Building adaptive design for vacation-type retirement community in Yongshan Village

บทคัดย่อ

           In the context of an aging global population, the research on retirement community design has received much attention from scholars. The research objectives of this paper are three: Key factors of building adaptive design for vacation-type retirement communities, design strategies, and design methods.
          This paper used mixed research methods: First, the researchers completed the design research through literature, fieldwork, expert interviews, and user research. Secondly, the researchers carried out design practice to complete the building adaptive design of the vacation-type retirement community. Finally, the researchers collected expert design assessments, summarized them, and drew conclusions and recommendations.
          The research conclusions: (1) the key factors of building adaptive design for vacation-type retirement communities include user needs, traffic accessibility, medical resources, the original buildings, the natural environment, and the human environment. (2) The design strategies for vacation-type retirement communities can be divided into addition, renovation, and expansion. (3) The methods of adapting a natural village into a vacation-type retirement community include: optimizing the ventilation and lighting of the building, optimizing the floor plan, adding resort facilities, and designing to incorporate the local culture.