Building Senses: A Fresh Look At A Meaningful Retirement Community For The People Of Zhengzhou, China

Author

• Zhe Liu

Files

Date of Award

2013

Document Type

Thesis

Handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10365/22856

Publisher

North Dakota State University

Rights

NDSU Policy 190.6.2

URI

https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf

Abstract

This thesis will rethink elderly people’s needs and according to that, design a building that responds to the physical and psychological aspects of the elderly population in the urban setting. The typology of this building is a Retirement Community, located in Zhengzhou, China. The building is a mixed-use mid-rise that includes the elderly center in the first two floors and the elderly apartments units for the rest. Human is the main aspect of the project. The architecture improves elderly life quality by analyzing the human behavior and create sense of place. China is stepping into the aging society rapidly and the project will help to explore a new way for the elderly support.

Recommended Citation

Liu, Zhe, "Building Senses: A Fresh Look At A Meaningful Retirement Community For The People Of Zhengzhou, China" (2013). Architecture Theses. 386.
https://digitalcommons.ndsu.edu/architecture-theses/386