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Universal design for indoors

Open-plan living areas make life easier for people using wheelchairs. We continue our Build accessible design series with practical design advice for houses where stairs and hallways can’t be avoided.

• Accessibility

Universal design for kitchens

Kitchens, along with bathrooms and laundries, comprise a home’s wet areas and need thoughtful design to make them easily accessible for both the able bodied and disabled.

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Universal design for wet areas

By including universal design in new builds or retrofits, homes can remain functional as the occupants’ physical abilities change. We begin this new series by looking at accessible design in bathrooms and laundries.

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Build Magazine — 168 Universal Design Supplement

Universal design for houses Making houses accessible to all ages and abilities is logical, but this often doesn't feature on the designer's or client's radar. This compilation of articles from Build...

ER19 Getting universal design into new builds and major renovations

This report provides an integrated analysis of data arising from a BRANZ Levy-funded research project into universal design housing. The three data sets are:33 interviews with householders who were living...

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Accessibility hardware

We continue our Build series on accessible house design by looking at the specifics of hardware that meets universal design criteria.

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Accessible building access

This penultimate article in the accessible design series looks at how to ensure access in and out of buildings meets universal design criteria

• Accessibility

Build Magazine — 147

Featured in this Build magazine issue  Existing houses: Many people have a rosy view of the state of their housing. The truth is, our homes are often below standard, particularly if...

Stair design

Considering stair location and design at the start of a project is essential for the safety of the people using the stairs. Stairs must have uniform treads and risers, visually identifiable...

SR263 Lifetime housing - the value case

Much of our housing stock is less than user-friendly in terms of access, mobility and general safety. Provision of features addressing these aspects is of benefit to all age groups...

• Multigenerational housing

Build Magazine — 172

Exceeding the minimum Better advice for better choices Black mags or better insulation? Economics and sustainability Going above Code in retrofits How is new stock doing? Reducing climate impacts Canterbury...

Build Magazine — 149

Featured in this Build magazine issue  Noise in buildings: Poor acoustics not only have a negative impact on health and wellbeing, they have a quantified affect on the market value of...