TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– CoHousing provides a new approach in the UK to older people’s housing, and meets a clear demand for similarly minded groups of individuals who would like to grow old together. The purpose of this paper is to explore how a Collaborative Design Process (CDP) can work, as applied to a soon-to-be realised project in North London. Design/methodology/approach– Report by the architects with comment from an end user on a CDP including end users, architect, developer and housing association management. Findings– A group of individuals that has invested in building decision-making capacity can participate meaningfully in the design of their future homes. Research limitations/implications– This research was focused on one development, so work on a wider range of projects would help test its validity. Social implications– Older Women’s CoHousing (OWCH), and similar projects, demonstrate an appetite for: mutually supportive, intentional communities; planned downsizing and contemporary, sociable design for the third age of life. Originality/value– The CDP developed for OWCH was comprehensively documented. It has already been adapted for further cohousing developments, and is intended to continue to evolve with the demands made on it.
VL  - 19
IS  - 4
SN  - 1366-3666
DO  - 10.1108/WWOP-08-2015-0018
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/WWOP-08-2015-0018
AU  - Devlin Patrick
AU  - Douglas Rachel
AU  - Reynolds Tom
PY  - 2015
Y1  - 2015/01/01
TI  - Collaborative design of Older Women's CoHousing
T2  - Working with Older People
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 188
EP  - 194
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -