GERMANY:

IN 2017, 28% OF THE POPULATION HERE WAS OVER 60 YEARS OLD.

LIFE EXPECTANCY RATE IS MORE i.e 80

years.
78 YRS – MEN 83YRS – WOMEN. GERMANY

TODAY’S SENIORS ARE LIVING VASTLY

DIFFERENT LIVES THAN PREVIOUS --- THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE ON THEIR OWN ,WANT TO STAY FIT
AND NOT HAVE TO RELY ON OTHERS.
GENERATIONS.

IN GERMANY, A RESEARCH STATES MAJORITY OF OLDER PEOPLE SPEND THEIR TIME TO

TRAVEL AND TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE.

HALF OF NON REGISTERED STUDENTS IN THE UNIVERSITIES ARE OVER THE AGE OF 65.
ELDERLY PEOPLE IN GERMANY ARE VERY ACTIVE -
Majority of senior citizens in Germany aged 65 and over feel fit. Less than 25% say their health is impaired to such an extent that
they are unable to pursue their normal routines.

THEY EVEN HAVE CERTAIN CYCLING ASSOCIATIONS – PEOPLE ARE FOUND CYCLING EVEN AT THE AGE OF 75
[WITH SPECIFIC CYCLES COMPATABLE TO THEM]

EXERCISING IS ONE OF THEIR IMPORTANT DAILY LIFE ACTIVITIES.

WALKING ALONG THE PARKS.

PATHWAYS FOR PHYSICALLY DISABLED PEOPLE. SEVERAL INTERACTIVE SEATINGS
 OLDAGE PEOPLE ACTIVITIES:
• ALONG WITH SEATING AND EXERCISE , MUST HAVE MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS AND
PURPOSES, CATERING TO THE SENSES, MEMORY REINFORCING EXPERIENCES AND
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES .
ACTIVITIES KEEPING THEM INVOLVED.
85% of people aged 85 and over still live in their own home.

HENCE, A COMMUNITY SPACE OR GATHERING INTERACTIVE SPACE IS VERY USEFUL.

INTERACTION DUE TO SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS

INTERACTIVE SPACES PROVIDED WITH
CERTAIN FUNCTIONS.
 SENIOR CITIZEN’S PARK,CEBU CITY,PHILIPPINES:
A RADIAL PLAN:
A 60M * 60M AREA SEATINGS
AROUND A STATUE.
- A LOOP OF CIRCULATION
WITH INTERCONNECTED
- PROVIDING INTERACTIVE SPACES.
WALKWAYS.
- SUITABLE FOR WALKING
- NO DEADENDS IN THE AREA
[A SURROUNDING PATH] AS WELL
AVOIDING CONFUSION.
AS DIRECT PATHWAYS LEADING TO
SEATINGS.
- A CIRCULAR PATH WITH
VISUAL CONNECTION

THE PATHWAYS NEAR THE SEATING

ARE MORE WIDER TO AVOID
DISTURBANCES.
A row of trees and shrubs along
walkways helps to highlight them.
MAGELLAN’S A HERITAGE
PARK. MUSEUM

A STATUE AT THE
CENTRE
HIGHLIGHTED BY
SHRUBS AROUND IT.
A PARK FOR SENIOR CITIZEN’S:
• MUST BE EASILY ACCESSABLE- RAMP MUST BE PROVIDED
• MUST BE FREE FROM THE NOISE.
• MUST HAVE GATHERING SPACES.
• A CYCLE PATH SEPARATE FROM THE PEDESTRIAN PATH.
• EXERCISE EQUIPMENTS TO BE PROVIDED.
 SMALE RIVERFRONT PARK,CINCINNATI
ALONG THE BANKS OF RIVER OHIO - A 30 ACRE SENIOR FRIENDLY PARK BY SASAKI

FRAMED BY HISTORICALLY
SIGNIFICANT ROEBLING BRIDGE.
PARK IS FRAMED BY FAMOUS CITY
NATIONAL UNDERGROUND RAILROAD FREEDOM
LADMARKS:
CENTER

PAUL BROWN
STADIUM

AMUSEMNET
PARK

SMALE
RIVERFRONT
PARK

GREAT AMERICAN BALLPARK

Ohio river

Entire park has a view of the river.


INTERACTIVE GROUND SPRAY
FOUNTAINS.
WALKWAYS BOUNDED BY COLORFUL
GROUNDCOVERS AND SHRUBS.
ROW OF TREES PLACED UNIFORMLY INBETWEEN
THE RIVER AND THE SWINGS ACTS LIKE A
BOUNDARY.
BRIDGE
ORIENTED TOWARDS THE WATER,
SWINGING BENCHES FORM A
RELAXING SPACE.
LOW LEVEL SWINGS DESIGNED SUCH THAT SUITABLE EVEN
FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE.
SEATING SPACES ALONG THE WIDE PATHWAYS AND THE
LAWNS.
SITE ANALYSIS -
MUNICH
 N

CITY SETTLEMENTS ON THE WESTERN SIDE.

PARK ON THE EASTERN, SOUTHERN AND NORTHERN SIDES. ACCESSED FROM THREE SIDES.

WIDER ROAD ON NORTHERN SIDE.

 6M PAVEMENT CONNECTING CITY SETTLEMENTS
46M

COVERED WITH TOWARDS RIVER CHANNEL[14M WIDE]

CONIFEROUS TREES – 35M AWAY

50M

86M N

A
CONIFEROUS
TREE

70M

60m away to river

channel