Precedents:

3- Résidence Rixens Chenevis, Toulouse, France, by Paul Sautet:

    -Integration of 24 elderly apartments into a 22 family apartment building
    -Rearrangement of the interior of the apartments (partitions, doors, furniture)
    in order to provide the elderly with maximum views from any room, either in
    standing position or sleeping position (in bed), same attention given in the design of the stairs
    -Apartments grouped around a courtyard

 
                                  

                                                                                                                      

4- Habitats Lafayette (elderly residence), Longueuil, Canada:

    -Division of the institution into two connected buildings: the first contains
     rooms mostly for dependent elderly, the second contains apartments
     (3 ½) for independent elderly
    -Lower floors are common to both buildings and contain common rooms,
     dining area, chapel, pharmacy, game room, billiard room, lounges etc.
    -Outside terrace on second level common to both
    -Glazed lounges provided on each floor for views and light
    -Siting near metro and bus line