SENIOR CITIZENS RESIDENCE & KINDERGARTEN, THALGAU | AUSTRIA This project creates living space for the youngest and eldest members of our society. The merging of a senior citizen´s home with a kindergarten offers the chance to integrate our elders, who are isolated from their familiar context, into a new social structure. The centre of the concept is the activation and utilization of the public space. Two independently organized buildings meet at a junction of the common dining room. The senior residence has been organized like a small town, and offers up a variety of outdoor activities. Each of the rooms have „seating niches“ which provide a communal space along the residential passageways. The kindergarten can be accessed from a play street. The rooms are arranged along the eastern axis with a view to the alpine landscape.