MAAP were commissioned to design a new purpose built dementia care centre at Monkwearmouth Hospital in Sunderland that would form part of a dedicated dementia care campus. The project provides two single-sex assessment and treatment wards called Roker and Mowbray, (making reference to the local landmarks), each containing 10 en-suite bedrooms, with an additional 4 rooms accommodated centrally between these wards, known as a ‘swing-zone’. A range of additional shared accommodation for patients, staff and visitors provides a ‘front-of-house’ component. The design of the facility aims to encapsulate the latest findings in dementia-related research. Consultation was undertaken with Stirling University Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) which facilitates world-leading consultancy and research into dementia care and the project was awarded gold standard certification in 2013.