Dementia – providing colour, symbols and signage prompts
Dementia, a debilitating condition affecting memory, cognitive functions, and daily life, poses unique challenges to both those living with the condition and their caregivers.
As such, the objective of the project by the Immortal – a member of the Ong&Ong Group was to create a system that assists seniors and those afflicted with dementia in navigating around their neighbourhood safely and independently.
This was achieved by formulating wayfinding strategies that support easy navigation between residential blocks and key amenities around the estates, especially within high-traffic zones.
Building upon research to ascertain user needs, the resulting wayfinding solution involves zoning areas by colour and symbol, as well as developing a signage system that allows easy spatial recognition.
The residential blocks were sectioned into zones, and each was assigned a colour – either red, green, or blue.
The zone colours were painted on the facade of the blocks, along with block numbers prominently displayed in large fonts, making them easily legible from a distance.