Recanto bem viver: moradia cohousing para idosos

Abstract

This dissertation reports the theoretical, methodological and programmatic route for the architectural proposal of an assisted housing for the elderly, using the guidelines of the Cohousing, located in the central district of the municipality of Eusébio, metropolitan region of Fortaleza, capital of the State of Ceará. The target audience of the venture are elderly people who reach the third age with health, lucidity and autonomy to carry out the daily activities. The research sought to answer the following question: how an architectural project of an assisted living for the elderly can meet individual and collective needs, adopting guidelines of the Cohousing, seeking an improvement in the quality of life of the residents? The methodological procedures were focused in four phases: 1st: Study of the theoretical and conceptual referential and design constraints, providing the theoretical basis for the research; 2nd: Recognition of the spatial needs of the elderly. This stage sought to get to know the users and to understand their habits and preferences; 3rd: Study of the project references. The study of architectural precedents highlighted the characteristics of projects and buildings with potential to contribute to the development of the architectural proposal of this research; 4th: Preparation of the draft. This stage was characterized by the elaboration of the architectural proposal in which studies of environmental comfort and spatial syntax were carried out with the objective of providing urban and architectural quality. The final project proposal of an assisted living for the elderly includes a private area, related to the condominium, and a public area, available to the community, composed of a square, leisure equipment and commercial stores.