Architecture et maladies neurodégénératives : soigner par l'espace

Details

Supervisors

Chanvillard, Cécile ; Fontaine, Christine ; Vanden Eynde, Jean-Louis

Faculty

Faculté d'architecture, d'ingénierie architecturale, d'urbanisme

Degree label

Master [120] en architecture, à finalité spécialisée (Bruxelles)

Abstract

enFaced with an aging population and the increasing prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases, this work questions the capacity of architecture to provide care when medicine reaches its limits. Through the study of the Château de Beauregard and a dialogue with neuroscience, this research explores how space can support people affected by cognitive disorders. Light, circadian rhythms, sensory landmarks, pathways, the relationship to landscape, and the diversity of atmospheres become tools of care. Architecture is no longer conceived as a purely functional response, but as a support for orientation, comfort, and dignity. By moving away from standardized institutional models, the project advocates for a more domestic, sensitive, and inclusive approach, where heritage, nature, and spatiality contribute to shaping a daily life adapted to the vulnerabilities of its inhabitants. The project proposes to reactivate a living heritage site without erasing its identity, transforming space itself into an active agent of everyday care.