Universal design
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about universal design
Project • By The Ranch Mine • Private Houses
Charmed
In 2020 The Ranch Mine received a very unusual project inquiry, a first in their firm’s history. The scope of the inquiry was not unusual, a new modern home to replace the ranch house in the Arcadia neighborhood in Phoenix, Arizona they had outgrown while having 3 children over the past 8 years.
Dan Ryan Studio
The unusual part was the request for it to be a surprise for the homeowner’s wife, after the couple had started and stopped twice with other professionals. This seemed risky but the gamble paid off as the surprise was met with excitement and the family finally achieved the dream home they had always wanted but were never able to accomplish, a 2 story, multigenerational contemporary family home fitting of their perso... More
Project • By MICA Architects • Heritages
Lincoln’s Inn Hall
The Great Hall and Library project includes restoration, excavation and extension of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, and is the most significant development to the historic estate in 150 years. The work comprises heritage-led conservation and restoration with bold contemporary additions to the oldest working Library in London. The changes enhance the character and setting of the Inn and its unique buildings, providing huge improvements to quality and quantity of teaching and event spaces for the wider Inn community.
Andy Stagg
Andy Stagg
RestorationThe refurbishment of the Great Hall removes recent poor-quality alterations, restoring many of the building’s heritage features and reinstating the original ceremo... More
Project • By Child Graddon Lewis • Offices
Soho Square
A sensitive retrofit of a Grade II Listed Georgian townhouse into modern offices. This scheme is the embodiment of universal design and detailed conservation – breathing new life into a historic building.
Jim Stephenson
The Project:
Soho Square is the comprehensive refurbishment and extension of a listed Georgian townhouse, located within one of London’s most prestigious locations – the Soho Conservation Area, overlooking the gardens of Soho Square.
The scheme provides outstanding, contemporary Grade A workspaces whilst restoring many of the building’s original beautiful features. Through a comprehensive and considerate investigation into the historic fabric of the building, the design has transformed a forme... More
Project • By Mumtazah • Nurseries
Genius Kurnia
Genius Kurnia (previously known as Permata Kurnia) is Asean’s First Purpose-Built Building by a Government for Children with Autism. It is a Center of Excellence for Autism and a prototype for future centers too. Having no specific guidelines from any design handbook or the Economic Planning Unit (EPU), the brief was formed from personal and professional experiences of educational and medical professionals and most importantly experiences of the Director of the centre and the Architect who are mothers of children with Autism.
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Mumtazah
The design is an understanding between aesthetic and practicality taking serious considerations of the sensory conditions of the children. It is a translation... More
Manta Hospital
Criteria such as universal accessibility and parametric design consolidate the Manta Hospital, the third healthcare center designed by PMMT Architecture in Ecuador. This new building is one of the most advanced buildings in the healthcare sector.
The Manta Hospital was built accordingly to the parameters settled for the “Fluid Hospital”, a typology created by PMMT Architecture whose conceptualization and design are the result of a standardized method that starts with an in-depth analysis of the metric that defines the building, enabling an important time reduction fort the design, construction, equipment and commissioning processes.
The new Manta Hospital, located in the coast of Ecuador, is the third healthcar... More