It is no secret that the UK population is ageing. With over-65s projected to make up a quarter of the population by 2050, there are serious conversations about preparing for social services, funding and healthcare.

The UK is already dealing with a housing crisis, and we need to be thinking seriously about a carehome crisis for future generations as we live longer and more active lives. With growing numbers in the coming decades, how will this demographic change and define our towns and cities?

With the larger demographic comes the question of how and where to create new carehomes. But shouldn’t we also ask ourselves what sort of architecture we want to create?