Old Age Cottage

Buildings · Building

Context Old People Everywhere40 · The Family75 · Rooms to Rent153 · Teenager's Cottage154

Problem

Older family members should neither drop out of family life altogether nor depend on it completely. Living right inside the main house leaves them without privacy or autonomy; moving far away costs the everyday closeness that mattered.

Solution

Set up a small, separate dwelling for older relatives close to the main house, complete with its own entrance and its own household, so nearness and independence can stand side by side.

Usage Private Terrace on the Street140 · Front Door Bench242 · House for One Person78 · Settled Work156 · Street Windows164 · The Shape of Indoor Space191 · Structure Follows Social Spaces205