We are focused on innovation and solutions for an ageing population. Many countries are experiencing demographic changes these years and are experiencing ageing populations, which will create issues increasing healthcare costs, higher demands for social services and age-friendly infrastructure. In addition the ageing populations will simultaneously come with a higher rate of dementia.
Therefore, we significantly need to enhance and rethink the healing environments and healthcare architecture according to the newest research and standards. There’s a need to create architecture that supports ageing, healing, memory care and preventive measures.
We design and develop healthcare typologies that are aligned with the changing demographics in our society and aim at supporting welfare systems and increasing life quality.
We design inspiring dementia villages, nursing homes and intergenerational neighbourhoods and develop analytic tools to plan better living typologies that offer more diversity for elderly with and without needs for care. This approach also provides better work environments for the healthcare staff and attract more. Our intention and design ease the pressure on the welfare system by innovation and sustainable design in terms of both economic, environmental and social aspects. See more below and on our Healthy Ageing site.
Health care services:
Creating new alliances between public, private and civic participants provide strong fundamental shortcuts to viable healthcare facilities. We suggest solutions for healthy ageing, that can solve the demographic crisis and balance the welfare system for elderly.
Intergenerational neighbourhoods with active communities, nature and the right mix of facilities create healthy housing areas where people feel at home during several life stages. These social sustainable city hubs with co-existence are important to prevent loneliness and postpone the needs of professional care.
Case, Furuset Hageby: Design for healthy and sustainable institutions by using friendly materials with low impact on planet by awareness on people with dementia, building communities, offering variety in function and spaces and balancing stimulation and relaxation and by effective work-environments.
Case, Lyngdal Nursing Home: Creating a sense of home rather than an institution is essential when designing health care architecture.
Interested to know more about Nord’s work with healthy ageing? Contact Johannes Molander Pedersen, partner of NORD Architects, at johannes@nordarchitects.dk
