Straits Times, 10 Feb. 2018, Lien Foundation leads call for a rethink on spaces and living concepts for seniors
(http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/lien-foundation-leads-call-for-a-rethink-on-spaces-and-living-concepts-for-seniors)

SINGAPORE – Who says spaces for the elderly have to look like void deck daycare centres?

An upcoming facility in Chong Boon, Ang Mo Kio, will offer elderly residents a place to exercise, have a health check or just hang out, at a site that stretches the bounds of the usual senior centres.

The “community pocket” at Block 433, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10, features a glass-partitioned void deck space which extends out to pavilions and sheltered boardwalks with garden plots on either side.

The size of two and half basketball courts, the facility is designed for seniors to mingle with their neighbours and pursue their interests.

To be run by Touch Community Services, it will be ready by the end of 2018. Its $900,000 set-up costs will be funded by philanthropic group Lien Foundation and Touch.

The facility is one of 10 ideas presented in a book on designs for senior living.

Lien Foundation, an advocate for quality pre-school and eldercare services, has commissioned local firm Colours to come up with 10 innovative senior living concepts and locate them in underused and overlooked plots of land in Singapore.

The ideas cover lifestyle spaces and elderly care centres, as well as alternative residential living options such as assisted living facilities.

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