Adaptable Housing Presentation E Martin

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EMAArchitects Slide 1

A community for all ages

building the future

ADAPTABLE AND

SUSTAINABLE HOUSING

by Eric Martin

March 2006


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Australian StandardAS4299 (1995) - Adaptable Housing

provides guidance for the design of adaptable housing.

The principles as outlined in this standard are as follows:

Adaptable housing is good design for everyone;

Adaptable housing should be possible at relativelylittle extra cost;

The concept will provide safer houses;

Continuation of existing community and family

networks will be possible; and

It will be suitable for people at any level.

What is adaptable housing?


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This embodies both environmental factors and

housing for life.

Housing for life embodies Inclusive or Universal

Design principles.

Sustainability


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Class A. All essential and desirable features

incorporated

Class B. All essential and 50% desirable featuresincorporated including all those noted first priority

Class C. All essential features incorporated.

Australian StandardAS4299 (1995) - AdaptableHousingprovides classification levels as

follows:


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Extract fromAppendix A

of AS4299

illustrates

this point:


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Background

The Guidelines have been developed to ensure that people have

unimpeded access to spaces and buildings that they have a right or

expectation ot visit. They will also assist the Territory, designers,

developers and property owners/managers in meeting their obligations

under discrimination legislation including the Commonwealth Disability

Discrimination Act 1992(DDA) and theACT Discrimination Act 1991

(ACTDA).

Definition

ADAPTABLE HOUSING refers to the means of designing a house/unit that

enables easy and relatively cheap adaptation to make it fully comply with

access standards (referAS4299 Adaptable Housing Class C). Thishousing is designed in such a way that it can be easily modified in the

future to meet changing needs of occupants and visitors

ACT Planning Guidelines for

Access and Mobility


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Residential should consider AS4299Dual Occupancies should consider AS4299

Multi Unit Development

Access to common areas to AS1428.1,preference for AS1428.2

Some adaptable units to AS4299

ACT Planning Guidelines forAccess and Mobility


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Multi unit developments with over 10 units

Access required to common areas

10% of the units to be adaptable

AS4299 Class C All essential features to beincorporated

Adaptable Housing in Operation in the ACT


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Exampleof

an

Adaptable

House


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Exampleof

an

Adaptable

House


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Adaptable/Sustainable Home in Subiaco, Perth


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Kitchens

Reference Leibrock, C Beautiful Barrier-Free,A Visual Guide to Accessibility,

Van Norstrand Reinhold, New York 1993


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Smart Housing Queensland Vic Urban Homes for Life

Current Initiatives in other states


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A community for all ages

building the future

ADAPTABLE AND

SUSTAINABLE HOUSING

by Eric Martin

Eric Martin and Associates

10/68 Jardine StreetKINGSTON ACT 2604

www.emaa.com.au

March 2006

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