Mann, Ray KinoshitaLitchfield, SandyTully, Colleen S.2024-10-022024-10-022024-0510.7275/54872https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14394/54872This thesis explores the private residence as the nexus of care through the reimagining of a cogenerational residential community in Amherst, Massachusetts. Under 4% of U.S. housing is considered livable by people with moderate mobility difficulties, and only 0.15% of housing meets wheelchair accessibility standards. Yet, as of 2019, 39% of all U.S. households include at least one person aged 65 or older, person(s) with a disability, or both. Instances of disability are greatest among households with older residents, a demographic projected to grow substantially over the coming years. This is a population that wants to age in place, due in large part to the cost prohibitive and undesirable nature of institutional and boutique long-term care facilities. In fact, most long-term care is already taking place in the home. Therefore, this thesis seeks to challenge the notion of the traditional, static, single-family home, and investigates the potential for residential and communal design to respond to evolving, temporal relationships of care. Research was conducted via a mixed methodology including data analysis, historical research on aging care and attitudes, precedent analysis, and observational research through informal interviews and documentation.Universal DesignEquitable DesignAging in Place DesignAge in PlaceAccessible DesignAccessibilityDisability JusticeThesis (Open Access)https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8503-5046