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Designing Environments this for Children & Adults with ASD
London 28.06.2011
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Designing Environments for Children & Adults with ASD
Christopher Beaver c.beaver@ga-architects.com
Design issues in residential and educational buildings
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Index
• Doors • Wet rooms • Some other design issues
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Doors
• Accessibility • Features - fire resistance - hinges - finger guards - door closer - vision panels - push/pull handles - maglocks - lever handles - locks/ thumb turns - roses - sliding bolts • Finishes / colours ga architects
Doors Accessibility
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Effective clear width
Existing building
New building
Internal door
750 mm
800 mm
External door
775 mm
1000 mm
Doors Features Door closer
Finger guard
Hinges Fire resistance
Kick plate
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Doors Features Door closer
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Doors Features
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350 500
300
350
1000
Vision panel (toughened glass) 500
minimum zones of visibility
Equality Act
Doors Features Equality Act
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350 500
300
350
1000
Vision panel (toughened glass) 500
minimum zones of visibility
DDA
Doors Features
Pull handle
Push plate
Maglock
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Doors Features
Door handle Rose Keyhole
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Thumb turn
Doors Features
Door handle Rose Keyhole
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Doors Features
Rose Escutcheon
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Doors Features
Flush bolt
Thumb turn
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Doors Finishes
Contrasting colour
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Doors Finishes
Non contrasting colour
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Wet rooms Features • NO trip hazard CIRCULATION AREA
• NO shower curtains • Non-slip floor WET ROOM
WET ROOM
• Accessible water temperature control
BEDROOM
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BEDROOM
• Isolation valve
Wet rooms Features
Gully Level access shower
BEDROOM
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Wet rooms Features
Water valve control access
CIRCULATION AREA
Flush fittings
WET ROOM
BEDROOM
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WET ROOM
BEDROOM
Wet rooms
Central fan
Ventilation
Extract grille
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Summary
Doors
- door closers
- NO trip hazard
- vision panels
- NO shower curtains
- handles
- water shut-off valve
- maglocks / NO flush bolts
- temperature control
- thumb turns
- ventilation
- colours
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Wet Rooms
Some other design issues WC fittings and sanitaryware
Soap dispenser
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Some other design issues WC fittings and sanitaryware
Soap dispensers
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Some other design issues WC fittings and sanitaryware
Urinal
Paper towel dispenser
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Some other design issues WC provision
Boys WC
Girls WC
Door?
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Designing Environments for Children & Adults with ASD Christopher Beaver
ga architects c.beaver@ga-architects.com www.autism-architects.com
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