Archetech Issue 21 2015 | Page 113

independent elderly singles and outdoor events and meetings, play games some public services, such as a restaurant, couples, elderly with Alzheimer’s, like Pétanque or just sit under one of the a library, a shop for daily groceries, a elderly with somatic disabilities and trees and enjoy the things happening meditation centre, day care, hair salon mentally disabled elderly. These 4 around them. The public space acquires and numerous activity areas and office housing blocks are situated around its green character by its numerous trees spaces. several public spaces. The public and plants, all carefully chosen by colour, spaces interact between the housing shading amount, flowering period and The centre is accessible directly from blocks, the centrally located healthcare fruit types criteria. All this contributes the public space in order to strengthen centre and the neighbourhood. The to the so-called natural healing even more the relationship between the public space is owned by the client, a environment. indoor and outdoor spaces as well as the overall public character of this modern housing corporation and a heath care The communal healthcare centre is the public space according to their own located in the centre of the public space ideas. and can be seen as the heart of the whole complex. It provides health care services The elderly are stimulated to organize not only for the people living at Eltheto, themselves and use the public place for but also for the neighbourhood. Besides programs like communal gardening, health care the centre incorporates many healthcare complex. 2by4-architects - www.2by4.nl Page 113 - Archetech organization, who want the elderly to use