A preschool inside an older adults residential community
The study aims to propose an intergenerational model that develops a spatial pattern that can enhance children’s social interaction and cognitive performance while solving the problems of loneliness and social isolation for the old. This is done by integrating urban sociology and urban policy by proposing an integrated urban community that would socially impact human interactions and develop a transformation for the compact city of London’surban growth. This research is an attempt to establish ‘intergenerational living’ as a viable forward-looking solution for the upcoming tremendous socio-demographic changes in the United Kingdom. Another motive behind the study is evaluating existing and provisional inputs for urban planning and policy-making and developing a framework that focuses on the ‘physical form’ and the ‘social impact’ to comfort and encourages those in need.