Building an accessible home located in Green Belt for a child living with a brain injury.

Brief

Our client, AG, survived a serious brain injury at the age of 3 months old.

At the time of writing (December 2022), our client 6 years old. Our client is severely sight impaired, meaning that contrast in colours and use of natural light is very important in a home as part of her play and therapy environment.

AG lives with her parents and her older sister who is 8 years old. Their current home is presently unsuitable due to lack of accommodation, with limited space for privacy, separation, therapy play and quiet areas.

Our client finds it difficult to distinguish between different tasks within the day such as play, learning and sleep and a designated space for each task will work best for them.

As such, the new home will accommodate space for play, therapy, education, assisted live-in care arrangements and of course suitable living space for the family to enjoy.

F+A were initially appointed as property finders to assist the family in finding a suitable home.

What we did

-          Helped with property finding, eventually sourcing a plot of land

-          France + Associates collaborated with a planning consultant to achieve planning consent for a new dwelling within the green belt area

-          We have been appointed to coordinate all necessary surveys and investigations, construction drawings, structural design and specifications to see quotations from building contractors

-          Administer the building contract as contract administrators to manage the building project onsite

Features

-          Level access

-          Single-storey for ease of access

-          Separate and well thought out layout to enhance privacy, dignity and encourage therapy, education and play

-          Designed to enhance independence for a severely sight impaired person

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