Housing Design
'Aging in Place' Guidelines and Retrofit/New Housing in a Universal Design Perspective
Presenter(s):
Dr Luigi Biocca, Construction Technologies Institute of Rome, National Research Council, Italy
Presentation Type:
Project (40 minutes)
Saturday
3:20 - 4:00
Flamengo
Project
A project between a city council and the Construction Technologies Institute of Rome, National Research Council (ITC/CNR) consisted of remodeling 5 existing apartment blocks and building 34 dwellings, based on a check-list of guidelines for suitable fittings and supports to eaging in placef from the design to the technology as a support to daily activities/interface with outdoor services/facilities. The intent was also to determine which design measures and instalments increase the social inclusion of older citizens in the community. The outcomes, recorded in design guidelines covering various aspects for improving domestic quality of life, will be refined for creating a more inclusive evaluation tool for future housing renovation plans.
A House for the Senses - Housing Design for People with Sensory Impairments
Presenter(s):
Dr Camilla Ryhl, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen & UC Berkeley, USA
Presentation Type:
Forum (40 minutes)
Saturday
2:30 - 3:10
Copacabana
Forum
Dr. Ryhl's Ph.D. dissertation, A House for the Senses, is a study of how universal design in housing may embrace the growing number of people with sensory impairments. The project answers the research question, "Does a sensory impairment imply specific design requirements to the architecture of housing?" Based on empirical research methods and a close collaboration with a group of users with visual or hearing impairments the project discusses and studies how architects can accommodate sensory impairments in the basic architectural design of housing and furthermore expand the design beyond the concept of accessibility to a practice of Universal Design.
A National Access Standard for Housing - how to achieve national regulation in a federal system of government
Presenter(s):
Mr Digby Hughes, People with Disability Australia, Australia
Presentation Type:
Forum (40 minutes)
Saturday
10:30 - 11:10
Rio 3
Forum
Australia operates under a federal system of government with six state and two territory governments having constitutional responsibility for housing. As well hundreds of local government authorities also implement local planning controls over building and housing. Despite this, it is the Australian Building Codes Board, a joint initiative of all levels of government, which oversees the creation of nationally consistent building codes, standards, regulatory requirements and regulatory systems. The paper will examine the arguments for and the strategies being used to bring about a national standard that integrates universal design.
Acoustical Design Recommendations for New York City Railway Stations: Improving Accessibility for Hearing and Visually Impaired Patrons
Presenter(s):
Mr Robert Nichols, Nichols Design Associates, Inc., USA
Presentation Type:
Project (40 minutes)
Thursday
1:45 - 2:25
Lagoa
Project
An acoustical design of the New York Railway Stations is proposed to improve the acoustical accessibility for persons with hearing and visual impairments. The acoustical design includes methods and materials for reducing reverberation times in the stations. Reducing reverberation times increases the capability for auditory communication by lowering interfering reverberant noise levels generated by people and trains, and increasing the clarity of speech from people and audio systems providing railway information. The universal design research includes videotape and slides for the different subway stations in New York, as well as design and methods.
Architectural Quality in Universal Design and Housing - a Study of the Importance of User Involvement in the Application of Universal Design and Access in Housing Design.
Presenter(s):
Dr Camilla Ryhl, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen & UC Berkeley, USA
Presentation Type:
Forum (40 minutes)
Friday
9:00 - 9:40
Botafogo
Forum
This research project discuss and documents the importance of user involvement in the design process and the need for architects to apply Universal Design in housing design in order to assure high quality of usability, access and architecture in housing. It is an empirical study based on on-site case studies of existing accessible housing in the Bay Area, California, and as an architectural research project it includes registration and analysis of existing accessible homes in the Bay Area, California and qualitative interviews with users and architects experienced in the process of involving users in the design of housing.
Assessment of Universal Home Construction by Habitat for Humanity
Presenter(s):
Ms Laurie Ringaert, The Center for Universal Design, USA
Presentation Type:
Forum (40 minutes)
Friday
11:15 - 12:00
Botafogo
Forum
Since fall 2003, the Center for Universal Design at NC State University has been conducting evaluations of The Centerfs work with two Habitat for Humanity chapters that resulted in Universal Design features incorporated in the 18 houses built during 2000-2001. This forum will briefly describe the project, the research design, and the research results.
One aspect of the research was a Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) that explored the effects of UD features on the residents. This study evaluated the impact of the houses with universal design features on the residents. The second study examined if building homes with universal design features had any impact on the attitudes, policies or practices of the two collaborating Habitat for Humanity affiliates in North Carolina.
Decision Support Tools and Policy Initiatives in Support of Universal Design in Buildings - The POLIS Project
Presenter(s):
Dr Nikos Sakkas, BPM SA, Greece
Presentation Type:
Project (40 minutes)
Saturday
3:20 - 4:00
Botafogo
Project
Polis seeks to provide for a detailed analysis of the economics (costs and benefits) associated with accessibility and to use this information to develop a decision support system, called hereafter a Decision Support System for Universal Building Design (DSS.UBD). It intends to offer a research-based evaluation of various building design scenarios, with the long-term goal of increasing the cost efficient adoption of Universal Design by society and to provide for a significant enhancement of the quality of life for all people, including those with disabilities, elders, children, etc.
Developing a Checklist of Universal Design Features, Materials, and Products for New Construction in Housing
Presenter(s):
Dr Sandra Hartje, Seattle Pacific University, USA
Ms Susan M. Duncan, ADAptations inc., USA
Presentation Type:
Working Group (90 minutes)
Thursday
11:00 - 12:30
Master 1
Working Group
There are two sessions for this working group. The other session is scheduled for Friday, 10:30 - 12:00 (Master 1).
A challenge for promoting universal design in housing is the lack of a prioritized list of universal design features, products, and materials. Without this list, it is difficult for housing professionals to know which features, products, and materials are most important, and just how many should be included for a house to be considered universally designed, rather than just containing some universal design elements. Although there is some resistance to prescribing universal design elements in this way, builders and developers are asking for the specific direction that would provided by prioritized lists of universal design features, products and materials.
Diffusing Universal Design Globally: Learnsites for Youth and Adult Leaders
Presenter(s):
Dr Betty Jo White, College of Human Ecology, Dept. of Apparel, Textiles & Interior Design, USA
Presentation Type:
Working Group (90 minutes)
Thursday
1:45 - 3:15
Master 2
Working Group
There are two sessions for this working group. The other session is scheduled for Friday, 9:00 - 10:30 (Master 2).
This intensive UD Introduction consists of hands-on tryouts of two "Learnsites" targeted to teenagers and their teachers and group leaders. The web-learning package is designed to prepare youth to disseminate the UD concept to the mainstream population. Based on Rogersf Adoption/Diffusion Theory, one site instructs teachers and leaders, while the other presents ten age-appropriate, diverse, interactive, and problem-solving lessons to engage youth. Developed in cooperation with the U. S. National Endowment for the Arts, both are fully accessible to people with disabilities, and could be localized to serve developing nations until they can prepare their own.
Empowerment Games: Participatory Design Exercises for Sustainable Public Housing Development in the Social Context of Hong Kong
Presenter(s):
Ms Yan Ki Lee, School of Design, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Presentation Type:
Project (40 minutes)
Thursday
1:45 - 2:25
Flamengo
Project
Participatory Design is about involving end-users in design processes. Just as the backgrounds and social situations of users vary, there are also many different practices of participatory design. This project involves a customised participatory design process, Empowerment Games, designed through collaboration between social scientists/academics, facilitators with different backgrounds such as design and social work, and resident groups. This presentation aims at demonstrating how residents have become actively involved in an urban redevelopment program to achieve re-housing to a location near their current residential building, and to formulate and express their comments and suggestions for a more appropriate future living environment.
How Can We Increase the Implementation of Universal Design in Housing?
Presenter(s):
Ms Joanne Quinn, University of New South Wales, Australia
Presentation Type:
Forum (40 minutes)
Friday
11:20 - 12:00
Copacabana
Forum
Universal design benefits housing design for all users, yet it has far more potential for implementation in the housing market. Issues affecting the implementation of universal design remain: guidelines and regulations for housing access lack consistency between different regions; a lack of reference data for regulations and guidelines limits monitoring for continued relevance to users; and builder compliance with universal design best practice can be increased. This prevents professional designers and housing owners realizing the full potential of universal design in their housing. This session explores some of the options to assist in transforming universal design theory into practice.
Implementing Access Through Universal Design in Five Brazilian Cities: Porto Alegre, Curitiba, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte
Presenter(s):
Mr Eugene Williams, board member, Adaptive Environments, USA
Mr Edison Passafaro, Comissao Permanente de Acessibilidade--Sao Paulo, Brazil
Mr Humberto Lippo, Governo Municipal de Porto Alegre, Brazil
Ms Veronica Camisao, CVI-RJ Centro da Vida Independente-Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Ms Ana Paula Crosara Resende, Cidade de Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ms Sandra Fernandina Fagundes, Governo Municipal de Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Presentation Type:
Plenary Panel (90 minutes)
Thursday
11:00 - 12:30
Rio 2
Plenary Session
Representatives from the five Brazilian cities recognized as the most advanced in implementing access through Universal Design will present the strengths and weaknesses of their city's approach. Porto Alegre, Curitiba, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte have developed unique approaches based on social and physical geography, governmental and non-governmental organizations, and the relationships between access advocates and municipal government, particularly in the area of enforcement. Panel presentations will be followed by discussion of the follwing questions:
- What works?
- What doesn't work?
- Can a model be developed from a synthesis of experiences?
Inclusive Housing: Proposal of Intervention in Two Buildings in Inner-City Sao Paulo
Presenter(s):
Mrs Sandra Perito, Instituto Brasil Acessivel / Marcondes Perito Engenharia e Arquitetura, Brazil
Presentation Type:
Forum (40 minutes)
Friday
10:30 - 11:10
Botafogo
Forum
The challenges of an aging population and reurbanization of degraded central areas are also occurring in Brazil. The city of Sao Paulo has now a program of inner-city revitalization, with emphasis on dwellings. Proposals will be presented for rehabilitation of two abandoned buildings, in inner-city Sao Paulo. The premises of the universal design precepts were used for analysis of the physical and financial feasibility of such rehabilitation. The feasibility of adding universal characteristics to the several apartment typologies, adding 0.5% to the sales price stipulated by the Housing Federal Agency was demonstrated.
Lifestyle Laboratory by Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) - Empowering Customers to Learn, Evaluate, and Affect Product Design
Presenter(s):
Ms Yukari Semmyo, Tokyo Electric Power Company, Japan
Presentation Type:
Project (40 minutes)
Saturday
2:25 - 3:15
Botafogo
Project
TEPCO's lifestyle laboratory advises customers how best to use and choose electrical appliances suitable for their individual life styles. These recommendations are based on data collected by checking and inspecting various electric appliances, including IH cooking heaters, vacuum cleaners, dishwashers, washing machines, lamps, microwave ovens...etc. TEPCO lifestyle laboratory thinks that giving customers opportunities to learn about various products and how these products can adapt to their life styles is part of universal design.
Making UD Attractive to Architects and Planners
Presenter(s):
Mr Jon Christophersen, Norwegian Building Reseearch Institute, Norway
Presentation Type:
Project (40 minutes)
Thursday
11:00 - 11:40
Botafogo
Project
The paper will present a new publication from two central government institutions in Norway. The relevance in an international setting is how to address architects and planners in a way they will find interesting and inspiring. The publication sets out to do this in a novel manner, putting the main emphasis on the integration of accessibility and Universal Design into the architecture, using 3D sketches and diagrams in combination with photographs to illustrate the relationships between the whole, the individual parts and the architectural detailing of buildings. Political and social aims of integration and inclusion are given as an outline.
Nursing Home Resident-Room Furniture Design: Application of Universal Design Principles
Presenter(s):
Mr Paul Eshelman, Cornell University, USA
Presentation Type:
Project (40 minutes)
Friday
9:45 - 10:30
Botafogo
Project
This paper describes a project to design nursing home resident-room furniture. The paper's focus on the design process which starts with an interpretive study of the seven principles of Universal Design formulated at The Center for Universal Design (1997, NC State University). These principles are supplemented with evidence from studies about environmental psychology relative to the frail elderly and the role design can play in elevating sense of place and well being of older adults. Results of the process, resident room furniture to be installed in a new skilled-nursing facility, will be presented and discussed.
Principles of Universal Design Revisited
Presenter(s):
Mr James Mueller, J.L. Mueller, Inc., USA
Ms Elaine Ostroff, Co-Founder of Adaptive Environments; Director of the Global Universal Design Educatorfs Network, USA
Ms Laurie Ringaert, RERC on Universal Design, NC State, USA
Presentation Type:
Charrette (Half day followed by two additional sessions.)
Wednesday Afternoon
1:30 - 5:15
Copacabana
Fee: $75
Charrette/Case Study (Half-Day)
Since their creation in the United States in 1997, the 7 Principles of Universal Design have served as the gold standard for communicating, understanding and evaluating universal design. They have been widely published in many countries and translated into several languages.
The purpose of this pre-conference charette is to examine how the Principles of Universal Design are being applied to design education, practice, policies and research around the world. Participants in this charette will also explore opportunities for ongoing discourse toward broader understanding and use of the Principles in diverse cultures.
An additional working group session will be scheduled at the convenience of the participants; the findings of the Principles charette will be presented on Saturday morning, 9:00 to 11:00 at the Charette Wrap Up session, along with reports from the other charettes.
This charette will provide a unique opportunity for exchange among authors of the Principles and international experts in universal design, as well as a learning experience for participants who are newer to universal design.
Jim Mueller is an industrial designer who has worked in the field of design for people with disabilities since 1974 as an assistive technology provider, researcher, universal design consultant, and workplace accommodation specialist and instructor. His clients have included businesses, as well as government agencies, individuals with disabilities, and national disability organizations.
Jim serves on the staff or advisory boards of several Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers and chairs the Industrial Designers Society of America's Special Interest Section on Universal Design.
Promoting an Inclusive Environment in London
Presenter(s):
Ms Julie Fleck, Greater London Authority, UK
Presentation Type:
Project (40 minutes)
Friday
10:30 - 11:10
Copacabana
Project
The London Plan includes policies on inclusive design and accessible housing. The challenge is now to ensure that Londonfs 33 local planning authorities adopt and implement the policies and that developers and planning applicants embrace inclusion and help create a more accessible city. Tools have been developed to ensure understanding and adoption of inclusive design, including Supplementary Planning Guidance called Accessible London which explains the policies in more detail; the use of Access Statements in planning and building applications; a video on Lifetime Homes and the standards for wheelchair accessible housing.
Prototype of Adaptable and Universal Home in Brazil
Presenter(s):
Mrs Sandra Perito, Instituto Brasil Acessivel / Marcondes Perito Engenharia e Arquitetura, Brazil
Presentation Type:
Project (40 minutes)
Friday
2:45 - 3:25
Flamengo
Project
Research conducted by the author showed that Brazilian elders tend to stay in the house acquired in their productive adult phase, and do not want to move. If the domestic environment is not adequate to the limitations resulting from aging, it may hinder the full use of space and compromise user's safety. A prototype designed and built based on the universal design principles will be presented, being also appropriate to the Brazilian cultural, social and economic contexts, for the analysis of the physical and financial feasibility of building universal housing in Brazil.
The Application of Universal Design in Low-Cost Housing by the City of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Presenter(s):
Mr Edison Passafaro, Comissao Permanente de Acessibilidade, Brazil
Mr Eugene Williams, Adaptive Environments, USA
Presentation Type:
Project (40 minutes)
Thursday
3:30 - 4:10
Flamengo
Project
The municipal government of Sao Paulo requires accessibility in its low-cost housing construction programs. That accessibility is based on the principles of Universal Design and implemented by the Secretariat of Housing and Urban Development (SEHAB) under the supervision of the Permanent Commission on Accessibilty (CPA). An overview of the application of Universal Design will be accompanied by images from architectural and engineering plans as possible. A focus of the presentation is anticipated to be the self-built self-administered ("Mutirao com Autogestao") program championed by the grassroots Union of Housing Movements (UMM). A brief description of the UMM will be included.
The Development of UD Housing in Japan:
1. Toward Higher Quality Design
2. Toward Further Refinement by Sekisui House
Presenter(s):
Dr Yoshiaki Goto, Sekisui House ,Ltd., Japan
Prof Satoshi Kose, Shizuoka University of Art and Culture, Japan
Mr Shinji Tanaka, Sekisui House, Ltd., Japan
Presentation Type:
Project (40 minutes)
Friday
2:00 - 2:40
Flamengo
Project
Universal Design (UD) is a very popular term in Japan. Industries have noticed that they cannot avoid UD. Over the last few years, Japanese housing manufacturers have evolved. They have overcome the three big level changes in Japanese traditional housing, as well as set handrails in ordinary housing. The new laws push their improvement. One company has already put three strategies into practice. A design guideline for the planning and development of housing, an education system of UD specialists in companies and establishing trial centers for UD where consumers are able to evaluate the usability of the housing components and spaces. We would like to introduce a new movement for UD housing in Japan since 2000 by introducing the Japanese housing strategy.
The Multifunctional Kitchen - An Experiment in Design for All
Presenter(s):
Ms Lone Storgaard, Design Concern, Denmark
Presentation Type:
Project (40 minutes)
Saturday
10:30 - 11:10
Flamengo
Project
In the Ph.D. thesis "THE MULTI-FUNCTIONAL KITCHEN - An inquiry into and an experiment with special user needs" industrial designer Lone Storgaard, shows how the concept of multi-functionality can be integrated into industrially manufactured kitchens. The book "THE MULTI-FUNCTIONAL KITCHEN" and CD-ROM illustrate every-day problem areas in the kitchen. Design concepts of kitchen components and layouts, in drawings and animations, help to enhance the kitchenfs functionality for all life-conditions no matter how a personfs health and physique develops. The thesis and the conceptual Multifunctional Kitchen will stimulate the discussion that design for all can be both functional and aesthetic. This project received the research prize from the Disabled Peoples Foundation, Denmark.
The Universal Design Kitchen: Which Adaptations Do Consumers Select?
Presenter(s):
Prof Patrick Patterson, Iowa State University, USA
Prof Mary Yearns, Iowa State University, USA
Mr Andrew Bice, Iowa State University, USA
Presentation Type:
Project (40 minutes)
Saturday
11:15 - 12:00
Flamengo
Project
The project goal is to develop a prototype system of cabinets and appliances with universal design features that meet the needs of older women. The research used focus group interviews, in-home observations, and ethnographic interviews to determine their problems, limitations, and concerns. Based on this information, kitchen prototypes (free-standing furniture with modular components) were then constructed. Subjects were videotaped while they prepared food in a "standard" arrangement, and again in an "adapted" configuration. The modular approach was well received, but the types of adaptations selected varied according to user characteristics.
Transforming Neighbourhoods: How to Maximise the Value of Design in the Built Environment
Presenter(s):
Mr Chris Murray, Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment, UK
Presentation Type:
Forum (40 minutes)
Saturday
2:30 - 3:10
Rio 3
Forum
The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment is England's champion for better design. They campaign, advise, provide demonstration projects and study the value of design in transforming places. This session will describe the genesis of CABE, explaining how the organisation provides a coherent and dynamic service for public and private sector clients. Examples of the economic, social and cultural value of design will be provided through case studies from differing urban settlements. Public participation, better skills and the process of injecting a sense of excellence into ordinary and everyday buildings as well as the iconic will be discussed.
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