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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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