The Emotional Kitchen Space Aging With Dignity Around the Kitchen Table
| aut.embargo | No | en_NZ |
| aut.thirdpc.contains | No | en_NZ |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Douglas, Carl | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Nienhuis, Anke | |
| dc.contributor.author | Wang, Guangjin | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-14T04:14:19Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-08-14T04:14:19Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2020 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2020-08-13T09:45:36Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | How can a kitchen be designed as an elderly-friendly emotional space that encourages people to share positive social experiences of cooking and dining? How can designers support people to age with dignity? This practice-based design research is based on the strong emotional bond between me and my grandfather, and my observations of how he struggled to use his home. I have developed design principles for emotional spaces that support independence, social connection, and cultural belonging. I have focused on the kitchen as a space that poses particular challenges, and ultimately propose an Emotional Kitchen Table, a piece of furniture that could be fitted into existing apartments or houses to provide a more fulfilling spatial experience for the elderly. My methodology centers on developing empathy, and I use ideas from design ethnography (particularly personas and scenarios) and digital technologies for simulating use. My aim is to demonstrate how a concern for emotional space and empathy can help designers like myself give older people the opportunity to age with dignity. | en_NZ |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10292/13595 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_NZ |
| dc.publisher | Auckland University of Technology | |
| dc.rights.accessrights | OpenAccess | |
| dc.subject | Emotional Design | en_NZ |
| dc.subject | Aging dignity | en_NZ |
| dc.subject | Cultural Heritage | en_NZ |
| dc.subject | Visualization as mood induction | en_NZ |
| dc.subject | Kitchen table design | en_NZ |
| dc.title | The Emotional Kitchen Space Aging With Dignity Around the Kitchen Table | en_NZ |
| dc.type | Research Project | en_NZ |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Auckland University of Technology | |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters Research Projects | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Design | en_NZ |