ASPECT ASSESSMENT CRITERIA AS 1428.1 LIVABLE HOUSING DESIGN GUIDELINES ‘PLATINUM’ FLOORING (TYPE Does this design requirement suit the needs of people with significant Yes Yes AND TRANSITION disability? BETWEEN SURFACES) Is there a spatial impact compared with standard residential construction? No No Is there an increased financial impact compared with standard residential No No construction? Does this design requirement result in an environment which is less No No Does this design requirement result in a lack of design flexibility? No No OVERALL CONCLUSION: POSITIVE POSITIVE Compliance requirements are appropriate Compliance requirements are appropriate HANDLES, Does this design requirement suit the needs of people with significant Yes Yes To a limited extent – SWITCHES, TAPS Doesn’t deliver complete requirements for disability? AND GPOS an accessible bathroom Is there a spatial impact compared with standard residential construction? No Yes Slight – Additional floor circulation space for toilet and shower. Not as onerous as AS 1428.1 Is there an increased financial impact compared with standard Yes Slight Yes Slight – – Additional cost for fixtures & fittings such Additional cost for fixtures and fittings residential construction? ‘specialised’ ‘specialised’ as such as extended taps and large rocker extended lever taps and large rocker switches switches Does this design requirement result in an environment which is less home-like? Yes No Specialised fixtures and fittings such as extended lever Greater flexibility to use more home like fixtures taps are not always required and fittings Does this design requirement result in a lack of design flexibility? Yes No Allows little design flexibility when selecting fixtures and fittings OVERALL CONCLUSION: NEGATIVE POSITIVE Compliance requirements are not appropriate for Compliance requirements are appropriate residential home like property .
ASPECT ASSESSMENT CRITERIA AS 1428.1 LIVABLE HOUSING DESIGN GUIDELINES ‘PLATINUM’ FLOORING (TYPE Does this design requirement suit the needs of people with significant Yes Yes AND TRANSITION disability? BETWEEN SURFACES) Is there a spatial impact compared with standard residential construction? No No Is there an increased financial impact compared with standard residential construction? No No Does this design requirement result in an environment which is less No No Does this design requirement result in a lack of design flexibility? No No OVERALL CONCLUSION: POSITIVE Compliance requirements are appropriate POSITIVE Compliance requirements are appropriate HANDLES, SWITCHES, TAPS AND GPOS Does this design requirement suit the needs of people with significant disability? Yes Yes – To a limited extent Doesn’t deliver complete requirements for an accessible bathroom Is there a spatial impact compared with standard residential construction? No Yes – Slight Additional floor circulation space for toilet and shower. Not as onerous as AS 1428.1 Is there an increased financial impact compared with standard residential construction? Yes – Slight Additional cost for ‘specialised’ fixtures & fittings such as extended lever taps and large rocker switches Yes – Slight Additional cost for ‘specialised’ fixtures and fittings such as extended taps and large rocker switches Does this design requirement result in an environment which is less home-like? Yes Specialised fixtures and fittings such as extended lever taps are not always required No Greater flexibility to use more home like fixtures and fittings Does this design requirement result in a lack of design flexibility? Yes Allows little design flexibility when selecting fixtures and fittings No OVERALL CONCLUSION: NEGATIVE Compliance requirements are not appropriate for residential home like property POSITIVE Compliance requirements are appropriate .
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