HANSE HAUS Buyer Guide - Ecobuild

Accessible homes
Quality of life without barriers
When planning and realizing an accessible living design, the focus falls not only on creating a
welcoming living environment but also on tailoring the home to the day-to-day requirements of
those with a disability. The accessible ‘Belvita’ showhome was planned in collaboration with two
disabilities consultants who are both wheelchair users themselves. The result of this collective
planning process is an attractively designed bungalow that offers a high quality of life by meeting
the needs of those with or without disabilities in every living situation.
Customised solutions for happy, carefree living
The daily lives of the disabled can be made easier through a wide range of detailed HANSE
HAUS solutions. Not only does the accessibility design tick boxes in terms of living comfort for
the disabled but it also allows those of advancing years to continue living in their own homes as
they enter later life.
Our recommendations during the planning of an accessible home include:
Arranging all living spaces, bedrooms and a bathroom on one level, or alternatively installing a
wheelchair-adapted lift, as can be viewed in our “Vivario” showhome in Mannheim, Germany or
the “Cubico” showhome in Suhr, Switzerland.
· Space for manoeuvre with wheelchair turning areas of a diameter of 140 cm
· Doors and hallways with a minimum width of 100 cm
· External doors without a threshold
· A floor-level, wheelchair-accessible shower with shower seat
· Wheelchair-accessible washbasin and handles on all sanitaryware
· Wheelchair access to the house from the garage/carport
· Durable floorings with low rolling resistance, such as laminate floors or tiles
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