The Swiss Center for Design and Health SCDH guarantees design that supports health.

Hochparterre special issue in January 2025: The SCDH in Nidau tests, researches an teaches how design can improve health.

The SCDH opens its doors to the public at regular intervals. We cordially invite anyone interested in the SCDH to join us here in Nidau near Biel/Bienne. The next tour will take place on 20 February 2025 at 5 pm.

New care models are needed for the growing numbers of older persons living with dementia. To facilitate the provision of long-term care for people with dementia in their own homes, the interfaces between different providers of care and assistance services have to be identified and optimised. This is where this project comes in.

Joint evaluation of the floor plan for the surgery unit in the Extended-Reality Simulation Area, with the use of projections, lightweight construction walls and context-specific furnishings and mock-ups, by the team from Bülach Hospital (Spital Bülach), the architect responsible and the SCDH’s experts.

Stiftung Dessaules offers assisted living units. The SCDH is developing a design concept for a new apartment, with the involvement of all user groups.

With the help of projections, lightweight construction walls, context-specific furniture and mock-ups, teams from the hospital Spitalzentrum Biel, the fsp Architekten AG, the Steiger Concept AG and experts from the SCDH evaluate the floor plans for the planned new building in SCDH’s Extended-Reality Simulation Area. The objective: to identify architectural and construction challenges with regard to patient safety or the smooth workflow and delivery of care, and to avoid construction errors.

Development of a method for the participative and iterative development of an inclusive booking procedure.

IKEA has three major focus areas for its commitment under its sustanability strategy: «Healthy & sustainable living», «Climate action & circularity» und «Fair & equal». IKEA Switzerland has chosen to focus on the housing situation of refugees and would like to contribute to its improvement.