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Eco-Therapeutic
Home for the Elderly
Complex
In foreign countries, it is usual for the elderly to prepare for their own
continuing care and assistance; unlike in the local setting, which is the
opposite since Filipinos are known for their trait of close familial ties,
wherein the grandparents tend to be taken care of by their families
However, there are still little or a number of Filipino elderlies who are
homeless and are abandoned by their own family.
As they are part of the community, there are residential care facilities or
home for the elderly that accommodate such people, offering social
services that includes provision of basic necessities, special care, and
rehabilitation.
In Bulacan, the senior citizens importance to the community is
recognized through the ordinance Bulacan Senior Citizens Code,
under R.A. 9994 Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2012.
GOAL
Identify the needs and wants of the users that will be
essential to the development of the design of the facility.
Develop the design of the usual elderly care facilities by
reinventing spaces within the structure and supplying other
functional areas.
Encourage community interdependence through
application of the concept of community oriented design.
Apply the concept of an eco-therapeutic environment that
will enhance the physical, mental and emotional well-being
of the elderly who are vulnerable and sensitive.
Promote green living to its users through environment friendly
and productive activities by supplementing innovations to a
residential care facility
OBJECTIVES
SIGNIFICANCE
Development of architectural design and it will not further discuss
other focus such as finances and estimates of the proposal, as well as
building technology and utilities.
RESEARCH LOCALE
Open type of oral questionnaire for the personal interview
Naturalistic observation of the area to identify and
describe the behavior of the users
RESEARCH INSTRUMENT
Overpopulated. Planned to
Female
Director
Social Worker
MDSW Worker
Cook
Volunteers
1. SELF-SUFFICIENCY
- Sustainability to reduce the carbon footprint and
provide better environment for the users.
2. GREEN LIVING
- promotion of green living to the users through simple
activities such as planting etc.
3. ECO-THERAPEUTIC
-Emphasizing the healing environment of the facility
4. COMMUNITY INTERDEPENDENCE
- Promoting interactivity and productivity among the
abled users and mutually depending on one another
PRINCIPLES
2. ENVIRONMENT
- Concepts of sustainability to create a healthier
and homey environment
- Optimized the mobility and accessibility of
spaces for independent functioning of the abled elderly
3. SPACES
- Reimagining the design and spatial configuration
for current and future users to prevent congestion
- Creating open type and/ or flexible design of
spaces for as better circulation as architectural solution
- Auxiliary spaces to generate more opportunities
for activities
1. LOCATION
2. NEIGHBORING STRUCTURES
3. ACCESSIBILITY
4. ZONING/ LAND USE
5. LAND AREA
6. TOPOGRAPHY
7. SOIL TYPE
8. FLOOD SUSCEPTIBILITY
SITE CRITERIA
4. The location of the site is ideal for a residential care facility because
of the environment yet still establishing contact with the outside
community.
5. The lot is conveniently accessible, approximately 700 meters from a
minor road
6. The selected site is surrounded by mostly residential structures,
yielding a homier environment
GEOGRAPHY
- It is situated about 42 kilometers northeast of Manila and is
easily accessible to all types of vehicle using the two major
transportation arteries, namely, North Luzon Expressway
and Mac Arthur Highway.
TOPOGRAPHY
MALOLOS, BULACAN
SCHEME 1
SCHEME 2
A Sustainable approach on
providing natural daylighting
and ventilation for the structure,
minimizing energy usage and
increasing the self sufficiency of
the structure.