在老年公寓的建筑设计中，有很多方面是与普通公寓不同的，也是需要完善和规范的，比如:在高级老年公寓中，各个功能空间的大小必须控制。因为老年人在生活中，虽然衣食无忧，可是在心理上容易产生孤独感，过大的空间容易使得老年人产生空荡荡的孤独感;同时使用空间也不能过小，因为老年人在生活中，行动是很不方便的，例如下蹲，下蹲后站立，弯腰，爬高等等。过小的空间会增加这种局促感，会使得老年人觉得很压抑，很不方便。
In the architectural design of senior apartment, there are many aspects that are different from ordinary apartment, but also need to be improved and standardized. For example, in senior senior senior apartment, the size of each functional space must be controlled. Because in life, although the elderly have no worries about food and clothing, they are easy to feel lonely psychologically. Too much space is easy to make the elderly feel empty and lonely. At the same time, the use of space should not be too small, because the elderly are very inconvenient in life, such as squatting, squatting, standing, bending, climbing and so on. Too small space will increase this sense of cramp, which will make the elderly feel very depressed and inconvenient.
因此老年公寓在设计中要把握几个尺度:
Therefore, in the design of apartments for the aged, we should grasp several dimensions:
第一、通道部分--在各个使用功能空间之间连接部分的过道宽度一般保持在净宽1.8M，这样既可以步行通过也可以轮椅通过;
First, the passage part -- the passage width of the connecting part between the use function spaces is generally kept at 1.8m clear width, so that it can be passed by walking or wheelchair;
第二、使用功能空间中的"安全抓杆"，老年人在行动中会有乏力感，体现在起立、下蹲比较困难，一般在需要起立、下蹲、坐、卧等地方设置与地面平行的安全抓杆两根相对地面标高300mm和850mm左右，两根相互垂直设置，或平行设置。
Second, when using the "safety grab" in the functional space, the elderly will feel weak in action, which is reflected in the difficulty of standing up and squatting down. Generally, two safety grab bars parallel to the ground are set at places where it is necessary to stand up, squat down, sit down and lie down, with the ground elevation of about 300 mm and 850 mm, and the two bars are set vertically or in parallel with each other.
第三、楼梯设置，建筑设计专项规范《老年人建筑设计规范》-JGJ 122-99，《老年人居住建筑设计标准》-GB/T 50340-2003，中规定楼梯踏步宽度不应小于0.30m，踏步高度不应大于0.15m，不宜小于0.13m。这也是典型的人性化设计，而且在建筑层数上面也有相应的限制，例如层数不得高于3层，三层以上则需设置电梯等等
Third, stair setting: according to the special code for architectural design of the elderly - JGJ 122-99 and the standard for the design of residential buildings for the elderly - GB / T 50340-2003, the stair step width shall not be less than 0.30m, the step height shall not be more than 0.15m and not less than 0.13M. This is also a typical human-oriented design, and there are corresponding restrictions on the number of floors of the building, such as the number of floors shall not be higher than 3, and elevators shall be set for more than 3 floors, etc