FUTURE VISIONS FOR HEALTHCARE, HOUSING AND WORK 1: RESIDENTIAL HEALTHCARE - HOUSING FOR SENIORS

Abstract

This project is located in the villa suburb Utby, northeast of Gothenburg. The site consists of 25 000 square meters of unspoiled nature and closely connected with residential buildings, a pre-school and a church. There is however few shopping opportunities, gyms or other recreational facilities nearby. The following pages will present a proposal for a dementia village. The site is suitable for residential healthcare due to the closeness to a bigger hospital and the quiet yet approachable location close to, but not facing, a main road. The village concept will manifest as divers outdoor spaces and several urban services, for the residents but also the neighbourhood. For a healthy and engaging dementia village and workplace, the project will be designed according to relevant resurge findings in the field of geriatric and somatic aging and in line with the clients, Göteborgs Stads, framework for designing an assisted living facility. The project will therefore include access to outside spaces and the outside world, cognitive support (corridor design), normalness, safety, physical support, comfort, privacy, personalisation, social spaces, choice and control for residents and a connection to the community. The main concepts for this project will however be connections to the nature and divers social interactions based on choice and preferences.