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    Infilling the Aging: A Holistic Approach to Urban Care Environments
    (North Dakota State University, 2012) Kuelbs, Peter
    “Infilling the Aging: A Holistic Approach to Care Environments” adresses the need for an improved connection between family, community, and those in care-based living. It addresses this issue by questioning the difference between quality of life and quality of living condition. Furthermore, it calls into question the impact that family and community have in promoting an improved quality of life for those who need long-term care. Instead of creating a repository for the elderly, this project seeks to integrate the elderly back into society by defining a new typology that responds to the urban fabric of a community. This improved connection stands to benefit not only the residents and their families, but also the community. Investigating a new typology for long-term care will improve on current traditions of care-based living. By fulfilling this need, new roles can be created and old roles re-discovered among those who need long-term care, their families, and communities. The building typology is a mixed-use senior living facility located in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood. The building consists of 50 units containing 65 beds in 115,000 square feet.
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    MXC - Infinity Baths
    (2011) Kuelbs, Peter
    Students in this studio were asked to study the planning principles of a 1960’s “new town” that was proposed for west-central Minnesota, the Minnesota Experimental City(MXC). They were then asked to imagine a new or hybrid typology based on these principles, select a site as if the city had been built in the urban or rural settings that were proposed northwest of Alexandria, and design a building, circa 2011. The Infinity Baths were designed as an aquatic center for the Minnesota Experimental City. The typology was generated with the concept of the MXC’s multi-service center in mind. It was intended to be a water-based recreational hub at the center of the MXC. Major project elements include an Olympic pool, indoor and outdoor recreational pools, and a watercraft marina. Inspiration for the form was drawn from the surrounding landscape - in particular the isthmus and saddle on which the site rests. The design pays tribute to this unique landform while attempting not to detract from it.