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PROJECT:
Alzheimer’s Centre
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| LOCATION:
Dublin, Ireland |
| CLIENT:
The Alzheimer's Society of Ireland |
| BUDGET:
€4.5M |
| COMPLETION:
Currently at Stage 8 |
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The
day care and respite centre was commissioned specifically for people
suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
Alzheimer's disease affects memory, judgement and language. The
challenge in designing a care environment for people Alzheimer sufferers
is to produce calm, coherent spaces which reduce enervating distraction,
aid orientation and encourage mobility. Through design it is possible
to reduce disorientation, confusion, fear and aggression in the building
users and promote positive and sociable behaviour.
Mobility and social interaction are important for the well-being of
the day visitors. The building is arranged around a series of social
spaces, serene gardens and courtyards through which patients may wander.
A number of wandering paths naturally loop back on themselves, always
bringing a person back home again. |
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