As designers of custom homes, we are dedicated to creating solutions that improve our clients’ lives, whatever their needs may be. Aesthetics and accessibility should work together to create a home that makes life better. That was the standard our team applied when designing a recently completed home in Iowa where accessibility was a prime concern.
현장의 리더
When thinking about accessible buildings and universal design—the principle that an environment should be usable by the largest possible number of people—architect 마이클 그레이브스 (1934-2015) is an inspiration. Known for his prominent buildings and product designs, and as one of the “New York Five,” Graves emerged as a leading voice for universal design after becoming paralyzed from the waist down in 2003. Frustrated with the aesthetic and practical qualities of the spaces he occupied as a person with a disability, he spent his later years designing hospitals and rehab facilities.
“I believe well-designed places and objects can actually improve healing, while poor design can inhibit it,” he 말했다 워싱턴 포스트 2010 년에.
접근 가능한 움직임
We share Graves’s belief that when a home combines accessibility with aesthetics, life will be better for the people who live there. In fact, our design language promotes accessibility, and this Iowa project demonstrates how.
예를 들어, 우리는 실내와 실외 사이의 원활한 전환을 위해 임계값을 제거해야 한다고 믿습니다. 그리고 Turkel Design 주택은 그냥 지나치는 것이 아니라 휴식과 거주에 적합한 공간과 함께 넓은 이동 영역을 가지고 있습니다.
휠체어 보관을 위한 공간이 있는 문턱이 없는 이 머드룸은 집의 나머지 부분과 마찬가지로 개방적이고 채광이 좋습니다.
접근 가능한 캐비닛
Custom cabinetry played a significant role in providing accessible solutions that enhance the home’s aesthetic appeal—the warm wood casework throughout is a Turkel Design trademark. Throughout the kitchen, cabinets were designed at a reachable height for a wheelchair user, with accessible pulls of a shape that’s easy to grasp, while the multi-level island provides work surfaces for all users.
그의 워싱턴 포스트 interview, Michael Graves recalled his own experiences when he said that “an accessible bathroom can give a patient a sense of normalcy and motivation.”
With these words in mind, we paid particular attention to the bathrooms in this Iowa house. In the primary bath, this double sink is open below for wheelchair access, and the cabinets adjacent to it have handles at a height reachable from a sitting position. The shower is curbless and equipped with adjustable features. Adjacent to the bath, across a flat threshold, is a laundry room—with low, front-loading appliances.
유사하게, 다른 욕실에서는 아래의 세면대가 휠체어 사용자를 수용할 수 있는 공간과 같은 높이에 수납용 서랍이 있는 구조로 되어 있습니다.
높은 디자인
2층 주택이기 때문에 층간 이동을 위해 엘리베이터를 눈에 띄지 않게 배치했습니다. 또한 정기적으로 단층 주택을 설계하고 단층 생활을 위한 기존 설계를 맞춤화할 수 있습니다.
모든 것이 당신에게 돌아옵니다
Graves는 모든 사람이 접근할 수 있고 영감을 주는 공간을 설계하는 데 공감이 필수적이라는 것을 알고 있었습니다.
At Turkel Design, we apply that empathy to every project, listening to the needs of our clients and ensuring that every detail of their home supports the lifestyle they are looking to create. Regardless of a homeowner’s specific needs, a beautiful, warm, livable home is our goal—a goal achieved, we believe, with this project in Iowa.
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