Honors Program
Fine and Performing Arts Honors
Date of Award
5-2023
Thesis Professor(s)
Elizabeth Lewis
Thesis Professor Department
Interior Architecture
Thesis Reader(s)
Dean Isham
Abstract
The nature of this essay explores the implementation of research-based design to the senior living concept and showcases how design can improve and empower the lives of our seniors as they hit retirement age. Over the course of the essay, the project will begin as a concept and navigate its way through the design processes until the concept is fully developed as a stand-alone package that speaks for itself. Maidstone Estates is built upon the guidelines of the Green House Project and outlines the mixed-use nature of design involving branding, building code, ADA compliance, universal design, and the three acuity levels of senior living: Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Memory Care. As of now, there are over 371 Green House homes across the country. This essay is designed to utilize the research-based design and implement it into the aesthetic of East Hampton, an area where there is a set standard for architecture and lifestyle, and to show that this model can be used anywhere and transform eldercare across the country and around the world.
Publisher
East Tennessee State University
Document Type
Honors Thesis - Open Access
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Hardin, Jake, "Maidstone Estates: Utilizing Research-Based Design to Create the Luxury, Location, and Lifestyle of a Continuing Care Retirement Community" (2023). Undergraduate Honors Theses. Paper 762. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/762
Copyright
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