Aging in place : adaptive reuse of existing apartments as barrier-free living spaces for elderly in residential buildings in Berlin : a guideline for a redesign and a practical application integrated into a showroom concept
| dc.contributor.advisor | Ebert, Carola | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Pöğün-Zander, Yüksel | |
| dc.contributor.author | Arlt-Herrmann, Kathleen | |
| dc.contributor.department | bachelor thesis in Interior Design | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-11 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-28T13:26:31Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-11-28T13:26:31Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.description.abstract | "The central research question is: What are the design criteria for barrier-free access to existing apartments that undergo adaptive reuse with a contemporary and target-group oriented approach? During the last decades, the society's age structure turned in Germany because of fewer birth rates and the rising number of retirees. Hence elderly have to rely on financial, health-promoting, and political support. Governmental departments, health insurances, and housing companies have to find new opportunities for those parties concerned. Though finding the right consultation services and getting the right information is an exhausting process. Besides financial or bureaucratic challenges elderly are facing more and more physical, sensory, and cognitive restrictions in their daily lives. According to their hindrances, barrier-free access to their living environments is insufficient. As a result, they have to move to another residence or district with a lack of social contacts and a familiar living environment. A minority even move into care homes because of limited apartments with barrier-free access. The development of new living concepts is indispensable for people with low hindrances who can live independently with small adaptations. Furthermore, the costs could be lower than the care in care homes. One approach can be keeping the elderly in their accustomed environment with an adapted design of the apartments, so-called 'Aging in place'. This document assists as a guideline, which measures could be used for refurbishment to a barrier-free living space in existing living environments adapted for the people concerned and their relatives. Though, it cannot cover all aspects of a redesigned living environment, such as the financial spectrum, the overall building environment, for instance, entrance facilities, or interdisciplinary concepts for the elderly. Accessibility is a term that is known as prevalently. The most common barrier-free measures in the interior are floor transitions without thresholds and bathroom supportive elements. The thesis examines such measures and approaches for adaptive use in other living environments and people with other hindrances. Additionally, the guideline includes contemporary barrier-free design methods that focus on materials and colors and might significantly influence the well-being and mental health of the inhabitants." | en |
| dc.description.degree | BA | |
| dc.description.tableofcontents | List of abbreviations...............................................................................................3 1 Introduction.............................................................................................4-6 1.1 Aim and definition of the study...................................................................4 1.2 Methodology..........................................................................................5 2 Why is barrier-free access relevant? ...............................................................7-12 2.1 The demographic transformation.................................................................7 2.2 The target group...................................................................................10 3 What is relevant for adaptive reuse?............................................................13-30 3.1 Building structure and organization............................................................14 3.2 Surfaces.............................................................................................23 3.3 Products..............................................................................................26 3.4 Technical Supportive Tools......................................................................28 4 What kind of adaptive reuse concepts are available in Berlin? ...........................31-35 4.1 Current situation.................................................................................31 4.2 Future projects | existing design concepts...................................................35 5 Reflection of theoretical applications in showroom project ..............................36-50 6 Conclusion............................................................................................. 51 Bibliography .................................................................................................52-54 List of sources of figures and tables .....................................................................55-56 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.berlin-international.de/handle/123456789/608 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.subject | Countries, regions | |
| dc.subject | Apartments | |
| dc.subject | Seniors | |
| dc.subject | Adaptive reuse | |
| dc.subject | Cities | |
| dc.title | Aging in place : adaptive reuse of existing apartments as barrier-free living spaces for elderly in residential buildings in Berlin : a guideline for a redesign and a practical application integrated into a showroom concept | |
| dc.type | Thesis |
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