SOME BACKGROUND EXPLANATION At ara, we design living environments for people at all stages of life & all levels of physical & cognitive...

This is our specialty. Our designs for ageing in place are crafted, & delightful, enabling connectivity between individuals, family,...

DOESN'T AGEING IN PLACE MEAN AGEING IN COMMUNITY? Difficult to achieve when many of our houses in Australia are single-purpose houses...

Why are many seniors living apartments not accessible or adaptable? I'm often told there isn't enough space or margin for the extra cost...

This week marks 10 years since my father died. Dad died in 2013 at only 76, after more than a decade living with Parkinson’s disease. ...

…Linking Gardens to Lifestyle Where do you start when empty nesting in ‘the big ol’ family home’? When you look around YOUR home, has...

If you’ve ever searched ‘Tips for Aging in Place’, you’ll quickly see it’s less than appealing: grab rails, non-slip strips, ramps with...

​ Let's Build Communities, Not Facilities Whilst designing modifications to a building for children with disabilities, I discovered its...