Memory care

An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about memory care

Project • By Funcionable arquitectura • Private Houses

Reminiscent home. Stone house with two fireplaces

The aim was to rehabilitate a house more than one hundred years old located within the protection zone of the Asset of Cultural Interest “Old Hospital of Our Lady of the Assumption of Torralba de Oropesa”. It had to be adapted to current functional, technical and energy demands. It was decided to preserve its most significant and unique features intact—some discovered during the course of the works—while transforming the rest more freely. To this end, few but radical operations were proposed, which at the same time deeply transformed and preserved the building. Imagen Subliminal Imagen Subliminal Imagen Subliminal Imagen Subliminal The new Inside the building, the first operation was to spatiall... More

Project • By HED • Housing

The Sheridan at Birmingham

The Sheridan at Birmingham will provide Assisted Living and Memory Support options for seniors in the walkable City of Birmingham, Michigan.  HED designed the facility as a series of landscaped gardens and courtyards.  The Assisted Living program is accommodated in a 4 story “U” shaped building that holds the corner at the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and North South Street.  The one-story Memory Support program is tucked safely behind the Assisted Living and opens inward to an enclosed sensory garden where residents can safely have direct access to the outside.The quickly-expanding senior housing market brings with it a unique set of challenges: navigating multiple senior housing jurisdictions and classifications. Adapting... More