BROWN BAUHAUS REVIEW CENTER

Design of Home for the Aged

MSFlorendo

PUNCHLIST FOR DESIGN CRITICISM

1. Did you place bollards or guard posts to keep out vehicles from pedestrian areas or
to indicate a non parking area?
2. What did you do to provide info for blind persons who do not know Braille?
3. Did you place rest areas with benches on long path or walkways?
4. Did you provide means of emergency info or distress call in strategic areas? What
kind?
5. Are long path/walkways provided with guiding lines?
6. Are pedestrian crossings wide and comfortable to cross by elders even without
assistance? Are acoustical signals provided?
7. Are road bumps used wisely?
8. Are there provisions for parking for the disabled? What would be the acceptable
quantity and how was it computed?
9. Are circular or curved ramps, avoided?
10.
lift)?

Is there a platform lift (also known as stairway lift or wheelchair

11.
users?

Do all doors swing where they do not create discomfort to

12.
What type of emergency egress system was provided in the
design? Were lever-type handles used?
13.
Did you apply the 1.50m minimum width for pathways,
corridors, and passages in order for two wheelchairs to pass each other or for one
wheelchair to make a full turn?
14.

Are toilet seats, bidets, shower seats and bath-tub seats

mounted at the same height as the wheelchair seat (between 0.45m and 0.50m
above floor level)?
15.

Is there a sufficient provision of grab bars and retractable bars?

16.
facility?

Did you use lever-type door knobs for all doors throughout the

17.
Are all faucets and valves of lever-type? Are the shower heads
adjustable hand-held type?
18.
floor?

If the facility is multi-storey, are there bathrooms in the ground

19.
Are changes in floor level or step-downs minimized
throughout the facility and outdoor spaces? Are different colors, texture, or type of
materials used in places where there is a step-down?
20.
Is there an adequate space in the garage or car ports to
maneuver a wheelchair with an assistant around the parked vehicle?
21.
Is there enough space in the laundry area for a wheelchair to
maneuver around the area?
22.

Can a wheelchair maneuver around all parts of the bedroom?

23.
Did you avoid putting gratings along pathways and in other
places where it may pose hazard to wheelchair users, cane and crutch users, or
even women on high heels?
24.

Are all doors and egress ways free from obstruction?

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approaches?

Are

chevrons

provided

for

parking

slots

and

drop-off

HOME FOR THE ELDERLY

ANALYSES
A. General
a. Analyze the provision of living units or bed assignments by degree of
dependence to nursing assistance (Semi-dependent, Dependent, and Bed
ridden)
b. Also consider the separation based on gender
c. Observe orientation in the plan of buildings specially the living units
d. Introduce facilities that will give the still-abled elderly to help in generation
additional income for the Home (e.g. workshops, gardening/farming,
handicrafts, dress-making)
e. Elements of medical features must not be too obvious so as not to give the
facility the impression of being a cross between a hospital and a re-hab.
f. Maximize the utilization of spaces. Design must be cost-effective
B. The SITE
2. Presence of Swamp:
a. Indicates that the area is lower than the rest of the lot
b. Low water seepage
c. Potential for the development of a pond or lagoon provided with protective
railings
d. It can also become a source of income, additional resources, or simply
recreation if converted into a fish farm provided with fishing deck
3. Century-old Trees:
a. Permanent features that can not be removed or moved
b. Keeps the lot in-tact and stable
c. Can be utilized as landmarks or aesthetic element as part of the design

4. Pasig River:
a. Poses as hazard to users
b. Requires legal easement (at least 6 m.)
c. Legal easement can be developed into a walking park or promenade
provided with protective railings
5. Existing Driveway:
a. Indicates the presence of a previous development (park or building)
b. Using all or a portion of the existing driveway can save the developer much
resources
c. Part of the existing driveway can be omitted to provide wider space for
development and to restrict access of vehicles to private parts of the
home
6. Quezon Bridge:
a. The large bridge redirects the flow of wind that moves on the surface of the
river, changing its direction from NE-SW to North-South
b. Indicates that smog and noise is most likely to come from that part of the
site emitted by the passing vehicles atop the bridge
7. Space between the Front Fence and the Driveway:
a. The space between the front fence and the existing driveway can be used
as either buffer to absorb air-borne noise, or as car park, or both
b. Trees in between parking slots can provide natural shed to parked cars
c. Parking driveway should have maneuvering curves
8. Basic Amenities:
a. Basic amenities such as guard house, power house, garbage disposal or
management center, emergency distress call booths, water tank, metering
space, water treatment facility (if any), and alike should be clearly visible in
the Site Development plan
b. Other items like open court, covered court (multi-purpose), walk/pathways,
laundry/drying area, central kitchen, clinic, ecumenical chapel or place of
worship, meditation gardens, aviary, butterfly garden, mini-farm, and alike
should be labeled accordingly
9. Pedestrian Crossings:
a. Limit but strategically locate pedestrian crossings
b. Use chevrons at approach to pedestrian crossings

10.Drop-off Zone:
a. Provide drop-off area for the main building
b. Drop-off must have ramps or transfer station
c. It must be of sufficient size so as to accommodate people on wheelchair
11.Legal Easement and Access to Site:
a. Provide legal easement on at least two sides of the site
b. The site must have at least two access located at points most remote from
each other
12.Sustainability:
a. Provide facility for production and hobbies for income generation
C. The INTERIORS
1. Security and Monitoring:
a. Provide peep holes or observation windows if dormitory rooms are not
equipped with security cameras
2. Grab Bars:
a. Grab bars should be provided throughout the interiors specially the comfort
rooms and the walls near the main entrance
3. Check door width and direction of opening
4. Avoid sharp objects, edges, and wall corners
5. Provide rubber bumps on walls of corridors and wheelchair ways
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