Heidi Elnimr

Tu Wien, Digital Architecture and Planning, PhD candidate

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White Paper: Designing the perfect New European Bauhaus neighbourhood

Social Science Research Network, 2024

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Assessing Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Environment Digitally through a People with Alzheimer’s’ Disease Perspective: A Computation-Based Approach Framework

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People with Alzheimer’s disease (PWAD) are impacted by their surroundings, and their performance ... more People with Alzheimer’s disease (PWAD) are impacted by their surroundings, and their performance improves in therapeutic environments designed to meet their specific individual needs, are adjustable in terms of their health status, and are created to accommodate their abilities. A literature review of the field revealed scarce knowledge in using a combination of building information modeling (BIM) and the Internet of Things (IoT) for the purpose of understanding the daily needs and self-orientation ability of PWAD, as well as the architectural barriers they face in their rooms in long-term healthcare centers. In this context, this paper proposes a framework based on computational design approaches to assess the existing therapeutic environment for PWAD using BIM–IoT sensors-based monitoring. The proposed framework used the user experience design concept (UX) and the design thinking framework to evaluate the resident rooms of PWAD. The UX design concept and the design thinking framew...

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A Study of Architectural Barriers and the Potential Role of Assistive Technologies in Long-term Healthcare Centres for People with Alzheimer’s

Interaction Design and Architecture(s)

Alzheimer's disease (AD) changes a person's relationship with space. While research exist... more Alzheimer's disease (AD) changes a person's relationship with space. While research exists on how an interactive therapeutic environment can enhance the quality of life for people with Alzheimer's disease (PWAD), PWADs as end-users are not sufficiently studied. This paper examines (1) the daily activities that PWADs need to perform to understand potential architectural barriers and (2) assistive technology (AT) used in PWAD rooms at long-term healthcare centers. A questionnaire (n = 25) and interviews (n = 5) with five professional experts in daily contact with PWADs were conducted for this study, together with an observation of one resident in his room at a selected healthcare center in Vienna, Austria. Four interrelated aspects emerged from the analysis: (1) orientation of PWADs in space, (2) occupational therapy, (3) assistive technology, and (4) potential architectural barriers. PWADs generally prefer therapeutic environments that let them control their lives. Occupa...

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A Study of Architectural Barriers and the Potential Role of Assistive Technologies in Long-term Healthcare Centres for People with Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer's disease (AD) changes a person's relationship with space. While research exists on how... more Alzheimer's disease (AD) changes a person's relationship with space. While research exists on how an interactive therapeutic environment can enhance the quality of life for people with Alzheimer's disease (PWAD), PWADs as end-users are not sufficiently studied. This paper examines (1) the daily activities that PWADs need to perform to understand potential architectural barriers and (2) assistive technology (AT) used in PWAD rooms at long-term healthcare centers. A questionnaire (n = 25) and interviews (n = 5) with five professional experts in daily contact with PWADs were conducted for this study, together with an observation of one resident in his room at a selected healthcare center in Vienna, Austria. Four interrelated aspects emerged from the analysis: (1) orientation of PWADs in space, (2) occupational therapy, (3) assistive technology, and (4) potential architectural barriers. PWADs generally prefer therapeutic environments that let them control their lives. Occupational therapy enhances the ability of PWADs to remember how to perform daily activities. AT can serve as a tool in interactive indoor therapeutic environments and occupational therapy. The results of this study show that healthcare designers should consider PWADs as end-users when designing interactive therapeutic environments, especially by employing user experience design concepts.

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Interactive architecture as a therapeutic environment for people with Alzheimer’s disease, a scoping review

FormAkademisk - forskningstidsskrift for design og designdidaktikk, 2021

As the global population ages, the number of people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease (AD) incre... more As the global population ages, the number of people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease (AD) increases. AD is the most common cause of dementia. In recent years interactive architecture has been developed to enhance the lives of people coping with this disease. This article presents an extensive literature review from existent research projects on how assistive technology (AT) has been used as a physical and cognitive rehabilitation aid to AD and other dementia patients. The review served to identify gaps in AT implemented place. That revealed the following findings: (1) a notable improvement in both physical and cognitive rehabilitation when integrating AT in patients’ therapeutic environments, (2) a positive effect for caregivers when patients used AT individually, and (3) a lack of clarity due to limited studies on the use of AT for daily activities in residents’ rooms at healthcare centers. However, further studies are necessary to explore the AT potential integrating strategies ...

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