The Elderly inthe lead: Boboyaka cooperative housing in Bordeaux
Résumé
In France, ageing well while staying at home raises questions, especially in the context of the housing crisis and the increasing number of seniors. Many elderly individuals suffer from loneliness and fear losing control over their future. Some alternative projects address these issues while tackling the inclusion of the elderly in society and in terms of their legacy. The Bobobyaka cooperative housing in Bordeaux is one of these innovative. The whole complex is to be managed collectively through a long-leasehold with shared ownership. Beyond providing adapted housing in the secure and friendly environment of a co-opted community, the project seeks to embody strong social values and political principles that challenge housing design and financing models far beyond the issue of ageing. This contribution focuses on the spatialization of the project, expressing the difficult reconciliation of the co-operators’s ideals with the classic requirements of viability of such a real estate operation.
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