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A Physical Response to the Problem of Intergenerational Space

Ebert, Josiah
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin159213656178454

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2020, MARCH, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning: Architecture.
People of all ages inhabit architectural designs; sometimes these designs are geared toward their specific needs, but more often spaces are built for some predetermined average person. Although this has its benefits, it tends to encourage the already natural problem of age segregation within spaces because each space is designated and designed for a specific age group, such as children in a preschool or elderly in a nursing home. While such spatial segregation is easily navigated by most adults who freely move between these spaces, it can have more perverse effects on the young and old who are less able to move between spaces and who have more distinct spatial requirements and barriers to entry than the average adult. These effects include isolation which can lead to decline in health as well as slower development of social skills for children. At the same time, the groups that are affected the most are also the ones that are currently growing the most, with the elderly and youth populations expanding at a high rate. For the effects of spatial segregation to be addressed, spaces of overlap should be explored both on a programmatic and spatial level. By analyzing the research in how spaces are designed for specific groups and then refolding this information back into the fabric of overlapping spatial design, a more true form of intergenerational space can begin to arise. Alongside this exploration, programs that support overlap can be developed and explored, such as combined care facilities for the elderly and preschool age children, a type that has arisen in recent years due to much social research, but which still lacks architectural research. This model provides a useful testing ground for intergenerational concepts due to the specificity of interaction, and the design explored here will seek to map these interactive concepts. By redeveloping spaces of overlap through the lens of differing generational user groups, barriers to intergenerational exchange can be mitigated and such exchange can begin to be supported rather than impeded by the spaces they occur within.
Michael McInturf, M.Arch. (Committee Chair)
Elizabeth Riorden, M.Arch. (Committee Member)
87 p.
Architecture
Architecture; Intergenerational; Multi-user; Senior Living; Preschool Design

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  • Ebert, J. (2020). A Physical Response to the Problem of Intergenerational Space [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin159213656178454

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Ebert, Josiah. A Physical Response to the Problem of Intergenerational Space. 2020. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin159213656178454.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Ebert, Josiah. "A Physical Response to the Problem of Intergenerational Space." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin159213656178454

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