Studies: Inter-Architecture
Insight Series #8 Hacking Healthcare
Natascha Oduber
Studies: Inter-Architecture
VISITING THE SITE WE ENCOUNTERED SOME PROBLEMS THAT WE CAN WORK ON. • The corridors end in a dead end so there is no flow for walking and is not that stimulating. We could see forehead marks on windows or doors at these points. • Some unused spaces like balcony area, beautiful space that if worked on can have many uses in activities. The space can be also for sitting and enjoying the sum mer breeze and like many times reminisce. I have this close to me because that is what many people like my families do to pass the time search for a nice place like a garden or balcony sit and have a good time. • Some areas need a more stimulating envi- ronment, like the entrance and the corridors. They can have more of that home feeling and could use the tiles or a haptic wall, or a change when walking to and from a spot. • Lack of skilled staff and volunteers, due to financial restraints. The design can make it easier to work around this problem. By
Insight Series #8 Hacking Healthcare
Natascha Oduber
having things in the same room as an activity or having the design is portable, that it’s capable to have active residents even with small staff. • Physical and psychological limitations, there is 25 residents, 13 of them are in dependent when walking, 12 that’s need variety help when standing or walking and 3 residents that can’t stand. This also connects to the dead ends and loss of initiative.
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We came up with the problem definition of “The environment (time, skill, people, and space) does not provide sufficient stimuli to invite the residents to be active, in ways that would benefit their wellbeing.“ So we hope to the change or improve the environment that can help them with the problems of the time, lack of staff, and the space not being stimulating enough. Having an outcome that can have the residents be active and help slow down the dementia process and also give them happy life, enjoying with family and friends.