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Our transgenerational house features a contemporary user-friendly plan wrapped in out-of-sight accessible conveniences. Check out its numerous accommodating features. |
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Copyright © 2008 by James J. Pirkl, FIDSA
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| Zone A | contains the "public" areas: the main entry, kitchen and laundry, and the living/dining areas that access an outdoor dining patio and the private courtyard. |
| Zone B | includes a library/media/activity room, which overlooks the courtyard and links the "public" and "private" areas. An adjacent guest bedroom has a connecting guest bath, which is also accessible from the connecting hallway. |
| Zone C | contains the "private" areas. The fully accessible master bedroom suite has direct access to the courtyard and exercise pool. The Office/studio opens onto its own private courtyard. |
| Zone D | encompasses a private courtyard "oasis" conveniently accessed from each of the other areas. |
These additional features expand the transgenerational accessability :
- Raised, weather-protected package drop-off at entry
- Grocery package pass-through from entry to kitchen
- Level threshholds at all exterior entry doors
- All electrical outlets 18" above floor
- Rocker light switches 42" above floor
- Convenient 18' refrigerator/sink/cooktop work triangle
- Resilient cork floor in kitchen and baths
- Sustainable bamboo flooring in living areas
- Finger tip adjustable window blinds
- Easy-to-grip lever door handles
- 5'-0" diameter clear wheelchair turning areas throughout
- Crank-operated windows offer panoramic views
- Indirect and task lighting plus skylights
Shouldn't
all houses be designed with the same
common-sense rationale as these cutting-edge transgenerational
features?
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