Customised 'care-ready' living: a HAPPI-inspired design for evolutionary housing by Walter Menteth Wren Architects

Walter Menteth

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Abstract

In 2013, Walter Menteth Wren Architects entered the 2013 Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Re-imagine Ageing Design Competition with a submission that focused on the delivery of customised housing to suit individual specifications. Here Menteth, a director of the practice, describes the research undertaken as part of the project and how it led to a solution that radically questioned the current procurement process for developer-led retirement housing by proposing a new, distinctively ‘branded’ delivery vehicle that improves access to consumers while expanding buyer choice and engagement.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)102-107
JournalArchitectural Design
Volume84
Issue number2
Early online date14 Mar 2014
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2014

Keywords

  • architecture
  • elderly housing

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