizons for senior living buildings in a variety of arenas.

Showcase: Antoine de St exupéry home for dependent elderly people, by Naud & Poux Architectes

2014-12-08T00:16:00-05:00

In the complex and fraught world of elder care, architecture can seem indifferent, dictated primarily by medical and physical concerns. Not so with Naud & Poux Architectes' facility in Villejuif, France, whose solid and distinctive design accommodates the needs of dependent elderly people, while looking more like a home than a hospital.

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How will Senior Living Facilities Change After COVID-19?

Showcase: Antoine de St exupéry home for dependent elderly people, by Naud & Poux Architectes