Age-inclusive design principles

How can we best support older generations to live a healthy, happy life and feel connected to others? Join Cartwright Pickard and the Royal College of Art’s Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design as they present their findings from a two-year government-funded research programme to rethink the design of homes for later living.

By 2040, nearly a quarter of people in the UK will be aged 65 or over. In many other countries, such as the USA and Australia, one in twenty people live in a home that has been specifically designed to support the needs of an older person through the rest of their life. In the UK, this applies to only one in 200 retired people.

With a broad range of industry partners, the KTP research project combines expertise in housing, wellness, design, and technology, underpinned by evidence-based research into over 60 global exemplars, as well as feedback from residents themselves, to help the UK industry adapt to the changing needs of a more diverse population that is living longer. From this research, a set of design principles has been developed to provide a best practice framework that can be applied to improve the cognitive and sensory wellbeing of our ageing society.

A digital publication of our research findings and recommendations will be available to all delegates following the event.

08:30 - Networking and coffee

09:30 - Conference starts

• James Pickard Principal & Founding Director at Cartwright Pickard - Welcome and introduction to the conference theme and KTP initiative (5 min)
• Jeremy Porteus Chief Executive, Housing Learning and Improvement Network and Older People’s Housing Taskforce Member - The greatest challenges in the sector and feedback from the OPHT (20 min)
• Abdul Ravat Head of Development and Relationships, Abbeyfield Society and Chair of the National Housing Federation's Older Person’s Housing Group - How to make later living more inclusive and equitable to best support a population that is growing in diversity (15 min)
• Samantha Rowland Head of Healthcare and Senior Living, BNP Paribas Real Estate - The challenge of viability, financial models and how to attract institutional funding to the sector (15 min)
• Rama Gheerawo Director, Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design, Royal College of Art
  Inclusive architecture: design across the age spectrum (15 min)
• Q&A Chaired by James Pickard (15 min)

11.05 - Networking and coffee break

11:25 - Conference resumes

• James Pickard - Introduction to the KTP research project (5 min)
• Dr Chris McGinley Senior Research Fellow, Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design, Royal College of Art - Inclusive research methodologies and processes (15 min)
• Dr Cecilia Zecca Research Fellow, Design Age Institute, Royal College of Art - High level review of research findings and 13 key case studies (15 min)
• Richard Griffiths Senior Architect, Cartwright Pickard - Focused review of five case studies and key lessons learned (15 min)
• James Pickard - Summary of design principles generated from research (10 min)
• Q&A Chaired by Rama Gheerawo (15 min)

13.00 - Networking lunch

14.00 - Conference resumes

• Professor Judith Phillips OBE Deputy Principal and Professor of Gerontology, University of Stirling and Older People’s Housing Taskforce Member - A critical perspective on a framework for age inclusive design (20 minutes)

• Matt Richardson Design and Development Director and Martin Brown, Managing Director of Special Projects and Strategic Relationships, McCarthy & Stone - TBC (15 min)
• Sushil Pathak Sustainability Director, Cudd Bentley - Sustainability in later living design (10 min)
• Sarah Roe Associate Director, Nexus Planning - Barriers and opportunities in the planning process (10 min)
• Q&A Chaired by Chris McGinley (20 min)

15.25 - Closing remarks (10 min)

15.30 - Networking drinks sponsored by ABB

17:00 - Conference end

Professor Judith Phillips OBE, Deputy Principal and Professor of Gerontology, University of Stirling and Older People’s Housing Taskforce Member

Jeremy Porteus, Chief Executive, Housing Learning and Improvement Network and Older People’s Housing Taskforce Member

Abdul Ravat, Head of Development and Relationships, Abbeyfield Society and Chair of the National Housing Federation's Older Person’s Housing Group

Samantha Rowland, Head of Healthcare and Senior Living, BNP Paribas Real Estate

Rama Gheerawo, Director, Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design, Royal College of Art

Matt Richardson, Design and Development Director, McCarthy & Stone

Martin Brown, Managing Director of Special Projects and Strategic Relationships, McCarthy & Stone

Dr Chris McGinley, Senior Research Fellow, Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design, Royal College of Art

Dr Cecilia Zecca, Research Fellow, Design Age Institute, Royal College of Art

James Pickard, Principal & Founding Director, Cartwright Pickard

Richard Griffiths, Senior Architect, Cartwright Pickard

Sarah Roe, Associate Director, Nexus Planning

Sushil Pathak, Sustainability Director, Cudd Bentley

Research partners: Cartwright Pickard and the RCA Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design
Industry partners: McCarthy & Stone, Cudd Bentley, ABB, LinkCity Bouygues
With thanks to: Nexus Planning, Housing Learning and Improvement Network, Abbeyfield Society, BNP Paribas Real Estate, Older People’s Housing Taskforce and Professor Judith Phillips at University of Stirling
Research part funded by Innovate UK

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Building Centre, 26 Store Street, London, United Kingdom