Agreement with the Korean Institute of Architects to Develop Floor Plans for Super-Aged Living Environments
Realizing 'Aging in Place'
Saturnbath (CEO Jeong In-hwan), a company leading the bathroom culture, announced that it has signed an agreement with the Korean Institute of Architects (President Cheon Eui-young) to develop specialized bathroom floor plans that are safe and comfortable, allowing people to spend the rest of their lives in the homes where they currently live.
In response to the era of super-aging, Saturnbath and the Korean Institute of Architects entered into an agreement to develop a future-oriented smart bathroom that enables residents to live conveniently and safely in their own homes until the very end, without the need for special care.
Apartment construction built since the new towns of the 1990s, driven by a policy prioritizing housing supply, has failed to prepare at all for an aging society. Every year, tens of thousands of falls involving elderly seniors occur in houses or apartments, 60% of which take place in bedrooms, bathrooms, and toilets. In today's apartment environments, care cannot be provided, so residents have no choice but to be transferred directly to nursing homes or care hospitals.
Reflecting the changing circumstances of the times, Saturnbath and the Korean Institute of Architects propose a bathroom-centered housing revolution that realizes 'Aging in Place'—enabling people to enjoy a happy old age in their own homes without having to leave their residence as they grow older.
Saturnbath had already unveiled its Universal Master Room at Korea Build 2023 last August. The Universal Master Room consists of the bedroom, bathroom, and toilet within the master bedroom area of an apartment, and because the bedroom and bathroom open onto a spacious area, users can move freely when using a wheelchair. It eliminates the discomfort of cramped bathrooms and allows residents to lead a safe and convenient life in a bathroom-centered living space that feels like a luxury hotel.
Saturnbath CEO Jeong In-hwan explained the purpose of the agreement, saying, "There are hundreds of thousands of apartments that have already reached the end of their reconstruction lifespan, and since most of the households are in their 40s and 50s or older, they will be close to elderly by the time they move in 10 to 20 years from now," adding, "The homes we will encounter in the future must be based on housing designs for the age of centenarians, where people can 'age in the place they have lived.'"
▲ Saturnbath has signed an agreement with the Korean Institute of Architects to develop future-oriented bathrooms.