Alzheimers disease affects memory and cognition. This in turn affects our ability to place ourselves in the world. Most of us know where we are because we remember how we got here. A building designed for people with Alzheimer?s must renew the sense of presence that allows us to locate ourselves in a situation. At any moment I might find myself lost and look for signs that will return me to the familiar. Someone with dementia will usually benefit from remaining in the company of others at the social hub of things. At the same time they may feel a deep urge to wander. These needs, centripetal and centrifugal, need to be reconciled. In this building we tried to achieve that balance using wandering loops. These are journeys you might take on an outbound wander that gently bring you back to the sociable core. Routes, where possible, are through gardens and rooms, avoiding claustrophobic corridors. No journey ends on a cul-de-sac which might induce disorientation and panic. The new respite centre is built in an 18th century walled kitchen garden. The old granite walls are lined with warm brick stocks on the inner, sunward orientations. This helps to capture warmth for climbing plants. The garden was terraced on 3 levels and we positioned the building on the middle one to avoid internal level changes. This fully accessible central area will aid mobility for older people. We have placed the building to frame views of new garden spaces created between the new construction and the old enclosure. Each garden is orientated in a different direction and is intended to be experienced at different times of the day. Users can move around rooms in the interior, following the sun like a clock, experiencing change throughout their daily journey. Each garden is planted to generate character appropriate to its orientation. There are courtyards, orchards, allotments and lawns. The old garden planting is long lost but we hope, over time, to create a rich environment that will allow frail older people to continue working in and enjoying the garden. The internal organisation of the building recalls our experience of Rudolph Schindler?s Kings Road House and Luis Barragan?s own house in Mexico City. In each case, we remember a constant unfolding within the limits of a fixed container. For someone with Alzheimer?s, their environment becomes immediate and foreground. We hope that this little world we are making will unravel continuously when experienced in the moment. It will be a success if people spending time here are able to situate themselves and feel at ease in an environment which is both various and constant. This should manifest itself in decreased wandering and aggravation. The construction is made of extending brick walls supporting square wooden lanterns that bring light deep into the plan. This even, glare free, illumination is vital for encouraging mobility and avoiding visual confusion. As you move through the building you are constantly provided with glimpsed views of gardens through tall timber windows. We see the building as a frame, not an object.