A mix of residential living and urban farming
Killing two birds with one stone, an unconventional live-in aged care facility has just been unveiled for Singapore, and combines a residential building with a vertical urban farming facility.
Singapore, like many other of the world’s fast growing cities, is faced with the ever prevalent problem of an aging population. By 2030 it is expected that 1 in 5 residents will be aged 65 or over. Combined with the city-state’s limited amount of resources, the situation is becoming increasingly dire.
Enter SPARK Architects. Exuding confidence that the designs are fully realisable, the director of the firm Stephan Pimbley, is “keen to see this project materialise.”
Upon completion, the building will offer part-time employment to retiree’s in the form of supervised horticultural and farming activities. In addition to a bit of extra cash, a project like this can really encourage and foster feelings of a caring community.
Proving to offer a serious trifecta of benefits, the project will see seniors engage in healthy light activity (which is so crucial at that age), build on a sense of community and purpose, as well as environmental benefits such as combatting air pollution.
Although designed for Singapore, given a little tweak here or there, the project has the ability to be moulded to fit any location that would be appropriate for growing those all-important leafy greens. Given the opportunity, this concept really does have the potential to completely revolutionise the way we offer residential aged care.
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