Memory Care Centre

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Memory Care Centre
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Greenside Design Center College of Design
2017
Johannesburg, South Africa
Autodesk A360 Rendering
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Autodesk Revit
Interior Design & Styling
Technical Drawings
Joinery Drawings
The Memory Care Centre is a nine month research concept aimed to be a place where elderly people suffering from dementia are able to go to during the day helping to aid in the reduction of the following behavioral issues: depression, anxiety and aggression. Many people living with dementia are often burdens to their families who have to take a great deal of time out of their days to care for these people. Many families are often ill equipped and are not able to care for their loved ones with dementia 24 hours a day and end up putting them into assisted living facilities or old age homes, which often do not cater for their specific needs.
Reception
The Memory Care Centre comprises of the primary programme of the day care centre and supporting programmes of a pharmacy and doctors rooms which focus around providing services specific to those suffering from Dementia.
Visitors Area
A meeting area allows for a comfortable and relaxed space provided by designated visiting times between patients and family / friend as if meeting over a cup of coffee.
Dining Area
Casual and familiar environments are important for the mental well being for those suffering from Dementia. This cafe styled interior is centrally located within the day care centre allowing for easy movement between dining and activity areas.
Quiet Zone
Boxes containing personal items of the patients make up a partitioning wall for the Quiet Area. Running parallel to the activity rooms, these small spaces were designed to allow for anxious patients to retreat to and be in touch with happy memories contained within these boxes.
Activity Room
Kiosks serve the activity rooms as well as the central courtyard, they act as stores allowing for patients to use tokens to purchase items.
Central Courtyard
This day care centre takes on a town-like appearance where specific spaces help in achieving that town-like experience by designing spaces one would generally find in a town or would go to in town such as: cafe, hair salon and library.  Additional spaces  provide therapeutic activities, which aim to reduce behavior issues.
Gardening Activity Area
Like the indoor activity rooms, the gardening area acts as an exterior activity area, suited for patients who enjoy the outdoors.
Doctors Rooms
Located on the first floor, doctors rooms run as a supporting programme to the main day care, they provide services specific to serve people suffering from dementia and their families.
Employee Area
Located on the first floor, doctors rooms run as a supporting programme to the main day care, they provide services specific to serve people suffering from dementia and their families.