This master's thesis addresses the demographic problem of an increasing elderly population, overcrowded eldercare facilities, the lack of modern living typologies, and the problem of pushing older people to the outskirts of cities and society. Through an understanding of the development of living arrangements for seniors, an analysis of current typologies, and research into possible locations, the thesis concludes that the dispersal of smaller senior living units is necessary to reduce the feeling of institutionalisation of eldercare and to enable seniors to age in a familiar environment to which they are accustomed and attached. However, what is the appropriate living typology for seniors? It is necessary to plan living typologies for seniors that adapt to the character of the city and their previous way of living. By designing three living concepts that respond to Ljubljana's three main characteristics, the thesis proposes a solution that deals with living arrangements and focuses on social interactions at the level of the elderly, living unit, community, building, and city. The newly introduced living models deal with levels of privacy and communal living based on the character of living. The result is a living model with a more individualistic character - the model of an individual community that subtly allows interactions between residents. The model of living in a small community is based on the character of a family, where communal living is at the forefront of residents' lives. The macro-community model is like a residential community of seniors, where the character of private and communal living continually intertwines. Therefore, the solution for senior living is to live with the city and in the city or to live with and in society.
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