Residential Architecture Responsive to Longevity: rethinking housing based on neuroscience and aging-in-place

• DOI: >https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.1594172407028

• Palavras-chave: Residential architecture. Elderly. Aging-in-place. Health. Neuroscience.

• Keywords: Residential architecture. Elderly. Aging-in-place. Health. Neuroscience.

• Abstract: The relevance of housing suitable for aging stands out, as the satisfaction of living longer is intrinsically linked to opportunities for active life and social inclusion. Built spaces must provide flexible environments, adaptable to the needs of users, regardless of age. The absence of these considerations compromises the adhesion of the elderly public, who aim to meet their needs throughout their lives when purchasing a new property. Given the increase in life expectancy, this article proposes a preliminary review aimed at those interested in making elderly people potential targets for future real estate developments, ensuring the satisfaction of their demands. The integrative bibliographic review methodology was adopted, based on neuroscientific evidence to explore its applicability in estate planning. The main aspects include health throughout life, impacts of residential architecture and the role of elderly people in the real estate context, guided by neuroscience. The results aim to provide guidelines for projects that meet the specific needs of the elderly population, aligning architecture and housing planning with the knowledge proposed by neuroscience and “aging-in-place”. This harmonization aims to promote the quality of life and satisfaction of current and future elderly people, proposing an enriching trajectory for their aging.