The architecture of aging well

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0:01I like to say when people like, "What do

0:02you do for work?" I'm like, "Oh, I key

0:03with old gays." That's what we do and

0:06some paperwork here and there.

0:08Welcome to the Pride, an affordable

0:10senior housing community in Boston, a

0:13place for LGBTQ seniors and allies to

0:16age safely and in community.

0:23Hello.

0:29>> Picture of me with Ellen Degenerous.

0:32>> And you can see a window in every room.

0:34It's wonderful.

0:36>> By 2040, the US Census Bureau projects

0:39that for the first time in the United

0:41States, adults over the age of 65 will

0:44outnumber children under 18.

0:47This left me wondering, where will we

0:49all live? And who is designing those

0:51spaces?

1:02There's the stigma on senior living as a

1:04place where you go to die. But the

1:06places that we design are not that at

1:09all.

1:10>> The design decisions that architects

1:12make dictate what a space can be. Here

1:15are five qualities that make the Pride a

1:17cozy, accessible place for aging. First

1:20up, location.

1:22>> The Pride is in Height Park, which is

1:25one of the several neighborhoods of

1:26Boston. It is a building that houses 74

1:30units of independent affordable housing

1:32and at the same time a 10,000 ft of

1:34community center that is open to our

1:36residents, but also to the city and the

1:39community at large. As principal

1:41architect of the pride, Philipe sad made

1:43use of an existing campus.

1:47>> The building was a school. It was built

1:51over three decades from 1902 to 1933.

1:57You have the height park library right

1:59there. Last building on the left hand

2:01side is the Manino art center. There's

2:03also a bowling alley over there and a

2:06very historic old ice cream shop. So

2:08resident really have everything within u

2:11a block walking distance from their

2:13homes.

2:14>> Its location. We couldn't find a site

2:16like this that is empty sitting to build

2:18a new building. Also historic schools

2:20have a lot of amenity spaces. People

2:23have access to more amenities than

2:25regular affordable housing and usually

2:27they have very large windows. Having the

2:30natural daylight helps people live

2:32better.

2:33Enter what Phipe calls everybody's

2:36living room, where the aim is to bring

2:37the outdoors inside. My wife and I moved

2:41in a little over a year ago.

2:42>> I'm the wife in question, and I moved in

2:45with her.

2:46>> In the Northeast, we live the majority

2:48of our days indoors. We wanted a space

2:52that connects people to the outside.

2:54>> So, we're in the sun room. It is so

2:57incredibly built for just this feeling

3:00of comfort with the windows, the

3:03fireplace.

3:05>> People really have the capability to sit

3:07inside in the cold weather, but also

3:10feel that they're part of the exterior.

3:12>> And this can be helpful as people age

3:14and their mental faculties diminish. A

3:172018 study found that being in a space

3:19with a lot of natural light,

3:21specifically within 3 m of a window from

3:238:00 to 10:00 a.m. can reduce symptoms

3:25of depression in people living with

3:27dementia.

3:29When it's nicer out, we look out to a

3:32garden. There's residents getting

3:34exercise out here. And I've noticed a

3:37lot of people in the studio or

3:39one-bedroom apartments come down here

3:41and hang out. They bring a book to read.

3:43They bring a newspaper. and they stay

3:45for hours.

3:47>> The ideal is to really have units that

3:50if you come in at 62 and you are a fully

3:54abledbodied person, you can live till

3:57either you pass on or you decide you

4:00want to move out of the building. We

4:03worked to embed dementia friendly

4:05principles throughout the building. Our

4:07eye sees color and contrast. But as the

4:10eye ages and our capability to recognize

4:13objects in the space starts to fade

4:15away, creating a contrast between two

4:18objects become an important cue.

4:21There should always be contrasting

4:23between a toilet and its wall and a

4:25toilet and its floor or stairs. We

4:28design the landing different color than

4:30the steps because we want people to be

4:32notified that there's a change in level.

4:35There's always a contrast between a

4:37countertop and a cabinet underneath so

4:39people could see where the counter ends

4:41and the cabinet stop. That's a fine line

4:44between creating a home but also fill it

4:47in with elements of longevity without

4:50falling into the trap of making it look

4:52like an institution or a hospital cuz no

4:54one wants to live in an institution.

4:56>> Care if I part you guys or should I come

4:58over here by

4:59>> I can handle it.

5:00>> Community space for LGBTQ people is very

5:03important. Sometimes we don't feel that

5:07conventional spaces are safe for us.

5:09>> You need a hammer on you, Dad.

5:12>> So, the community center has become the

5:14beating heart of the community at large

5:17and intergenerational space.

5:21Researchers found a positive association

5:23between intergenerational interaction

5:25and many factors for older adults,

5:28including physical health, psychosocial

5:30health, cognitive function, social

5:32relationships, and quality of life.

5:39>> And I dream one day when senior living

5:41is intergenerational without even

5:42forcing it. I'm hoping that we can

5:45really bring multiple generations

5:47together in a place that is meaningful

5:50and intentional.

5:51>> We have to choose community. It is so

5:54important.

5:55>> Imagine a building for older adults and

5:57a building for families and they share

5:59amenities. What's wrong with that?

6:02So as we create new neighborhoods and

6:05new cities and new environments,

6:07thinking about that connectivity,

6:09intergenerational relationship, when you

6:11design a space for everyone, then

6:13everybody can use it.

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The architecture of aging well

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