{"id":21963,"date":"2024-02-28T17:21:19","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T16:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/?p=21963"},"modified":"2024-03-05T18:30:49","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T17:30:49","slug":"nagaya-tower-intergenerational-building-combat-unwanted-loneliness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/en\/nagaya-tower-intergenerational-building-combat-unwanted-loneliness\/","title":{"rendered":"Nagaya Tower, an intergenerational building to combat unwanted loneliness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-container alignfull header--3 subhome--1 innovacio gb-block-container\"><div class=\"gb-container-inside\"><div class=\"gb-container-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-container container gb-block-container\"><div class=\"gb-container-inside\"><div class=\"gb-container-content\">\n<span class=\"parent--link separador animated fadeInUp slow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/en\/publications\/\">Publications<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/en\/bank-of-innovations\/\">Bank of innovations<\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"animated fadeInUp delay-200ms slow wp-block-post-title\">Nagaya Tower, an intergenerational building to combat unwanted loneliness<\/h1>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading21963_1d2c8f-4c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading21963_1d2c8f-4c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading21963_1d2c8f-4c\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading21963_1d2c8f-4c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading21963_1d2c8f-4c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading21963_1d2c8f-4c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading21963_1d2c8f-4c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading21963_1d2c8f-4c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading21963_1d2c8f-4c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h5 class=\"kt-adv-heading21963_1d2c8f-4c entradeta animated fadeInUp slow delay-500ms wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading21963_1d2c8f-4c\">Nagaya Tower, THEM<\/h5>\n\n\n<div class=\"animated fadeInUp slow delay-1s wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-02-28T17:21:19+01:00\">28 February 2024<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-container container--2 subhome gb-block-container\"><div class=\"gb-container-inside\"><div class=\"gb-container-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns fila post animated fadeInUp slow gb-layout-columns-3 gb-3-col-widecenter\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-0 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Imatges-Posts-Web-12-min.png\" alt=\"Nagaya Tower\" class=\"wp-image-21935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Imatges-Posts-Web-12-min.png 1200w, https:\/\/isocial.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Imatges-Posts-Web-12-min-500x263.png 500w, https:\/\/isocial.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Imatges-Posts-Web-12-min-800x420.png 800w, https:\/\/isocial.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Imatges-Posts-Web-12-min-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/isocial.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Imatges-Posts-Web-12-min-400x210.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center lead-text has-large-font-size\">Community building that connects people of different generations to combat the feeling of loneliness<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-container contingut-post gb-block-container\"><div class=\"gb-container-inside\"><div class=\"gb-container-content\">\n<p>The <strong>Nagaya Tower<\/strong> has six floors and is designed in a V-shape to encourage residents to see each other when entering and leaving their homes. Additionally, the exterior balconies have no partitions. This way, homes are connected. On each floor, there are communal dining rooms and other spaces for interaction, such as areas for recreational activities or elevated gardens. All of this facilitates <strong>neighborly communication in daily life<\/strong>, although preserving each person&#8217;s personal space is also sought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this community estate, <strong>the majority of residents are over 70 years old<\/strong>, but there are also <strong>other generations<\/strong>. Younger residents receive rent discounts if they get involved in common tasks like changing light bulbs, moving furniture, or taking out the trash. Elderly residents place a magnet on the door of their home when leaving the residence so others are aware. Additionally, people requiring vital support can receive services in the same building. Furthermore, there is a room where adoptive families raise children who cannot live with their guardians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative aims to alleviate the feeling of <a href=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/en\/innovative-proposals-combat-unwanted-loneliness-elderly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unwanted loneliness<\/a>, a phenomenon especially prevalent among the <strong>elderly <\/strong>and with a particular prevalence in <strong>significantly aging societies like Japan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f7f5f5\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-container alignfull post-info-relacionada animated fadeInUp slow gb-block-container\"><div class=\"gb-container-inside\"><div class=\"gb-container-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns fila container gb-layout-columns-3 gb-3-col-equal\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-4 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading21963_889caf-2a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading21963_889caf-2a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading21963_889caf-2a\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading21963_889caf-2a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading21963_889caf-2a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading21963_889caf-2a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading21963_889caf-2a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading21963_889caf-2a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading21963_889caf-2a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading21963_889caf-2a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading21963_889caf-2a\">Characteristics of innovation<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category focusinnovacio wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/en\/category\/innovation\/bank-innovations\/goals\/personalization-service\/\" rel=\"tag\">Personalization of the service<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/en\/category\/innovation\/bank-innovations\/scope-of-intervention\/aging\/\" rel=\"tag\">Aging<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/en\/category\/innovation\/bank-innovations\/scope-of-intervention\/cross-cutting-intervention\/\" rel=\"tag\">Cross-cutting intervention<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/en\/category\/innovation\/bank-innovations\/goals\/independent-living\/\" rel=\"tag\">Independent living<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/en\/category\/innovation\/bank-innovations\/goals\/link-community\/\" rel=\"tag\">Link with the community<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/en\/category\/innovation\/bank-innovations\/type-of-initiative\/new-model-intervention\/\" rel=\"tag\">New model of intervention<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/en\/category\/innovation\/bank-innovations\/type-of-initiative\/new-service\/\" rel=\"tag\">New service<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/en\/category\/innovation\/bank-innovations\/goals\/self-management-participation\/\" rel=\"tag\">Self-management and participation<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/en\/category\/innovation\/bank-innovations\/goals\/user-empowerment\/\" rel=\"tag\">User empowerment<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading21963_29e3af-74, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading21963_29e3af-74[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading21963_29e3af-74\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading21963_29e3af-74 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading21963_29e3af-74[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading21963_29e3af-74\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading21963_29e3af-74 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading21963_29e3af-74[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading21963_29e3af-74\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading21963_29e3af-74 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading21963_29e3af-74\">Localization<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Kagoshima, Japan<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading21963_effb61-49, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading21963_effb61-49[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading21963_effb61-49\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading21963_effb61-49 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading21963_effb61-49[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading21963_effb61-49\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading21963_effb61-49 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading21963_effb61-49[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading21963_effb61-49\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading21963_effb61-49 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading21963_effb61-49\">Partners \/ Funders<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism of Japan<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns fila container gb-layout-columns-3 gb-3-col-equal\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-4 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading21963_b4e1d1-32, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading21963_b4e1d1-32[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading21963_b4e1d1-32\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading21963_b4e1d1-32 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading21963_b4e1d1-32[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading21963_b4e1d1-32\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading21963_b4e1d1-32 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading21963_b4e1d1-32[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading21963_b4e1d1-32\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading21963_b4e1d1-32 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading21963_b4e1d1-32\">Genesis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Nagaya Tower<\/strong> was created by Dr.<strong> Haruhiko Dozono<\/strong>, founder of one of the first palliative care clinics in Japan. There, he realized that most of his patients with mental deterioration suffered from <strong>social isolation and psychological loneliness<\/strong>, and they needed human interaction. In 2011, he decided to create a space where people in this situation could <strong>build community bonds<\/strong> among themselves. The construction of the building was completed in March 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The building is inspired by <strong>old collective housing from the Edo period of Japan<\/strong>, which spanned from 1603 to 1867, where diverse individuals lived together in a shared compartmentalized house. Around a common well, they conversed while carrying out domestic tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading21963_8a7e32-8d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading21963_8a7e32-8d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading21963_8a7e32-8d\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading21963_8a7e32-8d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading21963_8a7e32-8d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading21963_8a7e32-8d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading21963_8a7e32-8d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading21963_8a7e32-8d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading21963_8a7e32-8d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading21963_8a7e32-8d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading21963_8a7e32-8d\">Level of implementation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The residents of <strong>Nagaya Tower<\/strong> assert that this intergenerational exchange makes them feel more accompanied and less lonely. According to data from the <strong>Ministry of Interior in 2023<\/strong>, 10% of Japan&#8217;s population is over 80 years old. Additionally, in 2023, the country broke its <strong>record of centenarians<\/strong>, with 92,000 individuals. In 2021, a <strong>Ministry of Loneliness and Social Isolation<\/strong> was established to address the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns fila mes-info animated fadeInUp slow gb-layout-columns-1 one-column gb-has-custom-background-color alignfull\" style=\"background-color:#efecec\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size gb-block-button\" style=\"font-size:20px;line-height:1.2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nagaya-tower.com\/\" style=\"border-radius:5px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#3373dc;padding-top:10px;padding-right:1em;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:1em\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More information<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns post logos-colaboradors animated fadeInUp slow gb-layout-columns-3 gb-3-col-widecenter\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-0 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" data-id=\"21951\" src=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Imatges-Posts-Web-14-min.png\" alt=\"Nagaya Tower\" class=\"wp-image-21951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isocial.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Imatges-Posts-Web-14-min.png 1200w, https:\/\/isocial.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Imatges-Posts-Web-14-min-500x263.png 500w, https:\/\/isocial.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Imatges-Posts-Web-14-min-800x420.png 800w, https:\/\/isocial.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Imatges-Posts-Web-14-min-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/isocial.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Imatges-Posts-Web-14-min-400x210.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns fila mes-info botons-innovacio animated fadeInUp slow gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-equal gb-has-custom-background-color alignfull\" style=\"background-color:#89266c\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<div style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-button boto-proposa gb-block-button\"><a 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