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NORD Architects . 3RW Arkitekter . photos: © Adam Mork

The new dementia village in Oslo, Norway – ‘Furuset Hageby’ – is designed to answer the future demands of age-related care and living by creating continuity in life and avoiding the experience of being in an institution. With recreational gardens, open everyday functions such as a hairdresser, restaurant, culture house, grocery shops, and dementia-friendly design the future residents will live in a familiar and homely village environment, and the caregivers are given an attractive workplace. With an increasingly large group of elders who are affected by dementia, there is a need to innovate and rethink our healthcare services and facilities. Continue reading NORD . 3RW

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Combining design knowledge and an innovative healthcare approach leads us to envisioning solutions to the global demographic crisis that entails both a rising number of elderly and people with dementia. Rethinking healthcare architecture for people with dementia requires commitment and expertise from several sides. The new Memory Care Center in Lancaster is a prime example of just this type of collaboration. Continue reading NORD Architects

NORD Architects . photos: © Adam Mørk . + archdaily

Partner Morten Rask Gregersen’s private house, built in Brønshøj, is both a private residence and an exploration for NORD Architects of new materials, typology and construction techniques that can be used in future projects. The interesting thing about the house is in particular the sustainable mass-wood elements, CLT, which is the primary material. Incidentally, the building is designed for disassembly, ie. the materials could be reused and recycled if this needed. Continue reading NORD Architects

NORD Architects . photos: © Adam Mørk . + archdaily

A small community center built in CLT wood renews the local cityscape and invites people to cultural activities.

The new parish centre in a suburb to Copenhagen, is a modern gesture of sustainability – a gentle mark in wood that brings people together.

The Parish Centre adds a new welcoming gathering space to Brønshøj and creates a new connection between the city square and the church that was blocked before. This is a modern church and parish center, that aims to open up towards the community in a bright, honest and welcoming atmosphere integrated in the local urban context and everyday scenes in the center of Brønshøj. Continue reading NORD Architects