Diploma project
Autumn 2016
Institute of Architecture
Dementia is an umbrella term which describes a set of symptoms that may include memory loss and difficulties with thinking, problem-solving or language. The idea of the project is to make a place for people with dementia where life still has value and is perceived as normal. It is expected that the number of people suffering from dementia in Norway would double to about 130,000 within a period of 30-40 years.
This diploma seeks to respond to one of the major challenges within future health care by investigating how architecture can contribute to the treatment of dementia. An underlying need for enclosure sets the conditions for a dualistic concept between boundaries and openness. As dementia is often categorized in stages (early, middle and late), so is the project. Life doesn’t have to be so different when moving to an institution.
Johanne Rapp Riise | johanne.rapp.riise@gmail.com | +47 971 16 327
