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UO Housing Design for the Blind or Visually Impaired Research Paper
PROJECT PURPOSE AND CONSIDERATIONS
The purpose of this project is to design a single-family housing and promote independent living for adults who are blind or visually impaired. This is a detached house, open with a yard, driveway, and garage.
DELIVERABLES
1) Project title and brief information about the project.
2) Summary of your project goals.
3) Site analysis – description of climate, local demographic information, neighborhood context, and
other relevant site information / use maps showing project site context, compass direction, adjacent
buildings, natural features or topography, views, potential sources for noise
→ We will use International Residential Code (IRC) so check if your home location (state) is
adopting International Residential Code (IRC) through this site:
https://up.codes/building-codesonline
→ Search the state zoning regulations for a single-family detached dwelling of the selected state
(or county) for your site to double-check the minimum site size for placing the required house
size, such as zoning classification, minimum lot area, minimum lot width, minimum side yard,
minimum rear yard for interior lots, maximum average height at the front building line, minimum
setback, maximum building coverage, or something else
4) End user profile – describe who are envisioned to be living in this house (i.e., age, occupation,
lifestyle, type and level of visual impairment, and needs for spaces, etc.)
5) Program document – space/room name, square foot, count of spaces, programmatic (including
furniture, lighting, appliance, electronic equipment, finishes), inclusive design features, other
features that reflect design trends
→ You can update this program during the schematic design phase after reviewing codes/standards
and while developing bubble & block diagrams
6) Precedent study – select an appropriate precedent study (an example of what already exists) that
supports your building type and target users / describe an overview of the project and design ideas
that you think would help in designing a similar space
7) Digital format
