Personal Direction Currently

A personal exploration into what could be classed as the next entrepreneur's of our generation: The elderly. The project will look into an analysis of how, as more and more people 

retire at a younger age to set up their own companies, this will affect the social, and economic needs of London. With the advances in technology it is becoming more and more possible to be what can be classed as an ageless person; somebody who can alter themselves in such a way that they will 

otherwise look older, more mature or younger, disguising their age. 

On one side of the argument, there is the wealthy retired 

subject who can afford to start their own companies and 

develop their own ideas. To contrast with this there are the less affluent elderly who have an abundence of skills that they can offer to help educate the youth of today.

The project revolves around the idea of how you can 

reintegrate the elderly into the ever fast moving pace of 

London society, and use their existing skills that were 

developed which have been lost in the modern, technology based London. 

There is a trail of thought that believes that the way to move forward, is to move backwards. Britain's construction industry used to be one of the strongest in the world, but this was lost to make way for a banking and technologically advanced country. Reinstating the old could be costly, but using the skills already known by the older generation could lead to a new burst of life. 

Gentlemen's clubs are originally something the began in the eighteenth century, with the most famous being White's, Brooke's and Boodle's. The clubs became a resort for groups of 

people to discuss similar interests which could be anything from polotics to the arts. They were highly aristocratic in 

flavour, and provided a private environment in which to carry out gambling, which was still illegal outside members-only establishments.

These clubs were used as a base where young gentlemen from outside London could live and work until they had enough money to fund themselves to purchasing their own

accomodation. This could be years. The idea of the 

Gentlemen's club has changed since this time and there has now been the equivalent institutions for women, The main one that is still exclusive to women is The University Women's Club. The idea that these institutions provided a place of sanctuary is somthing that can work with the elderly.

Obviously there has to be a two way help. There is a growing amount of Kougar women in society who aim to form 

relationships with younger men, these women have the 

potential to be able to provide something that can benefit the society as well as being able to gain from this. 

One of the key aims of the proposal is to play with the duality of this idea. Giving information, or creating a knowledge bank will have a kind of underlying message. The project will need sponsorship. This could come from Banks, drinks companies or other high tech firms that want to be associated with this kind of programme, 

Who will use it? Will the project be a laboratory or social hub? Or a gentlemen's club for those who want a bit of 

excitement? The idea of people mentors could be something that is offered, bearing in mind that there is a large 

Bengali community in the area mixed with a community of trendy farts. The space could allow for the older generation to do business from here, and not to sit at work and die. Why sit at home and die? 

50+ entrepreneurs need:

to be close to the city

have a working environment

accomodation

disability/ different ability (specialised gym/drug clinic)

Elderly like to be together but need to be on the internet

Would this create a new form OAP? could skills such as seling how to bookeep and provide economic advice and trade skills help to regenerate this area of London in a different way?