The Approach

Motivated by the ambition to understand the inhabitant perspective, and respond to their human needs and desires through the design of the Caring Home interior. Considering how to create the opportunity for a fulfilling life by encouraging, but not imposing, the multi-sensorial experience.

Forming a spatial approach centred around compassion, the Caring Home utilises design as a means of improving the well-being of inhabitants. Enabling a multistimulatory environment will ensure a rounded experience of space, particularly for those with sensory impairments.

The elderly spend around 80-90% of their time within the interior, heightening the need for accessible stimulation to be embedded in the everyday spatial experience. Drawing upon nature as a source of energy and healing, a holistic application of design solutions sensitive to human sensory needs will contribute to de-institutionalising the contemporary care home.