Family residence in the Alps
A welcoming place for the elderly
The architecture of a centre for the elderly plays an important role because it must guarantee the privacy of the individual users and at the same time foster sociability and cosiness, combating the sense of loneliness and estrangement that often characterises the monoblocks of special residences.
We therefore propose an architectural complex with a precise family identity that makes guests feel at ease by re-proposing the features and characteristics of the architecture of the Pustertal valley. The new centre is in fact conceived as a sequence of south-facing terraces overlooking the surrounding mountain landscape.
The three “residential units” each re-propose the model of the rural village and are connected by a pedestrian spine that welcomes the flows coming from the hall, overlooking the main access road to the area.
Along the ‘central’ spine are all the care functions, therapy rooms, the gymnasium and service rooms.
Each of the three units has a rooftop garden (approximately 400 square metres), a dining room (150 square metres for each unit) and communal reception areas (500 square metres).
A further five homes for the elderly and seven staff rooms are located in a building further upstream and have their own independent access.
In total, the new centre can accommodate 54 elderly people of whom 44 in single rooms and up to 10 in the five independent dwellings.
The entire complex is enriched by a green park of 1,800 square metres, which is overlooked by the funeral chapel.
Finally, there is a covered parking area for 20 cars and 26 open-air parking spaces.
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