Abstract: The community-embedded elderly care system in China integrates the advantages of home-based and institutional care, leveraging digital technologies and innovative service models to meet the diverse needs of elderly individuals. However, existing embedded elderly care service systems face challenges, such as service singularity and insufficient functional coverage, making it difficult to meet the increasingly complex demands of elderly individuals. This study adopts the Dongfang Elderly Care Home in Wuhan as a case study focus and employs service design methods. Through semi-structured interviews, user personas were constructed to identify user characteristics and core needs. A stakeholder map was created to categorize and clarify the roles and needs of core users, internal operational staff, and external partners. The study systematically analyses the needs of elderly individuals, service providers, and other stakeholders, providing a theoretical foundation for system development. In addition, a collaborative model that integrates community service centers, embedded nursing homes, and medical centers is proposed. The study also develops an embedded elderly care service system framework centered on the Haha Elderly Assistance App. By utilizing internet-based data-sharing technologies, this study optimizes information transmission efficiency, enhances the diversity of service functions, and, in turn, strengthens the psychological security and health of elderly individuals. Through the integration of service design and digital technology, this research promotes the systematic, standardized, and convenient development of community-embedded elderly care services, providing theoretical support and practical guidance for the innovative construction of high-quality urban community elderly care services.

Abstract: With modernization and urbanization, many temples face the threat of abandonment and destruction, resulting in the loss of cultural heritage and a decline in village cohesion. Therefore, the revitalization of traditional village temples-an important element of cultural heritage- holds great cultural, social, and economic significance. This research explores the background, significance, and design strategies for revitalizing traditional village temples, guided by a tactile perspective. Design concepts and principles are proposed to enhance resident participation and strengthen village identity by reactivating temple functions and providing diversified services and activities. This research also analyzes different temple revitalization practices through field research and case studies, focusing on the transformation and renewal of cultural activity centers, the integration and interaction between temples and villages, and the sustainable development and utilization of resources. The effectiveness and sustainability of temple revitalization design in traditional views from a tactile perspective- are evaluated by analyzing the impact of implemented design practices. Furthermore, this study examines the challenges and opportunities associated with temple revitalization from a catalyst perspective and proposes policies and strategies to advance this design approach. Temple revitalization, when approached as a catalyst, can help preserve and transmit cultural heritage, foster community development, facilitate sustainable growth, and contribute to the dissemination of cultural values as well as the promotion of sustainable tourism.

Abstract: Since the Second World War, Belgian housing culture has promoted private ownership of single-family houses. However, this housing typology has become increasingly problematic when confronted with contemporary societal challenges such as providing housing for an aging and increasingly diverse population, specifically in rural areas that are often characterized by widespread urban sprawl and disappearing basic services. Recent architectural policy has therefore shifted attention from densification in urban centers to densification taking into account the intrinsic qualities of village architecture. Through research-by-design with third bachelor architecture students, this study explores how multigenerational housing models can be imagined, taking into consideration intergenerational living, not-building and village architecture. This study presents 18 multigenerational housing typologies for a specific Belgian village. Four of these typologies are discussed in detail through axonometric projections and perspective sections. The knowledge produced by the design studio is considered as situated design futures which imagine how architecture can promote older inhabitants’ wellbeing through historical embeddedness, transitions between residential and public space, and combining diverse housing types within intergenerational housing projects.