CASE STUDIES OF RETIREMENT HOMES IN

MALAYSIA
General remarks:
- High-rise serviced apartment typology
- All facilities provided within the community

1. Green Leaf, Sepang

Land area : 138 acres
No of units : 140 per block x 12 blocks (Total 1,680 units)
Unit sizes : 1,040 ~ 1,800 sqft (2~4 bedrooms)
Facilities : 24-hr medical center - in-house emergency response
team - Activity club - Spa/healing center - Marina - Retail/F&B
Other information :
- 3 stage care: independent living > assisted living > nursing
- Price of units: RM980,000 ~ RM2.68mil
- Maintenance fee: 40¢/sqft
- Pay-as-you-use system for activities

2. Ara Greens, Damansara (2016)

Land area : 12.3 acres
No of units : 700 units (6 blocks) (15 stories per block)
Unit sizes : 715 ~ 3,475 sqft (2~4+1 bedrooms)
Facilities : 4.8 acres of community space - childcare and nursing -
medical/physiotherapy - Retail/F&B
Other information :
- 2.5 stories underground carpark
- Price of units: RM500,000 ~ RM2.4mil
- Ground floor units include private garden
- Transmission of medical readings direct from home to medical
hub/smartphones
Unit plan examples:

1 Bedroom 2 Bedroom 3+1 Bedroom (Dual key)

3. Eden-on-the-Park, Kuching (2017)

Land area : 8 acres
No of units : 14 apartment suites, 14 bungalow villas, 71 aged
care rooms
Unit sizes : 1,200 ~ 1,500 sqft (Studio+1 bedrooms)
Facilities : Golf course - Restaurant/Bar - Jungle track - Gym -
120-seat auditorium
Other information :
- Day care facilities
- Price of units: RM800,000 ~ RM1.2mil

Unit plan examples:

CASE STUDIES OF RETIREMENT HOMES IN

CHINA
General remarks:
- Tend to cater for large groups of people at a masterplanning scale
- High-rise residential typology
- Caters for large amounts of visitors and residents with the provision of a hotel and hospital within the masterplan

1. Chongming Island Retirement Community, China

Unit sizes : Low-rise apartments and small dwellings
Facilities : Hotel and entertainment complex - Aged care facilities -
religious facilities - Hospital
Other information :
- Separate pedestrian and vehicular traffic
- Stormwater regulation through courtyards, sunken gardens,
ponds and planted moulds
- Waterways for bio-swales and water retention and irrigation
- Massing captures gentle breezes to mitigate night heat and
humidity
- Contemporary hangout places for interaction with younger
generation

Low-rise apartments

Care facilities
Hotel & Entertainment

Small dwellings

2. Cherish Yearn Shanghai, China (2008)

No of units : 800 apartments (1 ~ 2 Bedrooms) (15 blocks)

Cost : $82 million
Facilities : Health club - Arts center - Dance hall - Computer
center - Mniature golf course - Cafe - Hotel - Hospital
Other information :
- Membership system
- Profit generated from membership fees
- 70% occupancy as of 2013 (Opened in 2008)
- 3 levels of care: Standard care > Nursing care > Private care

1 Bedroom 2 Bedroom
CASE STUDIES OF RETIREMENT HOMES IN

INDIA
General remarks:
- Low-rise apartments typology
- Home-like setting catered to the cultural identity of the people

1. Antara Dehradun, India (2017)

Land area : 14 acres
No of units : 215 units (8 blocks)
Unit sizes : 1,500 ~ 6,000 sqft (1 ~ 3 bedrooms)
Cost : $85 million
Facilities : Clubhouse - Library - Tennis/badminton courts - Health
& wellness center - 50-seat theatre - Restaurant and cafe - Indoor
pool
Other information :
- Price of units: $200,000 ~ $1.3 million
- Completed in 2016
- Maintenance fee: $620 ~ $1,850 (includes one meal per day and
maintenance of medical records)
- 350 full time staff
- Nearest hospital located 10 minutes away

Unit plan examples:

Residential
Gym
Theater, Bar, Restaurant
Main entrance 1 Bedroom 2 Bedroom
Entrance to car park

2. Ashiana Shubham, Chennai, India

Land area : 20 acres
No of units : 280 units (5 blocks)
Unit sizes : 580 ~ 1,500 sqft (1 ~ 3 bedrooms)
Facilities : Anti-skid tiles - arthritis-friendly doors - intercom -
hobby club - library - common dining hall - parks with walking track
Other information :
- Price of units: $46,000 onwards
- Expected completion in 2018
Unit plan examples:

Communal spaces
3 Bedroom apartments
1 Bedroom 2 Bedroom apartments
1 Bedroom apartments

2 Bedroom
CASE STUDIES OF RETIREMENT HOMES IN

JAPAN
General remarks:
- Small scale buildings
- Emphasis on landscaping and interaction with nature
- Comfortable, home-like setting
- Commmunal living concept, similar to Europe

1. Fillcare Granforest Gakugeidaigaku (2016)

Land area : 0.5 acres
Floor area : 2,832 m2
No of units : 64 beds
Unit sizes : 215 sqft
Facilities : Garden space - ICT monitoring of indoor environment
data
Other information :
- 1:2 staff care ratio
- Wooden construction (big frame method)
- Monthly fee: $2,423 onwards
- Emphasis on sleep quality and connection with the outdoors

2. Silverwood Ginmokusei Kamagaya Tomioka (2017)

Land area : 0.3 acres
Floor area : 1,809 m2
No of units : 51 units (49 single rooms, 2 couple rooms)
Unit sizes : 195 ~ 250 sqft
Facilities : Communal space - Thriftshop run by the residents
Other information :
- 1:2 staff care ratio
- Monthly fee: $1,592 onwards
- Family home care model
- Not catered for intensive care

3. IDU Terrace Nursing Home (2008)

Land area : 0.8 acres
Floor area : 3,851 m2
No of units : 80 residents, separated into 8 units of 10 residents
Unit sizes : 190 sqft (micro-suites)
Cost : $7.4 million
Facilities : Public restaurant - Guest rooms - Communal spaces
Other information :
- 4 stories accommodation, 5th level for communal spaces
- 2 units per floor
- Emphasis on interaction between residents and connection with
the outdoors
CASE STUDIES OF RETIREMENT HOMES IN

EUROPE
General remarks:
- Tend to be small scale and low-rise, catering for less than 200 people
- Varied architectural styles and typologies
- Employs a communal living rather than serviced apartment concept

1. Elderly Care Campus Mayerhof, Belgium (2013)

Floor area : 6,423 m2
No of units : 104 beds
Unit sizes : 260 sqft (Studio)
Cost : €12 million
Facilities : 4 courtyards - communal areas for every 13 units
Other information :
- 4 ‘Village squares’ serving 13 units
- Wooden construction

2. Bon Secours Health and Social Care Development, France (2014)

Floor area : 8,687 m2
No of units : Elderly care 98 beds, 64 place creche
Unit sizes : 300 sqft (Studio)
Cost : €19.5 million
Facilities : 2 courtyards - communal areas on 3rd floor - Assisted
living planned for phase 2 - Terraces on the 4th and 5th floor
Other information :
- Joined by nursery of 64 children
- Residential units of 14 to 15 beds, each unit equipped with an
open kitchen, dining room, and sitting room

3. Le Littoral Medical Care and Residences, Switzerland (2009)

Land area : 4 acres
Floor area : 6,164 m2
No of units : 21 apartments + 60 nursing care rooms
Unit sizes : 300 sqft ~ 1,050 sqft
Cost : €26 million
Facilities : 24-hr emergency response team - dementia care -
short term stay - 32 carparks - aquarium - hairdresser - cafe