Front Cover
Inside Retirement Housing: Designing, Developing and Sustaining Later Lifestyles
Copyright information
Dedication
Table of contents
List of vignettes
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction
Housing needs of older people
This book
Motivation
Mainstreaming of a discourse on ageing
Quality housing contributes
Architectural practice
Notes on method
Structure of this book
Part I Ageing
1 Ageing context
2 Specialist accommodation
Almshousing
Veteran hospitals
Royal Hospital Chelsea
The 'deserving poor'
Workhouse provisions
Cottage homes
Public assistance institutions
Specialist housing evolved
3 Baby boomers
Synopsis
Methods
Reinventing retirement
Identity
Thinking about moving
Meanings of home
Home and future-proofing
Retirement housing explained
Motive for moving
Gardens and layouts
Building tour
Conclusion
4 Vulnerable friend
Synopsis
Methods
An 'old' friend
First impressions
Home environment analysis
Environmental challenges
Apparatus
Little corner
Loneliness
Home care
Away from home
A 'Home'
Staying put
Conclusion
Part II Villas
5 Villa context
Sheltered housing
Extra Care housing
6 Developer director
Synopsis
Methods
Part A
Part B
Businessman
Business habitat
Part C
Rationale
Repeat event
Florida Fieldtrip
Rationalising design
MD piece
Tweaks only
Needs orientated
Retirement-living
Selling lifestyle
Educating customers
Popular product
Going forward
Market position
Un-HAPPI
Keeping it simple
KISS
Cost control
Build cost science
Tough negotiating
Location matters
Standing strong
Planning service
Take advantage
Conclusion
7 Resident owner
Synopsis
Methods.

Consumer profile
Home identities
Motives for moving
Transitions
Living differently
The shared lounge
Home reports
Conclusion
8 Villa manager
Synopsis
Methods
Background
Job description
Villa inspector?
The week ahead
Monday morning
Managing expectations
Duty of care
Fish and chips
Lounge musings
Tuesday morning
Design review
A quiet afternoon
Police!
Wednesday, mourning
Conclusion
Part III Professionals
9 Professional context
10 Architecture student
Synopsis
Methods
Background
Career prospects
'Ageing Town' studio
Research outputs
Design outputs
Studio outcomes
Fast ethnography
Year end
The young architect
Discussion
11 Company architect
Synopsis
Methods
Author's commentary
Research poems
The Driver
Design Huddle
Day Release
Informants
In 2050
Discussion
Conclusion
12 Town planner
Synopsis
Methods
Inquiry
Victor
Rachel
The appellants
Rare sighting
Regional review
Expertise
Identity problem
Critical role
Conclusion
Part IV Reflections
13 Design tweaks
Synopsis
Methods
Points of reference
Industry insights
Design case study
Practice reflection
Design culture
Measuring change
Limitations to change
Conclusion
Postscript
14 Retirement reviewed
Research anthology
Looking forward
Getting an outside view
Last note on method
15 Global outlook
Step change
A new normal for architecture
Lifestyle options
Collective living
Retirement tourism
Valuing housing
Future challenges
References
Index
Back Cover.