The architect is also concerned with fragile populations who, because of their age or any other physical or mental difficulty, require special support.
Medical-social establishments are both places for care and living, where residents and staff need to feel at ease.
They must find intimate, protective spaces, but also places that encourage exchanges and collective life. All of this must be integrated into a building on a human scale, suitable for all types of fragility, in an environment that remains open to the outside world, well integrated into a natural or urban site.