MADA
  • Linear Golden Years
  • Linear Golden Years
  • Linear Golden Years
Laura Courtney
Master of Architecture
laura.a.courtney@gmail.com

LINEAR GOLDEN YEARS consists of three housing projects, working as a part of a network along the tram line on Commercial and Malvern road. The project aims to understand the contemporary shifts in ageing and develop an alternative to the nursing home. It recognises that there is a large gap between the time when one retires and the time one begins to require assisted health care. It also focuses on the importance of keeping the ageing person an active part of the community. Each housing project is designed for a different stage of aging and includes a public program which is both designed as a rehabilitation facility for residents, as well as public program for the wider community, strengthening the network along the tram route. The project will encourage health, healing, and empowerment for the individual, where the ageing person will remain a mobile and active part of the community.