A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
An innovative nursing home in Oxford, N.Y. is said to successfully blend rural surroundings with urban living and fill more than just the basic needs of its 240 elderly residents. The home is sprawled over 145,000 square feet, with a cluster of six one-story cottages organized around an enclosed mall. Areas for dining, arts and crafts, recreational therapy and music were arranged within the mall to resemble a city street. In addition, the mall also houses physicians' offices, a greenhouse, a pharmacy, a library and an auditorium. The home was designed to be barrier-free with every activity area readily accessible. Toward this end, a right angle plan was utilized. To assure the residents a high degree of safety and fire protection, it was determined that a steel framing section would be used to make up the wall and roof sections. Several steel framing producers bid on the project, and the Wheeling Corrugating Company was chosen, based on highest quality at lowest cost. Prefabricated steel framing is said to have generated reduced labor costs and time savings. The result of all the careful planning is considered to be a noninstitutional atmosphere where residents can share social interaction and also have a feeling of independence.
An innovative nursing home in Oxford, N.Y. is said to successfully blend rural surroundings with urban living and fill more than just the basic needs of its 240 elderly residents. The home is sprawled over 145,000 square feet, with a cluster of six one-story cottages organized around an enclosed mall. Areas for dining, arts and crafts, recreational therapy and music were arranged within the mall to resemble a city street. In addition, the mall also houses physicians' offices, a greenhouse, a pharmacy, a library and an auditorium. The home was designed to be barrier-free with every activity area readily accessible. Toward this end, a right angle plan was utilized. To assure the residents a high degree of safety and fire protection, it was determined that a steel framing section would be used to make up the wall and roof sections. Several steel framing producers bid on the project, and the Wheeling Corrugating Company was chosen, based on highest quality at lowest cost. Prefabricated steel framing is said to have generated reduced labor costs and time savings. The result of all the careful planning is considered to be a noninstitutional atmosphere where residents can share social interaction and also have a feeling of independence.
Science Plus Steel Equals Better Care for Aged Veterans
J. Moore (author)
1978
4 pages
Report
No indication
English
Health Services , Construction , Design , Elderly persons , HRP/HH , HRP/KAB , HRP/KXA , HRP/KY , HRP/MDDB , HRP/QAS , HRP/ZJ , HRPGEO/YCN , HRPGEO/YNY , HRPOCC/X , Health care costs , Health care facilities , Health care services , Health care technology , Health occupations , Health resources , Inpatient care , Inpatient services , Long term care , New York , Nursing homes , Oxford(New York) , Patients , Personal health services , Reprints , Revisions , State regions
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