Securing of elderly houses in term of Elderly’s vision disorders

Saeed Haghnia¹, Alireza Mostaghni², Mahshid Foroughan³

Abstract—

Research Necessity: While people grow old, specific mental and physical changes of this period start. Vision disorders can be mentioned as one of the aging consequences and it is necessary to consider this fact for designing a secure elderly’s house.

Methodology: In this research, after analysing specific vision diseases of elderlies, symptoms of these diseases and their harmful effects on elderly’s lives is introduced.

Data: finally after giving solution for designing elderly’s house based on these four categories: 1.lighting 2.colors and signs 3.architectural elements 4.materials, the unit “Narvan2” of Kahrizak elderly’s house of Tehran, which is specifically for old women who have vision problems is analysed.

Conclusion: At the end of this paper a table which contains design solutions based on above four categories in order to securing elderly’s houses has been given.

Keywords— Interior architecture, Elderly house, Vision disorders, Securing

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