Description
Book SynopsisThis guide provides all the information you need to design good quality, wheelchair accessible housing. Filled with practical advice, insightful design considerations and clear explanations, this book outlines how to meet the Building Regulations, Approved Document M Volume 1 M4(3): Wheelchair user dwellings. Detailed good practice recommendations and design features are also given for those looking to surpass the minimum standard. This comprehensive resource has been produced with expert contributions from the Centre for Accessible Environments and the Royal College of Occupational Therapists Specialist Section – Housing, along with input from a cross-section of experts including building control, architects, developers and other housing professionals.
- Includes clear cross-references to AD M4(3)
- Technical diagrams illustrating design details
- Simple to follow guidance on best practice and technical provisions
Table of ContentsIntroduction
1. Strategic site development
2. Using outdoor spaces
3. External approach routes
4. Communal entrances, doors and circulation
5. Individual dwelling entrances and other external doors
6. Dwelling circulation and storage
7. Moving between levels within the dwelling
8. Using living spaces
9. Using the kitchen
10. Bedrooms
11. Bathrooms
12. Operating internal doors and windows
13. Services and controls
