Resources

Principles and Guidelines

The draft Principles and Guidelines are the focus of this competition. They have been developed to guide the design of the most appropriate residential aged care accommodation for older people.

Final report on the development of the draft National Aged Care Design Principles and Guidelines

The department has been working with older people, aged care providers and industry to help improve the quality and design of aged care accommodation. Draft design principles and guidelines have been developed to help guide providers/architects when building or renovating facilities.

Competition documents

Please read the competition documents carefully and in full – they contain all the information you need to know about the competition.

Jury Report – ‘Reimagining Where We Live’ design ideas competition

The Jury Report sets out the jury’s recommendations, including a detailed evaluation of the winning designs and the jury’s general observations and comments.

Competition brief – Reimagining where we live design ideas competition

A comprehensive Competition Brief has been developed to provide information about this design ideas opportunity to entrants and prospective entrants.

Submission form

Entrants to the Reimagining where we live design ideas competition must complete the submission form and submit this with their entry.

Approach to market

The approach to market document provides essential information about the Reimagining where we live design ideas competition to entrants and prospective entrants.

Addenda

The Addenda provides entrants with details of any changes made to the Competition documents. Any updates made to the Competition documents will be made available here and via the entry portal.

Revit site plans

Revit site plan – Regional town

Architects and designers are invited to help shape the future of aged care accommodation through the Reimagining Where We Live design ideas competition. A digital Revit site plan for the regional town site (1 x 12,000 sqm) is available for Revit users to download as a resource for the competition.

Revit site plan – Urban metro

Architects and designers are invited to help shape the future of aged care accommodation through the Reimagining Where We Live design ideas competition. A digital Revit site plan for the urban metro site (1 x 5,000 sqm) is available for Revit users to download as a resource for the competition.

Videos

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Jury and adviser comments – ‘Reimagining Where We Live’ design ideas competition

Hear from the jury and lived experience advisers about what good design should look and feel like, why we need Design Principles and Guidelines, and how the competition is challenging the future of aged care design.

16 May 2024

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Voice of experience: Gwenda Darling – living with dementia

Gwenda Darling shares with us her story and views on what well-designed aged care accommodation design looks and feels like. Gwenda describes to us how good design leads to meaningful change.

17 October 2023

Virtual reality workshops

Dementia Australia is offering free access for competition participants to Educational Dementia Immersive Experience (EDIE) virtual reality workshops. This is a 3 hour workshop enabling participants to ‘see’ the world through the eyes of a person living with dementia. The workshops are scheduled for:

Brisbane – 7 November 2023 (10 am to 1 pm)
Melbourne – 8 November 2023 (10 am to 1 pm)
Sydney – 15 November 2023 (10 am to 1 pm)

There are limited spots available, which will be filled on a ‘first in best dressed’ basis. EDIE registrations close 48 hours before the date of the workshop. Participation is not mandatory.

Other resources

You may also be interested in the following resources from Dementia Training Australia:

Creating supportive environments for people living with dementia (free online course)
Environmental Design Resources Handbook.

Date last updated:

16 May 2024

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Aged care