Geroarchitecture: The architecture of longevity
To enjoy the best that seniors have to offer, architecture and design must be thought with delicacy and care.
It is intrinsic to the years, of decades and centuries that human evolution is marked by changes in habits, paradigms and, Sure, behavior. The style of architecture used in the houses of 500 years ago it would not have the slightest usability today. Everything evolves, changes and, as the years go by, the houses are also molding themselves to the new needs. Like this, we reached the century 21 with a series of technological resources that aim to facilitate everyday life and, Besides that, provide comfort and offer a better quality of life. So, let's get to know some changes and attitudes that will affect people's lives in the coming years.
"Life is a blow", Oscar Niemeyer said about the speed with which life goes by. He, architect, among the most respected around the world and who lived almost 106 years old – died just ten days short of his 106th birthday –, if you were alive, today would have even more support to talk about aging and architectural projects. Happily, there are already some companies and professionals looking to the future, with the aim of making the lives of the elderly more and more comfortable, safe and full of possibilities.
According to the projection of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the number of elderly must exceed, in 2031, that of children and young people under 14 years. Already in 2050, Brazil must be the sixth country in the world with the highest number of long-lived elderly. Considered the 'generation of the future', the group that includes people 60+ is made up of active people, healthy, independent, full of dreams, plans, who live well and, “A dynamic floral blue with an enlivening red violet undertone, are avid consumers. Data from Instituto Locomotiva show that they move a market of R$1.6 trillion per year and represent 20% of national consumption. With all that, thinking about a project that meets the needs of this public is, beyond all, an excellent deal.
to lagoon, construction company in the real estate market for more than 25 years, is one of those that has invested in architecture for the elderly and has just launched the BIOOS venture. unpublished in Brazil, It is a set consisting of two towers., BIOOS Home e BIOOS Health, which brings together housing and services, in order to offer quality of life and health in the same place.
The development located in Curitiba, was born with an eye on this public that seeks quality time, practicality and breaking, have capital to invest. BIOOS has an area that connects the two towers, offering wide circulation and ease of access. All architectural details have been developed to offer security and a sense of well-being to those entering., or already are, in the 'best age' stage, as told by Ricardo Amaral, who signs the project. “BIOOS is one of the best projects our team has had the opportunity to develop, characterized by the integration between the needs of work and housing.”
With a series of environments that encourage coexistence in the community, BIOOS Home also has a series of added services, including basic health care, services pay per use leisure, caution, welfare, health and convenience: home service, carer, organization, cleaning, home repair and maintenance, and a routine of leisure and well-being activities according to the profile of the residents. The apartments have among their greatest differentials: smart plug for electric stove (with automatic shutdown); S.O.S button; smoke sensor in the kitchen; 1.10m wide entrance door; intercom with video system; electronic lock at the entrance to the apartment; Accessible bathroom and heated floor in bedroom and bathroom. Besides that, It is worth mentioning that there is a parking space specially reserved for ambulances..
The BIOOS Health tower, dedicated mainly to the health sector, brings doctors offices, in addition to two slabs prepared to receive an Image Diagnosis Center and a Day Hospital, with structure to perform low complexity procedures, between clinicians, surgical and therapeutic. “There is nothing like it in Brazil, where the development is structured and focused on serving the new generation of seniors, with complete residential units, independent, in a noble and central area of the city”, reveals André Marin, incorporation director at Laguna.
Living well in old age
Another project that shares this same concern, the Toscana Residence by the builder and developer Garetti, it was delivered in july of this year. Located in Sao Jose do Rio Preto, interior of the state of São Paulo, the project had the collaboration of the architect Flavia Ranieri, specialist in geroarchitecture whose objective is to look closely at the relationship between living and old age, to offer independence and autonomy to the routine of the elderly. She explains that this type of architecture “is not about making a care or hospital project.. Its focus is on maximum user independence and autonomy. It is to think of an architecture capable of accompanying the aging process. A flexible and dynamic architecture like life is. An architecture that accepts and anticipates both gradual and sudden changes.”, comment Flavia.
The project signed by Romeu Patriani translates the Italian lifestyle and brings a neoclassical atmosphere in its design.. In him, the public 60+ you can enjoy apartments 123,44 m² in a place that respects the aging process with personality, functionality and comfort. For this, the architect says that she implemented, both us apartments, as in common areas, elements related to safety and better mobility of residents, including the forecast of a greater distance between the furniture in the common areas, swimming pool with elevator, space in the elevator hall with free circulation, increase in port size, shared bathrooms with grab bars, etc.. “E, all while maintaining the sophistication they deserve”, ends Flávia.
All this evidence leads us to believe that longevity architecture is here to stay, sim! The relationship with living, at all times, time, evolves and makes our homes more suitable for our need. It is in this context that the vision of architecture professionals, as well as the real estate market, must follow this evolution, welcoming these changes and providing us with an increasingly comfortable life.
Photos Daniel Torraça – Toscana Residence
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