Color in residences for the elderly: ideas competition for scholars

Abstract

[EN] We explore the possibilities of color to improve the quality of living in existing residential buildings for the elderly. We show some of the interior design projects developed by scholars enrolled in the Master in Architecture in Valencia who participated in the ¿Gesmed ideas competition: Color in residential buildings for the elderly¿. Every color project started from the analysis of the needs detected in current spaces like disorientation in big size rooms and a particularly concerning general lack of cosines. Together with these initial needs, the chromatic resources explored by other artists and architects in noteworthy buildings were analyzed to guide the final formal solution. The goal is to help elder people to feel like at home and maintain their memories by using simple interior design interventions.