universal design for specially abled people

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UNIVERSAL DESIGN

Composite Regional Center for

People with Disabilities


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Sahasra- A New Beginning

SYNTHESIS

OF

Spatial

requirements

for the

Specially-

Abled

Universal

Design

methodology

DESIGN INTENT

A Comprehensive solution to an

effective design of a Special

school

Accessibility is a general

used to describe the

degree to which a

product, device or

environment is available isaccessible to as many

people as possible. It

particularly focuses on

people with disabilities

and special needs, and

their rights of access withentities.


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Sahasra- New Beginnings

The design process has its basis on the theory that Universal design does not merely

cater to the special needs of the physically challenged by providing them with special

facilities..but also serves as a medium through which their capabilities as contributory

citizens of the society are realised.

Its about not seeing these people as just physically or mentally challenged, as fragile

segments of society and thereby treating the design to always suit to theirconveniences. We have tried to avoid the spoon feeding syndrome, as in specially

abled persons maybe used to the environment that has been designed to

accommodate their disabilities, but in the course of their interaction with the real

world where everything is not adjusted as per their conveniences, the transition from

their comfort zone to something alien or new should not be so brutal that there might

be an acute acclimatizing problem.


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SITESite : Patna, BiharTopography: Located on the south bank of the

Ganga River. An impressive characteristic of

the geography of Patna is its confluence of

rivers. The Ganga River is the largest. It is

joined by the four mighty rivers: Ghaghara,

Gandak, Punpun and Sone.

Climate: Patna, as most of Bihar, has a humidsubtropical climate with hot summers from late

March to early June, the monsoon season from

late June to late September and a mild winter

from November to February.

* Design climatology based on

the macroclimate of the site.


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Swot Study

Door opening

Space allocations at

door area

Anthropometric

for wheelchair

users

Handrail provision in

the toilet

Parking with

wheelchair

Cement andconcrete

flooring for

durability and

flood

resistance


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Concept developmentAwakening, Enhancing & Expression

The concept of the design is based on the three requisites for evincing

special ability i.e.

Awakening

Enhancing >>>>thy senses towards special ability

ExpressingThe main building block is designed to fulfill the three above said requisites.

It unfolds to display:

Entrance in the vicinity of Sense Garden Domain ofAwakening the

senses

Therapy Centre, Clinics and Laboratories near Activity Area - Domain

ofEnhancing the senses

Classrooms around Performance Area Domain ofExpressing the senses

Each space indeed is designed to help the students to achieve the maximum

of their potential and thus express their hidden unique special abilities.


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Building orientation and

wind flow

Design synthesis as per the

conceptual theology

Components of design:1.Sense garden

2.Courtyard

3.Jaali along the wall fronted by

sense garden.

4.Partial segregation of zones intolearning centers(classrooms) and

therapy centers. Thus evoking

controllability at the time while

maintaining the unique usability

of each.


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Braille Information post

A niche for displaying

art work made by the

students *Plantation of tall Evergreen

trees on the southern and

western side of the site. They act

as wind barrier to hot air winds

during summer .

*Curtain walls overlooking to theeastern side for maximum

exploitation of sunlight.

Main entrance to site from the

north.

Simplification of landscaping to

avoid any unnecessary sensory

confusion for the students.

Exit road

Sense Garden

Central courtyard area:

an extension of the

classrooms

Playground*Manipulation of the site

into various activity interest

corners viz. sense garden,

the garden at the front forwork display etc.

Predictable planning makes

a highly controllable

environment and thus

provides clear helpful visual

cues.

large open spaces avoided

as mentally challengedstudents tend to orbit as a

way maintaining control

over their bodies.

Attempt at creating an

environment that minimizes

possibilities for

disorientation and space

time confusion by providing

small amounts of

information at a time.

SITE-AERIAL VIEW


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Main Entrance to theInstitute

Classroom layout: Mentally

challenged

Classroom

approach fromthe corridors with

handrail

provision along

the walls

Water-fountain pointClassroom layout:

Physically challenged


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Section through the

library with wheelchair

seating

Braille- Reading

Section

Section through the

students common room

A view

of the

Sense

garden

through

the

window

Layouts of the

Special Education

Section


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