Incorporating Designers' Ideas in Developing a Collaborative Prototype for Supporting Age-Friendly Kitchen Co-Design in Chinese Gated Communities

China has prioritized Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) to support ageing in place. Gated communities, a primary housing type of HCBS, are where many urban Chinese older adults will spend their later years. This study examines home kitchens in gated communities and advocates for a collaborati...

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Published in:The Design journal Vol. 28; no. 5; pp. 1060 - 1082
Main Authors: Chen, Yijun, Gao, Aohan, Wulff, Federico, Clark, Sam
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford Routledge 03.09.2025
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:
Adults
age-friendly design
Co-design
design knowledge
designer
kitchen
Kitchens
Knowledge based engineering
Literature reviews
Prototypes
ISSN:1460-6925, 1756-3062
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Summary:China has prioritized Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) to support ageing in place. Gated communities, a primary housing type of HCBS, are where many urban Chinese older adults will spend their later years. This study examines home kitchens in gated communities and advocates for a collaborative design prototype for all participants in co-design to enhance older adults' well-being. Design ideas were gathered from interviews with 100 Chinese architectural and interior designers specialising in residential spaces, leading to the development of Evaluation Indicators (EIs) and Design Knowledge by literature review. Building on EIs and Design Knowledge, a 3D interactive model allows designers, community committees, authorities, contractors, and older adults to interact in the kitchen co-design process, enabling intuitive feedback and iterative improvement of EIs and Design Knowledge. As the first phase in a series of studies, this prototype will undergo further validation in real-world co-design settings.
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ISSN:1460-6925
1756-3062
DOI:10.1080/14606925.2025.2535849