Name: 聰明設計如何造福長者安居生活！ (How smart design can benefit senior living)
Uploaded: 2026-03-14T16:47:28.000Z
Duration: 6 min 21 s

I like to see when people are like, what do you do for work?

我喜歡人家問說，你做什麼工作的？

我就會說，喔，我跟老同志們一起玩。

Welcome to the Pride, an affordable senior housing community in Boston.

歡迎來到 Pride，這是波士頓一個平價的長者住宅社區。

A place for LGBTQ seniors and allies to age safely and in community.

這裡讓 LGBTQ 長者和盟友們能安全地、有社群地安老。

Picture of me with Ellen DeGeneres, and you can see a window in every room.

這張是我跟 Ellen DeGeneres 的合照，你可以看到每個房間都有窗戶。

census Bureau projects that for the first time in the United States, adults over the age of 65 will outnumber children under 18.

人口普查局預計，美國將首次出現65歲以上的長者人數多於18歲以下的兒童。

This left me wondering, where will we all live and who is designing those spaces?

這讓我開始思考，我們以後要去哪裡住？誰來設計這些空間呢？

There's the stigma on senior living as a place where you go to die.

社會上對於養老院總有個刻板印象，覺得那是個等著等死的地方。

But the places that we design are not that at all.

但我們設計的空間完全不是那樣。

The design decisions that architects make dictate what a space can be.

建築師們做的設計決策，決定了空間的可能性。

Here are five qualities that make the Pride a cozy, accessible place for aging.

這裡有五個特質，讓 Pride 成為一個舒適、好住的長者安居之所。

The Pride is in Hyde park, which is one of the several neighborhoods of Boston.

Pride 位於 Hyde Park，這是波士頓的幾個社區之一。

It is a building that houses 74 units of independent affordable housing and at the same time, a 10,000 square feet of community center that is open to our residents, but

這棟建築有74個獨立的平價住宅單位，同時還有一個10,000平方英尺的社區中心，開放給我們的住戶，但

also to the city and the community at large.

As principal architect of the Pride, Philippe Saad made use of an existing campus.

身為 Pride 的主要建築師 Philippe Saad，他利用了一個現有的校園。

It was built over three decades, from 1902 to 1933.

它橫跨三個十年間建造，從1902年到1933年。

You have the Hyde Park Library right there.

Last building on the left hand side is the Menino Art Center.

左邊最後一棟建築是 Menino Art Center。

There's also a bowling alley over there and a very historic old ice cream shop.

那裡還有一個保齡球場，以及一家非常有歷史的老冰淇淋店。

So residents really have everything within a block, walking distance from their homes.

所以住戶們真的在家附近走路就能到達所有地方。

We couldn't find a site like this that is empty sitting to build a new building.

我們找不到像這樣空著的現有地點來蓋新建築。

Also, historic schools have a lot of amenity spaces.

而且，歷史悠久的學校有很多公共空間。

People have access to more amenities than regular affordable housing.

住戶們能享有的設施比一般平價住宅多。

Having the natural daylight helps people live better.

自然採光有助於人們過更好的生活。

Enter what Philippe calls everybody's living room, where the aim is to bring the outdoors inside.

接著進入 Philippe 所說的「大家的客廳」，目標是將戶外空間帶進室內。

My wife and I moved in a little over a year ago.

我跟我太太一年多前搬進來的。

I'm the wife in question and I moved in with her.

我就是你說的那個太太，我跟她一起搬進來的。

In the Northeast, we live the majority of our days indoors.

在東北部，我們大部分時間都待在室內。

We wanted a space that connects people to the outside, so.

我們想要一個能連結人與戶外的空間，所以。

It is so incredibly built for just this feeling of comfort with the windows, the fireplace.

這裡真的就是為了這種舒適感而打造的，有窗戶、有壁爐。

People really have the capability to sit inside in the cold weather, but

大家在寒冷的天氣裡，真的可以待在室內，

also feel that they're part of the exterior.

同時又感覺自己是戶外的一部分。

And this can be helpful as People age and their mental faculties diminish.

這對人們隨著年齡增長、認知能力下降時，會很有幫助。

A 2018 study found that being in a space with a lot of natural light, specifically within 3 meters of a window from 8 to 10am can reduce symptoms of depression in people living with dementia.

2018年的一項研究發現，在有充足自然光線的空間裡，特別是早上8點到10點間，離窗戶3公尺內，可以減輕失智症患者的憂鬱症狀。

When it's nicer out, we look out to a garden.

天氣好的時候，我們就會看向花園。

There's residents getting exercise out here.

And I've noticed a lot of people in the studio or one bedroom apartments come down here and hang out.

我注意到很多住在套房或一臥室公寓的人，都會下來這裡哈拉。

They bring a book to read, they bring a newspaper and they stay for hours.

他們會帶本書來看，帶份報紙，然後待上好幾個小時。

The ideal is to really have units that if you come in at 62 and you are a fully abled bodied person, you can live till either you pass on or you decide you want to move out of the building.

最理想的狀況是，如果一個人62歲入住，身體完全健康，他可以一直住在這裡，直到過世或決定搬離。

We worked to embed dementia friendly principles throughout the building.

我們致力於將失智友善原則融入建築的各個角落。

我們的眼睛能看到顏色和對比。

But as the eye ages and our capability to recognize objects in the space starts to fade away, creating a contrast between two objects become an important cue.

但隨著眼睛老化，我們辨識空間中物體的能力開始減弱，在兩個物體之間創造對比就變得非常重要。

It should always be contrasting between a toilet and its wall and a toilet and its floor or stairs.

馬桶和牆壁、馬桶和地板或樓梯之間，應該要有對比。

We design the landing different color than the steps because we want people to be notified that there is a change in level.

我們將樓梯平臺設計成與階梯不同的顏色，因為我們希望大家能注意到有高低差的變化。

There's always a contrast between a countertop and a cabinet underneath so people could see where the counter ends and the cabinet stop.

檯面和下方的櫥櫃之間總是有對比，這樣大家就能清楚看到檯面在哪裡結束，櫥櫃又在哪裡開始。

That's a fine line between creating a home, but

also fill it in with elements of longevity without falling into the trap of making it look like an institution or a hospital, because no one wants to live in an institution.

同時又融入長壽的元素，又要避免落入像機構或醫院的陷阱之間，有一條很細的界線，因為沒有人想住在機構裡。

Care about you guys or should I come over here?

Community space for LGBTQ people is very important.

LGBTQ 族群的社群空間非常重要。

Sometimes we don't feel that conventional spaces are safe for us.

有時候我們覺得傳統空間對我們來說不夠安全。

So the community center has become the beating heart of the community at large.

所以這個社區中心就成了整個社區的跳動心臟。

Researchers found a positive association between intergenerational interaction and many factors for older adults, including physical health, psychosocial health, cognitive function, social relationships and quality of life.

研究人員發現，跨代互動與長者許多因素有正向關聯，包括生理健康、心理健康、認知功能、社交關係和生活品質。

And I dream one day when senior living is intergenerational without even forcing it.

我夢想有一天，長者生活空間能自然而然地跨代共融，甚至不需要刻意推動。

I'm hoping that we can really bring multiple generations together in a place that is meaningful and intentional.

我希望我們能真正地在一個有意義、有目標的地方，將多個世代聚集在一起。

Imagine a building for older adults and a building for families.

想像一個長者住宅區，還有一個家庭住宅區。

So as we create new neighborhoods and new cities and new environments, thinking about that connectivity, intergenerational relationships.

所以當我們在打造新的社區、新的城市、新的環境時，思考一下這種連結性、跨代關係。

When you design a space for everyone, then everybody can use it.

當你為所有人設計一個空間，那麼每個人都能使用它。

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