Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ)
Online ISSN : 1881-8161
Print ISSN : 1340-4210
ISSN-L : 1340-4210
CONSTRUCTION PROCESS AND USE CHARACTERISTICS OF REGIONAL NUCLEUS FACILITY AND SMALL DAY SERVICE HOMES CONVERTED A TRADITIONAL TIMBER HOUSE
- Construction of welfare facilities for old people in rural area, case study on Abu town Yamaguchi prefecture Part 1-
Mahito NAKAZONOSachiko MISHIMASachiko YAMAMOTO
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2012 Volume 77 Issue 675 Pages 1169-1177

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This paper aims at explaining the construction process and use characteristics of day service facilities for old people in depopulating rural area by the use sphere analysis of regional nucleus facility and small homes reused a traditional timber house. The regional nucleus facility with satisfactory equipments is placed on the facility for the old people who hopes special rehabilitation or bathing and on one side the small homes were arranged in disperse by placing it on the home to provide the service for the old people with low care level. The correspondence to general increase in demand, shortening of pick-up time by sharing use sphere and the fulfillment of old people's choice branch of day service menu become possible. The trial to build the partnership of facility use by combining the nucleus facility with advanced function and small welfare homes is evaluated as an effective method to secure the amount and quality of welfare service.

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