An AI Assisted Workflow for Accessible Aging in Place Housing

Description and use

An AI‑assisted workflow for designing accessible aging‑in‑place homes, covering scenario definition, site capture, spatial options, route review, system checks, role assignment, and construction record freezing.

Problem

Designing homes that accommodate diverse aging scenarios while ensuring accessibility, safety, and usability for residents and caregivers.

Outcome

The workflow enables rapid, scenario-driven design iterations, identifies conflicts early, aligns multidisciplinary reviews, and produces a clear construction record that supports phased construction and resident-centered outcomes.

Workflow

• Define resident scenarios and document daily routes, equipment, privacy, help needs, and temporal changes.
• Capture home and neighborhood context: site grades, entry steps, driveway, sidewalk, garage, room dimensions, structural walls, plumbing, electrical capacity, zoning; use Shapezo AI to generate initial 3D model.
• Generate comparable spatial options: Baseline Home, Adaptable Home, Home Connected to Care; tag outputs as concept, effect, or scheme.
• Run a route and clearance review: trace routes, check thresholds, slopes, door clearances, corridor width, turning space, lighting, handrails, resting points, drainage, bathroom approach, kitchen approach, flexible partitions.
• Check systems and long-term change: structural backing for grab bars, electrical capacity, plumbing changes, ventilation, sound control, durable finishes, emergency planning.
• Assign review owners: architect, occupational therapist, accessibility specialist, structural/mechanical/electrical/civil professionals, contractor, resident and family.
• Freeze the construction record: replace exploratory images with measured drawings, plan construction sequence, ensure safe temporary paths, dust control, clear communication, schedule respecting resident care routine.

Evidence

I treat an AI housing concept as a useful prototype, not as proof that a home is accessible.

Source

I keep the source data, prompts, options, assumptions, review notes, and final decisions together.

Source