Educational Centre for Generations in Ķekava

Part B of the master thesis addresses such topics as opportunities for intergenerational interaction in a spatial environment and tools that can be used when designing a public environment for children and/or seniors, providing social benefits to society with spatial solutions. Project territory is in Latvia, Ķekava city. The design reflects the importance of nature for people's well-being, the well-thought-out arrangement of functions, the connections of indoor spaces with outdoor spaces. The inspiration for the concept was found in existing analogs in the area of small gardens in Ķekava. Seniors in Ķekava still tend their gardens and there are gardens where children have their own little world in the trees. Thus, the garden with its function is an intergenerational unifying element in this project. As well as designing the building and outdoor pavilion, the interdisciplinary principles of part A of the Intergenerational Contact Zone Toolbox were used, creating an environment that promotes intergenerational interaction.