Design of the residential and day care centre for the elderly

Magistrsko delo obravnava problematiko pospešenega staranja prebivalstva in trenutno pomanjkanje prostih kapacitet institucionalnega varstva starejših. Starostniki so zelo občutljiva skupina prebivalstva, katerih kakovost življenja je pogosto zmanjšana, saj predvsem v institucionalni oskrbi njihove potrebe niso v celoti zadovoljene. Na podlagi izdelanih analiz in predstavljenih teoretičnih osnov je izdelana idejna zasnova medgeneracijskega naselja v Slivnici pri Mariboru s poudarkom na zasnovi centra za bivanje in aktivnosti starostnikov. Zasnova daje poudarek sodobnemu načinu bivanja starejših v manjših stanovanjskih enotah po zgledu domov četrte generacije, ki spodbujajo socialno interakcijo med stanovalci in hkrati nudijo zasebnost v večinoma enoposteljnih bivalnih sobah. Zasnova medgeneracijske soseske združuje pet osnovnih območij: športno območje, območje razširjenega središča naselja z javnim programom, stanovanjsko območje sestavljeno iz različnih stavbnih tipologij, območje centra za bivanje in aktivnosti starostnikov ter zeleno povezovalno območje z vrtički, akvaponskimi vrtovi, živalmi na kmečkem dvorišču ter urejenimi kotički za igro in sproščanje ob vodotoku, ki poteka skozi območje.The following master’s thesis deals with the problematic of population ageing and the current lack of capacities in residential elderly care. Old people form a sensitive social group that regularly faces significant declines in quality of life, especially when confronted with residential elderly care that does not manage to fulfil their individual needs. Based on performed analyses and presented theories, a project of multigenerational neighbourhood in the settlement Slivnica pri Mariboru is developed, together with the conceptual design of the senior living and activity centre. A great accent is put on the modern way of senior living in smaller housing units, following the model of the fourth generation retirement homes that stimulate the social interactions among residents, but also meet the need of privacy with mostly single-bed rooms. The conceptual design of multigenerational neighbourhood consists of five main areas: the sports area, the area of the expanded settlement centre with the public program, the residential area with various building typologies, the area of the senior living and activity centre, and the green interconnection area with food and aquaponic gardens, the courtyard farm with animals, and disposed relaxation and playing corners besides the watercourse that crosses the neighbourhood