1.5 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: Through a design that acknowledges the physical, emotional, and mental needs of Alzheimer's and Dementia patients and responds to factual knowledge of the disease, the built environment could trigger changes in memory. The goal of the thesis is to inspire, raise awareness and provoke change. The primary objective is to have a better understanding of how the architecture of the physical environment impacts persons suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease.
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE THESIS ARE: •
To identify and explore the extent to which current thought and design tools assist architects in designing for people with dementia.
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To establish design features of the physical environment that positively or negatively impact wayfinding success for residents with dementia.
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To design space in such a manner that it reduces stress and eliminate environmental stresses, such as noise, poor air quality, lack of privacy and enhance the patients feeling by offering design options and choices e.g. Privacy verses socialization.
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To make the life of the patient easier and better using architectural design and its elements.
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To study about various factors like color schemes, materials, smells, textures, etc. And then implement the same in the design program.
“Even though a building doesn’t have the ability to cure dementia and other disorder under its umbrella, it can improve the quality of life of the user.”
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