In China, the home-based care is the main mode of the elderly care, and there is a huge demand for the elderly residential space. The rapid development of information technology provides a technical support for the optimization of the elderly residential space, and the Smart Residence becomes an inevitable trend for the optimization and the upgrading of the elderly residential environment. This paper reviews the studies of the development of the elderly residential space, suggests that there are three trends of the intelligent development of the residential public space, with the construction strategy from three aspects:The smart maintenance to protect the health of the residents, the smart interaction to improve the life quality of the residents, and the smart ecology to create a friendly environment. Some case studies are made.

home-based care  /  residential space  /  Smart Environment  /  design of space