Design for the senses

For people with dementia

Master thesis (2020)

Authors

S. Aramjan Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

Birgit Jürgenhake Public Building and Housing Design (mentor)
P.L. Tomesen Building Product Innovation (mentor)
M. Sadighi Structural Integrity & Composites (mentor)
FL Hooimeijer Environmental Technology and Design (coach)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment, Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2020 S. Aramjan
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Published Date

03-07-2020

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

The relation between the graduation topic; designing for dementia, the studio topic; designing for care and the master of Architecture are highly relevant to each other. At this moment we are living in a society where the number of elderly people will increase rapidly in the upcoming years. According to the CBS Population Forecast, the number of people over 65 will increase from 2.7 million people in 2012 to 4.7 million in 2041. All these people need housing. If we then look at the number of people with dementia, that number will increase fivefold due to the aging population. From 50.000 in 1950 to over 280.000 now. The
numbers will double to more than half a million in the next 25 years. This studio and the graduation topic focuses to this problem, because in the future more architects will be needed that can design these types of buildings. This studio stimulates students to think of new concepts, because most of the current elderly homes are outdated. This studio realizes that and is stimulating students to design better elderly homes and inclusive living environments for these people.