Oboshor: senior citizen health care and hospitality centre, Sreemangal, Sylhet

Abstract

Growing elderly population of Bangladesh is challenged with a severe lack of facilities that support the physical, mental, and social well being of senior citizens. This study proposes ‘Senior Citizen Health Care and Hospitality Centre (OBOSHOR)’, a 5.6-acre model campus in Sreemangal, Sylhet. It is an evidence-based elderly care center with biophilic concepts. The research studies global age-friendly design trends and national demographic trends, assesses similar projects, and evaluates the site's lush topography and humid-subtropical environment. The insights obtained from this research proposes a spatial program that converts hospitality ethics and therapeutic commendations into architectural programs. A compact nursing and clinical core, short-term guest suites that promote family interaction, residential wings for semi-independent seniors, and a therapeutic landscape with horticulture beds, outdoor activities, and shaded walking loops are all interlaced into the proposed scheme. Research shows that combining nature, hospitality, and healthcare can enhance elderly health outcomes, promote independence, and lessen social isolation. Redefining ageing as an active and respectable life stage that architecture can support, OBOSHOR provides a replicable, climate-responsive standard for elder care in Bangladesh.