{"id":2236,"date":"2024-01-16T14:34:18","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T14:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/?p=2236"},"modified":"2024-03-18T16:14:16","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T16:14:16","slug":"how-inclusive-and-accessible-design-leads-to-future-proof-housing-developments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/news\/how-inclusive-and-accessible-design-leads-to-future-proof-housing-developments\/","title":{"rendered":"How inclusive and accessible design leads to future-proof housing developments"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2236\" class=\"elementor elementor-2236\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fd27e8 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How inclusive and accessible design leads to future-proof housing developments<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8987fc\" data-id=\"e8987fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-735a331 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"735a331\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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src=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MicrosoftTeams-image-16.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2238\" alt=\"A Purpose Built Student Accommodation Building proof of concept photo showing modern, red brick buildings with students walking on the sidewalk on a sunny day.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MicrosoftTeams-image-16.jpg 696w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MicrosoftTeams-image-16-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cdf038\" data-id=\"6cdf038\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee65eeb elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee65eeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is inclusive design?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21cca54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21cca54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">In construction, inclusive design is a sustainable, inclusive, and cost-effective design practice, yet is also massively underutilised. For firms that do use inclusive design when approaching new builds, it presents an opportunity for site owners to create built environments that are <span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">massively beneficial to every individual in society who wants to live in a safe and sustainable home, but it is still not universally adopted despite that. This is in part due to building managers only wanting to meet the minimum legal requirements for accessibility, but also due to a lack of understanding of its benefits from a financial perspective.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">But what do we mean by inclusive design? As the term suggests, it represents an approach to housing construction that prioritizes universal accessibility, focusing on creating spaces that can cater to the needs of everyone, rather than just people with very specific access requirements.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">Inclusive design is often confused with universal design, which is an outcome-oriented approach, based on minimum standards, that adopts a single design solution, without the need for adaptations or specialized design, to be used by as many people as possible.<\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">For example, an architect might design a housing development that offers wheelchair-accessible ramps and doors of the appropriate width to accommodate wheelchair users but may fail to consider whether the handrails on the ramps are made of cold-to-touch metal, rendering the design inaccessible to people with abnormal cold sensitivity. Additionally, doors might be wide enough to accommodate wheelchair users, but what if the door handles are not spatula-styled for people with limited dexterity?<\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">These problems would be considered a symptom of a universal design approach, rather than a truly inclusive one. Conversely, an inclusive design approach would consider the needs of every type of person&#8217;s needs, disabled or not.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-976ba7b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"976ba7b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35dead3\" data-id=\"35dead3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffccc13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ffccc13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aab14b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aab14b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d97004\" data-id=\"4d97004\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b562b12 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b562b12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Universal Design vs Inclusive Design<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31a04f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31a04f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">The inherent problem with the universal design approach is that it is often based upon industry-designated minimum standards, and is governed by compliance with requirements, rather than encouraging architects and construction managers to innovate and consider the needs of the many, rather than the few.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">The scenario we outlined earlier is a common occurrence, as implementing wheelchair access is already blueprinted into legislation throughout the world, but this is sadly not the case with all disabilities. Long term, the result of this narrow-minded way of thinking is that as legislation is updated over time to consider different kinds of disabilities, developments with inaccessible wheelchair ramps suddenly become outdated, leading to managers needing to pay for a replacement.<\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">An inclusive design approach, on the other hand, nurtures sustainable and future-proof housing developments from the design stage, allowing architects and construction managers to provide accessible design solutions for as many people as possible rather than for a select group or demographic.\u00a0<span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">An inclusive design solution for this scenario would be to provide a wheelchair ramp made of stainless steel or timber due to their very low thermal conductivity properties, and door handles which are spatula-styled in design &#8211; thus accommodating more than one group&#8217;s particular access needs.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b14fdb\" data-id=\"5b14fdb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7c4837 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d7c4837\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AdobeStock_626490160-1-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2239\" alt=\"Four male construction workers in white hard hats observe builders in the distance building the skeleton of a building as the sun shines through the scaffold.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AdobeStock_626490160-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AdobeStock_626490160-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AdobeStock_626490160-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AdobeStock_626490160-1-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AdobeStock_626490160-1-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" 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class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4994117 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4994117\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f21637\" data-id=\"9f21637\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbcd8fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dbcd8fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AdobeStock_505200910-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2240\" alt=\"Senior woman using automatic stair lift on a staircase at her home.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AdobeStock_505200910-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AdobeStock_505200910-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AdobeStock_505200910-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AdobeStock_505200910-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AdobeStock_505200910-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bbb3a7\" data-id=\"7bbb3a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6a2302 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6a2302\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The social and financial benefits of inclusive design <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d15f74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d15f74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">When advising on new-build construction projects, Direct Access will always come from an inclusive design perspective, because true inclusion to us means going beyond set standards to accommodate everyone. We help architects understand and implement what is widely considered best practice rather than minimum standards &#8211; which widely varies country to country.<\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">While the world is already facing a housing shortage and affordability crisis, the last thing building managers need is to retroactively change a finished build, which will always come at a considerable financial cost. However, if an inclusive design approach is adopted from the offset, homes are produced that offer longevity, sustainability, and true accessibility &#8211; allowing disabled people to have less health and care costs, resulting in long-term safety and personal independence.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">Unlike universal design, inclusive design is also not static &#8211;\u00a0 presenting an opportunity for building managers and construction firms to not only do the right thing for billions of disabled people but also hold on to capital in the long term which could otherwise be lost during refurbishment processes.<\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">In terms of the design approach, building owners might think of future-proof (or Lifetime) housing as purely beneficial to disabled people with mobility impairments, but the reality is that we all grow old &#8211; and many people close to us will likely become disabled later in life. The truth is that inclusive design benefits everybody. 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