Aging Adaptation Transition of Health Care Buildings for Accessibility Optimization for the Elderly
Abstract
1. Introduction
1.1. Backgrounds
1.2. Literature Review
1.3. Objects and Focus
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Illustrative Case and Current Situation
2.2. Building Codes Analysis
2.3. Existing Problem
2.4. Optimization Strategies
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Activity Space
3.2. Accessibility of Walking
3.3. Safety of Walking
3.4. Daylight Factor and Ventilation
3.5. Discussions
4. Conclusions and Prospects
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Codes | Regulations | |||
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“Standards for design of care facilities for the aged” | There should be entertainment and fitness rooms in the senior building | Seats in dining room: nursing care: ≥40% of beds; 4 m2/seats non-nursing care: ≥70% of beds; ≥2.5 m2/seats | Area of entertainment and fitness rooms ≥ 2 m2/bed (person) | |
“General code for fire protection of buildings and constructions” | “The evacuation distance from any point in a room to the room’s evacuation door should not exceed the maximum allowed evacuation distance from the evacuation door of rooms located on either side or end of a pocket corridor to the nearest safe exit”. | |||
“Codes for accessibility design” | The size of cabin: 1500 mm (width) × 2700 mm (length) Handrails 850~900 mm high Mirrors: 900 mm high to the top | Single-layer handrails: 850~900 mm Double-layer handrails: upper 850~900 mm lower 650~700 mm |
Point 1 | Point 2 | Point 3 | Point 4 | Average | |
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To the nearest exit | 28.82 m | 17.82 m | 33.75 m | 32.62 m | 28.25 m |
To activity room on the first floor | 48.69 m | 37.69 m | 53.63 m | 52.49 m | 48.12 m |
To outdoor activity room | 59.47 m | 48.47 m | 64.40 m | 63.27 m | 58.90 m |
To communication space | 58.33 m | 6.12 m | 5.88 m | 7.81 m | 19.54 m |
To psychological counseling room | 47.53 m | 47.18 m | 50.76 m | 33.74 m | 44.80 m |
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Yi, C.; Han, W.; Liu, Y.; Lin, Y.; Qi, Y. Aging Adaptation Transition of Health Care Buildings for Accessibility Optimization for the Elderly. Buildings 2025, 15, 379. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15030379
Yi C, Han W, Liu Y, Lin Y, Qi Y. Aging Adaptation Transition of Health Care Buildings for Accessibility Optimization for the Elderly. Buildings. 2025; 15(3):379. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15030379
Chicago/Turabian StyleYi, Chang, Wenyang Han, Yiheng Liu, Yijie Lin, and Yicong Qi. 2025. "Aging Adaptation Transition of Health Care Buildings for Accessibility Optimization for the Elderly" Buildings 15, no. 3: 379. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15030379
APA StyleYi, C., Han, W., Liu, Y., Lin, Y., & Qi, Y. (2025). Aging Adaptation Transition of Health Care Buildings for Accessibility Optimization for the Elderly. Buildings, 15(3), 379. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15030379