PHILADELPHIA: Six visions of the future of seniors housing are currently on display.
All the housing types are currently under construction.
Sarah Wigglesworth Architects is working with the University of Sheffield DWELL project to explore how older residents might be attracted to ‘down-size’ to the city center in later life. The panorama shows the proposal for a cluster of apartment buildings designed to appeal to down-sizers, located on one of Sheffield’s historic but vacant sites. The flats cluster around south-facing gardens leading onto the Porter Brook river. All apartments are designed with access to balconies or roof terraces…