DEARSIP: Journal of Architecture and Civil
Vol 5 No 01 (2025): Desember 2024 - Mei 2025

Meningkatkan Kualitas Hidup Lansia Melalui Arsitektur Terapeutik Studi Kasus Griya Usia Lanjut Santo Yosef

Tia Aisyah Maharani (UPN Veteran Jawa Timur)
Sri Suryani Yuprapti Winasih (UPN Veteran Jawa Timur)



Article Info

Publish Date
16 May 2025

Abstract

Every human being needs a pace to shelter, engage in activities, spend time, and socialize in their daily lives, including those who have reached old age. Griya Usia Lanjut Santo Yosef is established for those in need of care and social support in their elderly lives. Typically, those who reside in these facilities who lack a partner or have healthy issues, thus requiring significant impact on their well-being. The quality of the environment within nursing homes is crucial considering that the elderly often face complex challenges such as declining mental health, dementia, loneliness, minmal social activity exacerbating their physical and mental conditions. Therapeutic architecture is an architectural approach focusing on users by creating built environments that foster physiological and psychological interaction. This research explores principes of therapeutic architecture such as open space, accessibility, natural lighting, spatial flexibility to support residents recovery and enhance the quality of life for the elderly.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

dearsip

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Subject

Civil Engineering, Building, Construction & Architecture

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Material and structural engineering Transportation Engineering Geotechnical Engineering Water resource engineering Construction and Project management Disaster management Urban and regional planning Interior design Landscape design Housing and human ...