A Research of the Senior Cognition on the Co-Housing Building Type

Abstract:

Many successful projects of co-housing have extensively influenced people’s quality of living worldwide. This study thus discusses the perception of the elderly regarding co-housing from with particular focus on their behavior pattern and their relationship with the community environment. To this end, a questionnaire survey was conducted for the elderly living in the Taipei Metro Area. A total of 111 valid responses of a specially designed questionnaire were collected and the survey results were analyzed. The results indicated that the most significant factor is housing type, and that in co-housing, the public facilities most demanded by the respondents are public flower gardens, playgrounds, and group dining space. The Recommendation of this study were as follows: (1) Communicating with and supporting people outside one’s own family and with no blood relationship in diverse ways. (2) In public facilities for residents to dine together and share experiences and skills with each other, thereby fostering extensive interpersonal networks. (3) Recommended to use environmental education and participatory design to achieve substantial benefits and results. (4) Subject to minimal requirements of private space, public facilities that serve the public interest should take the larger proportion.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 865)
• Pages: 275-281
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.865.275
• Online since: June 2017
• Authors: Shu Ying Tsai*, Cheng Huang Ou
• Keywords: Co-Housing, Elderly, Living Environment

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