d+a | Issue 115 • Apr/May 2020

/ RESIDENTIAL / 68 DESIGNED FOR THE SILVER GENERATION WHO SEEK AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE TRADITIONAL LIVING ARRANGEMENT WITH THEIR OFFSPRING, SUN CITY KOBE TOWER SETS A NEW BENCHMARK FOR HIGH-END SENIOR LIVING. AGEING LUXURIOUSLY WORDS ASIH JENIE / PHOTOGRAPHY STEVE HALL 1. Sun City Kobe Tower is designed such that most of the apartment units have ocean and city views. J apan is the fastest ageing population in the world. International Longevity Centre (ILC), a global think-tank dedicated to addressing the issue of ageing and population change, estimated that people aged 65 and older make up a quarter of Japan’s total population. And thanks to a host of factors – among them the high average life expectancy of 85 years and low fertility rate of 1.369 births per woman – this number is projected to grow to a third of the population by 2050.