• A Final Move to Your Own House 

      Feenstra, Femke (SINTEF Proceedings;8, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Conference object, 2021)
      Objective – What makes a house a home? Many residents of care centres do not feel at home. 'This is not my own house', is what we heard in many of our conversations with residents. What makes the current houses into homes? ...
    • Activating Patients in Healthcare Buildings: Lessons Learned From The Urban Scale 

      Annemans, Margo; van Dyck, Delfien; Heylighen, Ann (SINTEF Proceedings;8, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Objective – In this paper we aim to learn from research on an urban scale how the built environment can impact on people’s physical activity and sedentary behaviour in order to translate this to designing healthcare ...
    • Double Dynamic Lighting Balancing Diffuse and Direct Light 

      Hansen, Ellen Kathrine; Mathiasen, Nanet (SINTEF Proceedings;8, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Conference object, 2021)
      The objective of this paper is to investigate how daylight dynamics can act as a point of inspiration for developing a lighting design concept for work environments such as open space offices. Most often the dynamics of ...
    • Elderly Homes —Anthropological Research to Achieve an Architecture for the Elderly 

      Jürgenhake, Birgit (SINTEF Proceedings;8, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Conference object, 2021)
      The objective of this conference paper is to report on the idea of combining visual anthropological research methods with architectural design processes in our masterclasses. We argue that the person whom we design for ...
    • Encounters and Retreat in The Living Environment of Vulnerable Elderly 

      Jürgenhake, Birgit (SINTEF Proceedings;8, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Conference object, 2021)
      The objective of this conference paper is to discuss the problem of loneliness among vulnerable elderly and the question if and how architecture could offer a contribution to a better balance between encounters and retreat ...
    • Ethical Challenges Conducting Research in Environments for Incarcerated Children and Adolescents 

      Nolbeck, Kajsa; James, Franz; Lindahl, Göran; Lundin, Stefan; Olausson, Sepideh; Thodelius, Charlotta; Wijk, Helle (SINTEF Proceedings;8, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Conference object, 2021)
      The objective of this paper is to describe and discuss ethical challenges when conducting research in the context of compulsory institutional care of children and adolescents (youth), more specifically on issues related ...
    • Exploring the Concept of Customer-Perceived Intimacy in Healthscapes 

      Martens, Carmen; Herssens, Jasmien; Delcourt, Cécile (SINTEF Proceedings;8, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Conference object, 2021)
      Background —It is recognized that servicescapes (i.e., the manmade physical surroundings in which a service takes place) both affect customer and employee attitudes and behaviours. This is particularly the case in healthcare ...
    • Health-Promoting Urban Planning: A Case Study of an Evidence-Based Design Process 

      Åshage, Anna; Bengtsson, Anna (SINTEF Proceedings;8, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Planning and building health-promoting, sustainable, and resilient urban environments is a complex challenge. Beside the negative effects caused by stressors in our urban living environments, health status also drops because ...
    • Housing and Low Vision Rehabilitation – Across Theories, Practices and Everyday Settings 

      Øien, Turid Borgestrand (SINTEF Proceedings;8, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Conference object, 2021)
      Objective – The objective of this paper is to open up the ‘black box’ of low vision rehabilitation related to domestic lighting and to explore a current progress in practice. Background - Alterations and adjustments of ...
    • Housing Design in an Aging Urban Context 

      Verma, Ira (SINTEF Proceedings;8, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Objective – The aim of the study was to gain further knowledge on housing design supporting older people in their daily living. The physical condition and social situation of each person may vary during the life course. ...
    • How Architects and Clients Integrate User Perspectives in Cancer Care Facility Design 

      Jellema, Pleuntje; Annemans, Margo; Heylighen, Ann (SINTEF Proceedings;8, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Conference object, 2021)
      Objective – This paper seeks to investigate the extent to which architects and clients involved in the design of cancer care facilities integrate the perspectives of users generally, and people affected by cancer specifically, ...
    • Talking to Practice: Exploring Challenges for Practitioners When Planning for Walking 

      Knapskog, Marianne; Rynning, Maja Karoline (SINTEF Proceedings;8, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Objective – To develop adequate knowledge and tools for practice, we need insight into how practitioners work and what their needs are. Here, we sought to explore the different ways in which practitioners’ map and evaluate ...
    • Through the Eyes of Nurses: User-Focused Design Approach in Non-Clinical Areas of Public Hospitals 

      Prugsiganont, Supuck; Jensen, Per Anker; Poulsen, Annette Krath (SINTEF Proceedings;8, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Conference object, 2021)
      Objective – This paper investigates nurses' perspective toward the concept of user-focused design approach implemented in hospital waiting areas. The study is based on perspective of nurses from ultrasound ward in a public ...
    • Universal Design of Public Transport Systems for People with Mental Health Impairments 

      Nielsen, Anja Fleten (SINTEF Proceedings;8, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Objective – In this project we have examined what barriers people with mental impairments have in relation to travel, what can be done to make it easier for them to travel, and if today’s understanding of universal design ...