URBAN DWELLING CONCEPT RESIDENCE FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Program : ADA Residence

Location : Flushing , Brooklyn

Area : 3500 sq.ft. (approx)

Status : Concept

Year : Junior 2021

Client : Hakim and Celeste are both Civil Rights Lawyers and they live with Hakim’s mum who is legally blind. Celeste loves gardening to relieve the stress of her job. They have an eight year old son and a wayfinding dog.

Design Challenge : To Design a space for a family with a Grandmother who is legally blind. The Idea is to make the space livialble for all the members while incorporating design stratergies for accessibility

Working on colour pallates friendly for the visually impared and aesthetic for other members of the family

Navigation through surface texture and using braille symbols in the space