ASPECT ASSESSMENT CRITERIA AS 1428.1 LIVABLE HOUSING DESIGN GUIDELINES ‘PLATINUM’ EXTERNAL Does this design requirement suit the needs of people with significant Yes Yes OF TRAVEL Provides good design framework disability? AND DWELLING Is there a spatial impact compared with standard residential construction? No No ACCESS Is there an increased financial impact compared with standard residential Yes No construction? Additional cost to provide handrails and kerbrails to external ramped surfaces Does this design requirement result in an environment which is less home-like? Yes No Delivers a commercial type public ramped surface requiring compliant handrails and kerbrails Does this design requirement result in a lack of design flexibility? Yes No Allows no flexibility for requirement of grabrails and kerbrails for ramped paths OVERALL CONCLUSION: NEGATIVE POSITIVE Compliance requirements are not appropriate Compliance requirements are appropriate for residential home like property for residential home like property Does this design requirement suit the needs of people with Yes To a limited extent Yes– To a limited extent DWELLING – ENTRANCE significant disability? Door minimum clear opening width of 850mm is Door minimum clear opening width of 900mm is slightly reasonable however 950mm is better suited for large restrictive for some large wheelchairs wheelchairs Yes Slight Is there a spatial impact compared with standard residential construction? Yes – Additional floor circulation on both sides of the door Additional floor circulation space on the external landing only Is there an increased financial impact compared with standard No Yes - Slight residential construction? Does this design requirement result in an environment is less No No home-like? No Does this design requirement result in a lack of design flexibility? Yes The required circulation on the internal side of the door is significant POSITIVE OVERALL CONCLUSION: POSITIVE Compliance requirements are reasonable however Compliance requirements are reasonable door clear opening width should be minimum however door clear opening width should be 950mm minimum 950mm
ASPECT ASSESSMENT CRITERIA AS 1428.1 LIVABLE HOUSING DESIGN GUIDELINES ‘PLATINUM’ EXTERNAL Does this design requirement suit the needs of people with significant Yes Yes OF TRAVEL disability? Provides good design framework AND DWELLING Is there a spatial impact compared with standard residential construction? No No ACCESS Is there an increased financial impact compared with standard residential construction? Yes Additional cost to provide handrails and kerbrails to external ramped surfaces No Does this design requirement result in an environment which is less home-like? Yes Delivers a commercial type public ramped surface requiring compliant handrails and kerbrails No Does this design requirement result in a lack of design flexibility? Yes Allows no flexibility for requirement of grabrails and kerbrails for ramped paths No OVERALL CONCLUSION: NEGATIVE Compliance requirements are not appropriate for residential home like property POSITIVE Compliance requirements are appropriate for residential home like property DWELLING ENTRANCE Does this design requirement suit the needs of people with significant disability? Yes – To a limited extent Door minimum clear opening width of 850mm is slightly restrictive for some large wheelchairs Yes– To a limited extent Door minimum clear opening width of 900mm is reasonable however 950mm is better suited for large wheelchairs Is there a spatial impact compared with standard residential construction? Yes Additional floor circulation on both sides of the door Yes – Slight Additional floor circulation space on the external landing only Is there an increased financial impact compared with standard residential construction? No Yes - Slight Does this design requirement result in an environment is less home-like? No No Does this design requirement result in a lack of design flexibility? Yes The required circulation on the internal side of the door is significant No OVERALL CONCLUSION: POSITIVE Compliance requirements are reasonable however door clear opening width should be minimum 950mm POSITIVE Compliance requirements are reasonable however door clear opening width should be minimum 950mm
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