FROM BRIEF TO DESIGN
Turning Requirements into Practical Design
Good accessible design starts with understanding the person, the property and the wider project brief. We bring together individual requirements, professional recommendations and the existing space to develop a design that is practical, considered and ready to progress.
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Developed around the individual and how the space needs to work
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Informed by professional recommendations where appropriate
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Planned around the existing property and its practical constraints
What We Provide
Design Tools with a Clear Purpose
Our design process helps clients and professionals understand how a proposed accessible space could work before key decisions are made.
Measured Layouts
Accurate room measurements and layouts help us understand the existing space and establish what is realistically achievable.
CAD Based Design
We use CAD-based design software to develop layouts, positioning and spatial relationships as part of the wider project design.
Accessible Space Planning
Bathrooms, kitchens and wider spaces are planned around movement, reach, circulation and everyday use.
Product Integration
Specialist products, cabinetry, fixtures and equipment are considered as part of the complete design rather than added afterwards.
Collaborative Design
Working Together
Accessible projects often involve more than one person. We can work alongside Occupational Therapists, architects, case managers, housing teams and families to develop and refine the design around the individual and the wider project requirements.
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Understand the Brief
We review the individual’s needs, professional recommendations, the property and the project objectives.
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Develop the Design
We translate the brief into a practical layout, considering accessibility, movement, products and everyday use.
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Review & Refine
Designs can be reviewed and developed collaboratively before the preferred solution is agreed and progressed.
CAD & 4D VIRTUAL REALITY
Step Inside the Design Before It’s Built
Our design process goes beyond plans on a screen. Once the layout has been developed using CAD-based design software, we can bring the proposed space to life using immersive 4D Virtual Reality, allowing clients, families and professionals to experience the design before installation begins.
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It can help everyone involved better understand the layout, movement through the space, positioning of key elements and how the finished environment will feel — giving us the opportunity to discuss and refine the design before work starts.
Our Process
From Brief to Finished Space
A considered process that takes the project from understanding the individual and the property through to design development, product specification, supply and installation where required.
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Consultation
We begin by understanding the individual, their needs, the wider brief and any professional recommendations already in place.
Home Survey
We assess the property, dimensions, access, services and practical considerations that will influence the design.
CAD Based Design
We develop the layout around accessibility, movement, product integration and everyday use.
Design Review
We review and refine the proposed design with the client and, where involved, the wider professional team.
Specification & Supply
We specify and coordinate the products required for the agreed design and manage the supply as part of the wider project.
Installation
Where required, we can progress the project into our full Design, Supply & Install service and coordinate the installation through to completion.
OUR DESIGN STUDIO
See Accessible Design in Practice
Visit our Design Studio in Treforest to explore accessible kitchen and bathroom solutions, experience products first-hand and discuss your project with our design team.
For professional projects, it also provides an opportunity to explore ideas collaboratively and consider how different solutions could work for an individual client.