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A Caring Space: Design For Dementia

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Term

4. term

Publication year

2018

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Pages

153

Abstract

A Caring Space: Design for Dementia undersøger, hvordan samspillet mellem det byggede og det naturlige miljø kan danne ramme om en forebyggende plejeinstitution for ældre med kognitive funktionsnedsættelser. Projektets centrale spørgsmål er, hvordan tektonisk rumlig kvalitet, udviklet i en interdisciplinær dialog mellem arkitektur og ingeniørfag, kan berige beboernes fysiske og mentale betingelser og samtidig støtte deres autonomi. Metodisk kombinerer arbejdet en litteratur- og teoribaseret drøftelse af arkitektur og demens med en gennemgang af state-of-the-art plejepraksisser, stedsspecifikke analyser af Hammer Bakker, casestudier af Kingohusene og Villa Mairea, programudvikling samt iterative skitser og konfigurationer. Undersøgelser af dagslys, ventilation, akustik, materialer og struktur indgår for at belyse de sansemæssige og konstruktive implikationer. Projektet munder ud i et arkitektonisk koncept, der integrerer stedets landskab, beplantning og materialer med rumlige forløb og konstruktion for at skabe et omsorgsfuldt, overskueligt og sanseligt miljø. Den fremlagte del beskriver et designforslag; konkrete effekter eller evalueringer er ikke præsenteret i uddraget.

A Caring Space: Design for Dementia explores how the meeting of building and nature can support a preemptive care environment for older adults with cognitive impairments. The core question is how tectonic spatial quality, developed through an interdisciplinary dialogue between architecture and engineering, can enrich residents’ physical and mental conditions while supporting autonomy. Methodologically, the thesis combines a literature- and theory-based discussion of architecture and dementia with a review of state-of-the-art care practices, site-specific analyses of Hammer Bakker, case studies of Utzon’s Kingo Houses and Aalto’s Villa Mairea, program development, and iterative sketching and configuration testing. Investigations of daylight, ventilation, acoustics, materials, and structure are included to address sensory and constructive implications. The work culminates in an architectural concept that integrates the landscape, vegetation, and materials of the site with spatial sequences and construction to create a caring, legible, and sensory-rich environment. The provided portion presents a design proposal; measured outcomes or evaluations are not reported in this excerpt.

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