Abstract
With 106 detached houses where the aged people live alone, this study was conducted to perform a location survey of their residential environment. The result of this study is summarized as follows: While the surveyed houses' safety, sanitation and convenience appeared to be positive, with respect to the conditions of location, 73% of the surveyed houses did not meet the requirement for comfort. The average area of each space indicated that the bedding room was 12.05$m^2$, the living room 14.71$m^2$, the kitchen 9.06$m^2$, the bathing room 4.05$m^2$, and the rest room 2.59$m^2$. Then, 93.3% of the bedding rooms had the doorsill. Also, 97.2% of the surveyed houses had retrievable space. The form of their living room door showed a hinged door(54.5%) and a sliding door(45.5%) which were similar with each other. The finished material was that wood accounted for 42.6% which was highest. The cooking table form of kitchen was mainly "\ulcorner"-shaped(49.5%) and "\ulcorner"-shaped(48.5%) which were highest, and their average height appeared to be 815mm. The fuel used for kitchen was that gas accounted for 93.3%, while 95.2% of the surveyed houses was not equipped with any gas-warning device. 75.5% had an integrated type of bath room and toilet. In addition, the stepped difference between the bath room and other space was that 70.8% had the difference, but they had no a satisfactory sliding-prevention device(Not for 91.6%) or heating system(Not for 92.9%).stem(Not for 92.9%).