The Chaeum Care Biz Lab

 "Have you ever imagined a fitness center where a gym for people with disabilities and a gym for local residents naturally blend into a single space? This is the case of 'Enable Village' in Singapore, which moves beyond the realization of Universal Design to drive welfare technology innovation through public-private-academic-industry collaboration. I share these vivid insights with the hope that such warm, innovative spaces will also be created in our own neighborhoods." 1. This village is an innovative space transformed by government investment from what was originally a school site. 2. While spaces that include welfare services are usually named 'centers,' it is highly significant that they expressed its value by calling it a 'village.' 3. In this village, spaces and services are shared and integrated between people with disabilities and general residents.  3-1) This village is fully open to the residents of the adjacent public rental housing.  3-2) ...

  1. Introduction: Singapore's Public Housing Legacy & The "Vertical Kampong" Singapore is globally recognized as a premier pioneer in public housing. Over 80% of Singapore’s resident population lives in public housing built by the Housing & Development Board (HDB). The government provides these high-quality apartments at subsidized rates under a unique 99-year leasehold system , retaining ultimate land ownership while offering citizens secure, affordable homeownership. In response to a rapidly aging demographic, Singapore took this housing legacy to the next level in 2017 with the completion of Kampung Admiralty in Woodlands. [ Traditional Senior Housing ] [ Kampung Admiralty ("Vertical Kampong") ] - Remote and isolated - Centrally located in urban everyday life - Closed to outsiders - Open-community architecture (Zero walls) - Monolithic age demographic - Intergenerational (Seniors & child...