Co Housing Community for the Aged Westerly, Rhode Island
 

     There has become a serious problem with the way we have the designed assisted living centers we are surrounded by today. The ideas centered around an assisted living center have become very similar to that of the hospital scene. The idea of an assisted living center is to make the resident feel as close to home as possible while still providing support if one needs it. It is not to be cooped up in a hospital like setting. In my design I’m proposing to better this ideal by providing a “different community life” through the creation of views. This will generate a variety of intermediate spaces that would allow for a better social interaction amongst the residents of the facility.
     The aim of this project is to propose a facility that allows the older generation to maintain their own community life within the facility and create a series of spaces that would allow the elderly to still maintain their freedom. Social interactions will be enhanced to better the living environment as one progress thru the ageing cycle.
The four things that would distinguish my design different from the other living centers is the emphasis on achieving community life. I’m using the natural landscape to enhance magnificent views surrounding the site. I’m creating a series of intermediate spaces scattered throughout the facility to allow for more gathering and socializing. I’m allowing the elderly to make their own choices about  what they want to do rather than creating a schedule for them
 

How my design intentions would be different from the rest
- Provide a different community life
- Provide views to the water and to the landscape
- Create intermediate spaces within the facility to gather and socialize
- Provide the elderly with choices on what they want to do