When it comes to community involvement, Lyngdal Healthcare is leading the way. Lyngdal Healthcare Center in southern Norway helps older people keep in touch with friends and family and participate fully in community life. The care home, designed by 3RW Arkitekter and NORD Architects, promotes a philosophy that emphasizes the importance of inhabitants’ and guests’ connections with one another and the staff in providing for their needs.
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The Concept Behind Lyngdal Healthcare Center
Lyngdal Healthcare Center is an age-integrated urban development that provides various care options, including short and lengthy stays, temporary treatment residences, daycare, and even residential care. The overarching goal is to offer older adults a prominent position in modern society by encouraging participation from residents and the highlighted facilities. As a welcoming gesture to the neighborhood, the building provides a hair salon, a store, a coffee shop, and a daycare center. © Adam Mørk
As the architects so eloquently phrased it, “A community’s future longevity largely depends on how well care facilities and elderly housing are incorporated into urban design. It is becoming more evident that we need to build new types of care facilities as the welfare state as we know it comes under growing strain from aging populations.”
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The building’s five sections house the various residential areas and patient rooms, all radiating out f...