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School of Planning, Architecture & Civil Engineering,

Assessing Lifetime Home Standards:

Housing and the Living Environment

Clíona Rooney 2nd Year PhD Candidate Prague 30th May 2012

Clíona Rooney, Verity Faith, Dr. K. Hadjri & Dr C.Craig

Assessing Lifetime Home Standards: Housing and the living environment

Contents

Background

Aims

Methodology

Context

Existing Literature

Initial Findings

Concluding Discussion


……..What are the Lifetime Home Standards?

Background

Research Problem: Is there scope to Improve the Lifetime Home

Standards?


Access Inside the Home

Fixtures and Fittings

Set of 16 Criteria

Background


Background

Car Parking Spaces

Access from car park

Entrances

Stairs and Lifts

Access


Inside the Home

Background

Door widths

Turning circles

Entrance level bed


Fixtures and Fittings

Background

Window Specifications

Switches and Sockets


Aims

Aim: Understand the challenges behind implementing the standards by understanding the attitudes and expectations of the stakeholders involved. Secondary aim: To investigate if there is scope to make changes to the standards.

Overall aim: Provide an insight into how the standards can be improved


Methodology

Literature Review

Semi-structured Interviews with housing

association representatives


Context

Facts-13,834 km²-1,799,392 population

It is mandatory in NI to build all public housing to the LTHS


Long term costs are

reduced

Future adaptations

are easier

Occupants can remain

at home for longer

Existing Literature

Is there scope

to improve the

Lifetime Home Standards?

Positive findings


Is there scope

to improve the


Do not meet the needs

of everyone

Focus solely on

mobility challenges

Minimum standards

Existing Literature

Negative findings


Is there scope

to improve the


They conflict with

space standards

Hinder creativity

It will take decades

for their impact to

be felt

Existing Literature

Negative findings


Examples of Lifetime Homes

Existing Literature


Interviews

Interviews were analysed using thematic analysis

NVivo

7 themes for discussion


Initial Findings

Benefits of LTHS

Reaction of the Housing Associations towards the

standards

Attitudes of society and the occupants towards the

standards

Seven Themes


Initial Findings

Attitudes towards visual impairments

Attitudes towards user Involvement

Attitudes towards supplementary guidelines

Ways in which the standards could be improved

Seven Themes


Initial Findings

Improved access for wheelchair users

Enable future adaptations

Appreciation of extra space and w.c. from all home

users

Cost Benefits

Benefits of LTHS


Initial Findings

Mandatory

Satisfied with the standards

Do not include existing homes

Restrictive

They ignore individuality

Reaction of housing associations towards

LTHS


Initial Findings

Satisfaction with new home

Unaware of the standards

Unaffected by the standards

No Post Occupancy Evaluations (POEs)

Attitudes of the occupants towards LTHS


Initial Findings

Surveys

Collaboration with the end user

Over involvement of the user

Attitudes towards user involvement


Initial Findings

Add-on features

Not structural

Consultation with Occupational Therapist (OT)

Attitudes towards Impairments


Initial Findings

Supplementary guidelines


Initial Findings

More space

Fine tuning

Further reduce the need for adaptations

Ways in which the standards could be improved


Concluding Discussion

Do standards hinder creativity?

How can we improve the designers’ awareness of

guidelines?


Thank You

Clíona Rooney 2nd Year PhD Candidate IFA Conference Prague 30th May 2012


Selected References

Literature Review Barlow, J. & Venables, T. (2004). ‘Will Technological Innovation Create the True Lifetime Home’? Housing Studies, 19 (5), 795-810.

Brewerton, J. & Darton, D. (1997). Designing Lifetime Homes. York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

Carrol, C. Cowans, J. & Darton, D. (1999). Meeting Part M and designing Lifetime Homes. York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

Department for Communities and Local Government, Department of Health and Department for Work and Pensions. (2008). Lifetime Homes, Lifetime Neighbourhoods A National Strategy for Housing in an Ageing Society. Yorkshire: Communities and Local Government Publications.

Dewsbury, G.A. & Edge, H.M. (2000, June). Designing the Home to Meet the Needs of Tomorrow… Today: Deconstructing and rebuilding the home for life. In: ENHR conference. 26-30 June, ENHR: Gavle Sweden.

Donnelly, M. (2009, July). Lifetime Adaptable Homes Seminar. (Paper Presented at the Centre for Excellence in Universal Design, Seminar: Lifetime Homes in Policy and Practice, Dublin). Retrieved July 26, 2006, from http://accessit.nda.ie/newsandevents/eventsarchive/seminarquotlifetimehomesinpolicyamppracticequot

http://accessit.nda.ie/newsandevents/eventsarchive/seminarquotlifetimehomesinpolicyamppracticequot

http://accessit.nda.ie/newsandevents/eventsarchive/seminarquotlifetimehomesinpolicyamppracticequot


Selected References

Literature Review Evans, S. (2009). ‘A response to Baroness Andrews, ‘Lifetime homes, lifetimes neighbourhoods – developing a housing strategy for our ageing population’. Policy and Politics, 36, pp. 151-154.

Goodridge, C. (2006). Accessible London: achieving an inclusive environment Lifetime Homes (PDF), London: Greater London Authority. Retrived October 19, 2010, from http://legacy.london.gov.uk/mayor/strategies/sds/docs/lifetime-homes.pdf.

Hanson, J. (2001). From Sheltered Housing to Lifetime Homes: an inclusive approach to housing. In: Winters, S, ed.2001. Lifetime Housing in Europe. Leuven: Katholieke Unversiteit Leuven. pp. 35-57.

Harding, E. (2007). Towards Lifetime Neighbourhoods: Designing sustainable communities for all a discussion paper. Yorkshire: Community and local Government Publications.

Holland, C. & Peace, S. (2001). Inclusive housing. In S.Peace, & C. Holland eds.2001. Inclusive Housing in an ageing society, Innovative approaches. Bristol: The Policy Press. pp.235-261.

Imrie, R. (2006). ‘Independent lives and the relevance of Lifetime homes’. Disability & Society, 4, pp.359-374.

http://legacy.london.gov.uk/mayor/strategies/sds/docs/lifetime-homes.pdf


Selected References

Images BBL architects llP. (2012). Wallbank Court Birmingham.Retrieved May 13th, 2012, fromhttp://www.bblb-architects.co.uk/index.php/projects/housing/social-housing/wallbank-road/

Brewerton, J. & Darton, D. (1997). Designing Lifetime Homes. York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation. P. 11

Brewerton, J. & Darton, D. (1997). Designing Lifetime Homes. York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation. P. 15

Granmore. (2012). Switches & Sockets. Retrieved May 13th, 2012, from http://granmoresuspendedceilings.com/switches-and-sockets.html

IFA.(2012). IFA Global Conference on Ageing 28th May- 1st June 2012 Prague. Retrieved May 13th, 2012, from http://www.ifa2012.com/tourist-info/welcome-to-prague

http://www.bblb-architects.co.uk/index.php/projects/housing/social-housing/wallbank-road/

http://granmoresuspendedceilings.com/switches-and-sockets.html


Selected References

Images Quest. (2012). Quest quality electrical supplies and technology limited socket.Retrieved May 13th, 2012, fromhttp://www.questelectrical.co.uk

The National Achieves.(2012). Lifetime Homes Diagram.Retrieved May 13th, 2012, from http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100413151441/http://communities.gov.uk/documents/housing/jpg/LifetimeHomesDiagram.jpg

MSMR (2012). Msmr Alice Street London SE1. Retrieved May 13th, 2012, from http://www.msmrarchitects.co.uk/?page=new-build&project=alice-street&image=1180

The Mail. (2009). Architects challenged to Design Lifetime Homes, Lifetime Neighbourhoods.Retrieved May 13th, 2012, fromhttp://www.britishhomesawards.com/09/awards09.asp

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