My project explores how an immersive room can become an activating meeting space for people with dementia and their relatives.
The starting point is that visits in care settings are often difficult. Communication can become fragmented, everyday interaction is reduced, and relatives often do not know how to create meaningful shared moments. At the same time, research and practice show that atmosphere, sensory stimulation, orientation, and emotional validation play an important role in dementia care.
My project proposes an immersive space designed specifically for these encounters. It is not just a technical room, but a carefully designed environment that combines light, sound, images, materiality, and possibly smell to support calmness, recognition, and interaction. The goal is to help relatives and residents share moments that feel more natural, meaningful, and emotionally accessible.
What makes this relevant is its social dimension. Dementia does not only affect the person diagnosed, but also family members and caregivers. If design can support communication, reduce stress, and enable shared experiences, it can improve quality of life for several people at once.
In my process, I work with literature, expert interviews, and design exploration. I investigate which environmental factors are supportive for people with dementia, for example orientation, sensory balance, familiarity, and emotional safety, and translate these insights into a spatial concept. My aim is to develop not only an atmosphere, but a design proposal that could later be implemented in care contexts.
In short, my project asks how immersive spatial design can strengthen relationships in dementia care — and how design can create moments of connection where language alone is no longer enough.