Deck access - apartments (lift-accessed) Housing Typologies for Later Life Typical apartment layout 77 m² / 830 sq. feet 39 m² / 424sq. feet Front entrance Indicative section apartments the stair zone becomes an extra WC Wheelchair storage + charging Main bedroom and enusite upstairs Spare bedroom can be rented out Space for movement around furniture Wheelchair units Living room converted into a large dining space Living room used as a large dining space Alfresco dining on the terrace shower ago, Brenda and Harry continue to run a small business from their home. The from the rest of the home. Phillip (79) uses a wheelchair, and has had the apartment adapted to suit his requirements. With all of the rooms, door openings, and outdoor spaces already designed for wheechair dimensions, the process straightforward. Following the death of her husband, Maria (62) duplex to host family and friends. She regularly has her grandchildren to stay and uses the study as a playroom. The other downstairs rooms are used more formally, with separate living and dining rooms. Main bedroom used as a formal sitting room Attic room used to run their home business Wheelchair adapted Downsizers After to struggling with the stairs in their last house, Peter and Jo in the neighbourhood but moving to an apartment that was more easily accessible. The extra bedroom is used as a study, and it doubles up as a second living room when programmes on TV. External view of rear gardens and balconies Deck access Apartment design brief Design problem housing developers and planners. This is partly due to an association with 1960s / 70s social housing estates, and Design brief - key requirements Designed for older couples or single people, with min. two Designed at higher densities than traditional bungalow arrangements (min. 50 dwellings / hectare) Adaptable for changing requirements over the later lifecourse. Designed to meet the 2015 Building Regulations Part M4(3) ‘Wheelchair User’ standard, . Designed to HAPPI design principles, including good levels of storage and daylighting. outdoor garden/ balcony space. Designed to form part of an attractive and accessible streetscape. area that can support opportunities for incidental interaction between neighbours and storage of larger mobility scooters. Technical brief (based on indicative site layout opposite) Units of accomodation 18 apartments Indicative communal facilities n/a Indicative site area 0.25 ha. Indicative density 72 dwellings / ha. 12 resident spaces (private) Typical dwelling 116 m² (duplex) Accessibility standard (Building Regs Part M) M4(2) (Lifetime Homes) or M4(3) (Wheelchair adaptable) Key precedent(s) St Antonius Community centre and senior housing, Stuttgart LRO Architects Deck access - apartments View along access deck Duplex apartment Typical apartment Communal lift / stairs seating and space to store mobility scooters Kitchen windows High quality/ robust areas (eg. timber/ glass balustrade) Escape stair Communal entrance Communal entrance