{"id":8516,"date":"2026-06-20T08:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T08:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grupo.us.es\/hac\/?p=8516\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T19:40:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T19:40:58","slug":"guides-architecture-and-alzheimer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grupo.us.es\/hac\/en\/guides-architecture-and-alzheimer\/","title":{"rendered":"ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN GUIDANCE FOR CARERS AND PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER&#8217;S"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">SEVILLE \u00a0\/ 20 June 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"0\">The research group <a href=\"https:\/\/grupo.us.es\/hac\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"19\">Healthy Architecture &amp; City<\/b><\/a> has undertaken the initiative to edit and publish a series of <strong>informative, educational guides<\/strong>. These provide <strong>practical advice and architectural recommendations for the design and adaptation of buildings, environments, and living spaces tailored to people living with Alzheimer&#8217;s disease and their carers<\/strong>\u2014spanning residential, community facility, and domestic scales.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"1\">The aim of these guides is to inform the general public about the design requirements needed in homes and buildings <strong>to provide spatial, sensory, and environmental stimulation<\/strong> for users with this condition. <strong>This enables them to better carry out instrumental activities<\/strong> of daily living (IADLs), achieve greater <strong>autonomy<\/strong> in their decision-making, and consequently enjoy a <strong>higher quality of life<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">The guides published to date are as follows:<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/grupo.us.es\/hac\/arquitectura-y-alzhimer-1-consejos-prcticos-para-adaptar-la-casa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Architecture and Alzheimer&#8217;s 1. <\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/grupo.us.es\/hac\/arquitectura-y-alzhimer-1-consejos-prcticos-para-adaptar-la-casa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Practical advice for adapting the home.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Spatial and environmental stimulation.<br \/>\nDescription &gt;&gt;&gt;\u00a0<\/a><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grupo.us.es\/hac\/arquitectura-y-alzhimer-1-consejos-prcticos-para-adaptar-la-casa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7147\" src=\"https:\/\/grupo.us.es\/hac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Portada-y-Contraportada-Folleto-n_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1370\" height=\"972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grupo.us.es\/hac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Portada-y-Contraportada-Folleto-n_1.jpg 1370w, https:\/\/grupo.us.es\/hac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Portada-y-Contraportada-Folleto-n_1-1280x908.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/grupo.us.es\/hac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Portada-y-Contraportada-Folleto-n_1-980x695.jpg 980w, https:\/\/grupo.us.es\/hac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Portada-y-Contraportada-Folleto-n_1-480x341.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1370px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><em> <a style=\"color: #00ccff;\" href=\"https:\/\/grupo.us.es\/hac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Guia-divulgativa-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download guideline &gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/grupo.us.es\/hac\/arquitectura-y-alzhimer-2-residencias-para-personas-con-alzhimer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><b data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Architecture and Alzheimer&#8217;s 2.<\/b><br \/>\n<b data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"32\">Care homes for people with Alzheimer&#8217;s.<\/b><br \/>\n<\/strong>Requirements, features, layout, and spatial distribution.<br \/>\nDescription &gt;&gt;&gt;\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grupo.us.es\/hac\/arquitectura-y-alzhimer-2-residencias-para-personas-con-alzhimer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8511\" src=\"https:\/\/grupo.us.es\/hac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Guia-2-residencias-alzheimer-web.jpg\" alt=\"Residencias para personas con alzheimer: requisitos, caracter\u00edsticas, organizaci\u00f3n, distribuci\u00f3n\" width=\"1370\" height=\"988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grupo.us.es\/hac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Guia-2-residencias-alzheimer-web.jpg 1370w, https:\/\/grupo.us.es\/hac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Guia-2-residencias-alzheimer-web-480x346.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 1370px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><em><a style=\"color: #00ccff;\" href=\"https:\/\/grupo.us.es\/hac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Guia-divulgativa-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download guideline &gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/grupo.us.es\/hac\/gua-arquitectura-y-alzheimer-3-centros-de-da-para-personas-con-alzheimer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><b data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Architecture and Alzheimer&#8217;s 3.<\/b><br \/>\n<b data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"32\">Day care centres for people with Alzheimer&#8217;s.<\/b><br \/>\n<\/strong>Services, features, and functional programme.<br \/>\nDescription &gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grupo.us.es\/hac\/gua-arquitectura-y-alzheimer-3-centros-de-da-para-personas-con-alzheimer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10804 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/grupo.us.es\/hac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FOLLETO-A-A-3-vivalz.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1370\" height=\"895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grupo.us.es\/hac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FOLLETO-A-A-3-vivalz.webp 1370w, https:\/\/grupo.us.es\/hac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FOLLETO-A-A-3-vivalz-1280x836.webp 1280w, https:\/\/grupo.us.es\/hac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FOLLETO-A-A-3-vivalz-980x640.webp 980w, https:\/\/grupo.us.es\/hac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FOLLETO-A-A-3-vivalz-480x314.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1370px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/grupo.us.es\/hac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Guia-divulgativa-3_Centros-de-dia-para-Alzheimer_HAC.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">Download guideline &gt;&gt;&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/grupo.us.es\/hac\/gua-arquitectura-y-alzheimer-4-espacios-saludables-para-personas-con-alzheimer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><b data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Architecture and Alzheimer&#8217;s 4.<\/b><br \/>\n<b data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"32\">Healthy spaces for people with Alzheimer&#8217;s.<\/b><br \/>\n<\/strong>Sensory stimulation, personalisation, and scales.<br \/>\nDescription &gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grupo.us.es\/hac\/gua-arquitectura-y-alzheimer-4-espacios-saludables-para-personas-con-alzheimer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10805 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/grupo.us.es\/hac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FOLLETO-AA-4.-vivalzwebp.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1370\" height=\"895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grupo.us.es\/hac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FOLLETO-AA-4.-vivalzwebp.webp 1370w, https:\/\/grupo.us.es\/hac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FOLLETO-AA-4.-vivalzwebp-1280x836.webp 1280w, https:\/\/grupo.us.es\/hac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FOLLETO-AA-4.-vivalzwebp-980x640.webp 980w, https:\/\/grupo.us.es\/hac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FOLLETO-AA-4.-vivalzwebp-480x314.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1370px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/grupo.us.es\/hac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Guia-divulgativa_4_Espacios-saludables-para-Alzheimer_HAC.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">Download guideline &gt;&gt;&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"isSelectedEnd\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>RELATED NEWS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coasevilla.org\/Noticia.aspx?id=25105\">Healthy Architecture &amp; City publishes architectural guidelines with recommendations for people with Alzheimer\u2019s disease<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 id=\"tituloNoticia\" class=\"tituloNoticia\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coasevilla.org\/Noticia.aspx?id=25105\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7101\" src=\"https:\/\/grupo.us.es\/hac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/COAS.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"162\" height=\"162\" \/><\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coasevilla.org\/Noticia.aspx?id=25105\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colegio Oficial Arquitectos Sevilla<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coasevilla.org\/Noticia.aspx?id=25105\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11565 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/grupo.us.es\/hac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Guias-divulgativas-Arquietctura-y-Alzheimer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1164\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grupo.us.es\/hac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Guias-divulgativas-Arquietctura-y-Alzheimer.jpg 1164w, 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