The following images are from a course in which I explored and designed a place which would provide abundant life for an elder from India, living in America. I focused on two particular spaces: the bathing room and the puja room.
In India, bathing is meaningful in spiritual life, as well as personal hygiene. It is also a very important space in planning for the aging. The bathing room is in a corner of the day care center to provide privacy and to adhere to the Vastu Shastra philosophy.
Bathing Room - SW Perspective
Bathing Room - NW Perspective
The Puja room is for Indian worship, particularly in the Hindu religion. A person in a wheelchair can easily turn around, approach the altar and shrine during their personal worship time.
Puja Room - Perspective
This plan includes an area for storing shoes at the entrance, an exercize/yoga and dance floor, storage for yoga mats, various sitting areas for visiting, a reading room for reading or being quiet, a nurse room with locked storage for medications, four bathrooms and a bathing room, a viewing room for television and video, an office for administration, and an outside garden area with plenty of seating and a walking path.
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