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Andrew Alden
Senior Design ArchitectAG ArchitectureAndrew Alden, AIA, NCARB, is a Senior Design Architect at AG Architecture. Raised in a family where he was the youngest of three and his father was the youngest of 11, he naturally gained an understanding of the issues facing older adults from his interactions with extended family. As a result, he developed a strong personal motivation to improve the lives of older adults. Over the past 25 years, he has specialized in designing for older adults with an emphasis on creating environments that span the continuum of care.
E28 – Beyond Reading the Room: Why Some Spaces Work…and Others Don’t
Amenity spaces are central to the identity, marketability, and daily life of senior living communities, but their success depends on more than appeara…Amenity spaces are central to the identity, marketability, and daily life of senior living communities, but their success depends on more than appearance alone. A beautiful room may remain underused if operations, programming, location, acoustics, vi…Amenity spaces are central to the identity, marketability, and daily life of senior living communities, but their success depends on more than appearance alone. A beautiful room may remain underused if operations, programming, location, acoustics, visibility, comfort, or resident routines are not aligned. Conversely, a modest space may become deeply meaningful when the physical environment, human factors, and lived experience come together in the…Amenity spaces are central to the identity, marketability, and daily life of senior living communities, but their success depends on more than appearance alone. A beautiful room may remain underused if operations, programming, location, acoustics, visibility, comfort, or resident routines are not aligned. Conversely, a modest space may become deeply meaningful when the physical environment, human factors, and lived experience come together in the right way. This session will use multiple senior living communities to analyze selected amenity spaces through the Model of Place: Physical Environment, Human Factor, and Experience. The presenters, an interdisciplinary team consisting of an architect and a systems strategist, will examine spaces that work well and spaces that are less successful, identifying the design and operational conditions that contribute to each outcome. Examples will include dining venues, gathering spaces, health/ wellness areas, activity destinations, outdoor amenities, entries, corridors, or other shared neighborhood spaces. Together, they bring perspectives from environmental design, operations, hospitality, resident engagement, and experience evaluation. Through real-world case studies, attendees will learn a practical diagnostic method for determining why amenity spaces succeed, struggle, or fail to achieve their intended purpose. Using the Model of Place, participants will learn how to identify the interaction of environmental conditions, operational practices, and resident experience, allowing them to make more informed design, programming, and investment decisions.Show MoreClick the title to see all detailsShow More
Addie AbushoushehOrganizational & Environmental Gerontologist, AdvantAges by Design, LLC
Andrew AldenSenior Design Architect, AG Architecture
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