Abstract
The main objective of this study is to develop interior environment of residential building suitable for recovery elderly with depression. There are three main steps for this study: 1) an investigation of behavior of using, obstacle and limitation of existing building affecting depression recovery in elderly; 2) a study of characteristics of the interior environment and facility suitable for recovery elderly with depression; 3) a study of post evaluation of depression symptom of elderly after environment modification according to the study results. The study explored in two types of residential building which are a private house and a hospital. This study, also, propose the design guideline of residential building and facilities for elderly with depression. Results of the study shows appropriate interior characteristics of residential building suitable for recovery elderly with dementia. The results in the last section showed that depression symptom is not different, when using in examination room which environment was modified by results of this study. But, the modified examination room could make the subject less anxious, more preferred, and led subject feel better well-being and more interested in the examination room. However, the results in the last section illustrated that depression symptom of subject is reduced, when living in house that environment was modified by results of this study. The modified house made the subject less stressful, less anxious, more preferred, and led subject feel better well-being and more interested in the house.
