Elderly
User Characteristic: loss of muscle mass and strength, creating fatigue
Design Solution: seating should be abundant and convienece necessary
User Characteristic: loss of sensitivity to light, loss of color sensitivity, difficulty seeing little variation between light and dark
Design Solution: wayfinding design , higher contrast materials, visibility from room to room, choice of materials, lighting and finishes
User Characteristic: loss of calcium and other nutrients
Design Solution: vitamins and high calcium and nutrient foods in convience store
User Characteristic: depression
Design Solution: social interaction areas, group activities and open floor plan creating sense of community
User Characteristic: social luncheons, movies, excursions-
Design Solution: provide multi-pupose room for activities and establish volunteer group to organize trips
User Characteristic: privacy need
Design Solution: provide some private spaces such as multi purpose room closing off and conference room on 2nd floor
User Characteristic: sensitivity to changes in temperature
Design Solution: smaller common areas with manual temperature controls, larger areas more constant temperature average tolerable by all occupants
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