The project explores a new type of dementia care which supports patients and their carers at each stage of the condition, exploring sensory therapies and designing spaces that adapt with the occupant. The concept of communal domesticity is applied to the design, considering how sharing domestic labour can aid independence for those suffering with dementia and ease stress on their carers. The ergonomics of the aging body with dementia were explored to design each space to be as comfortable as possible while also not limiting independence to avoid faster deterioration of the condition. Considering future living with an aging population, it becomes increasingly important that inclusive design becomes the norm.

The abandoned textile factories of the Can Ricart complex are adapted and reused to create a number of residences: permanent housing, respite care, short stay visitors and nurse accommodation, as well as a mixture of therapy spaces and resident facilities.

Care by design can help to retain the individual memory while sensitive restoration of the architecture can help the collective memory of Can Ricart and celebrate its heritage.