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hospitalize the patient excludes the partner, whereas staying at home demands too much care. If other forms of care can be found, the present costs of care could fund new solutions. Architectural research shows some tools like the privacy script and environmental values, but how can these be integrated in new strategies for housing and care? A pilot site has been found in Gorinchem, where two high rises build in the 70s – the Intervam Flats- border on a park zone. By redirecting the ring road that separates the flats from the park zone, and by removing a large parking area in front, a new site for a mixed care complex is created. The complex is connected to one of the flats, which creates the possibility of a new strategy to let them interact. The entry to the high rise is now moved to the park side and adjoins the interior courtyards of the care complex, securing liveliness but also the privacy script. Along the entry route shops are placed, which serve both the high rise and the care complex, just like the pavilion in the park. In time the floors with apartments in the high rise can be adapted to new functions connected to the care of dementia patients and their partners. The design points to new types of exchange between living secluded or in a variety of inclusive forms, opening new perspectives for patients and partners alike