Knack Universal Design: A Step-by-Step Guide to Modifying Your Home for Comfortabole, Accessible Living - Brossura

Krueger, Barbara; Stewart, Nika

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ISBN 10: 1599216132 ISBN 13: 9781599216133

Casa editrice: Knackk Pr, 2010

Riassunto

Universal design?the art of rendering an interior living space accessible and safe to people regardless of age or ability/disability?is today a major trend in residential architecture. It allows people to maintain their independence, improve their quality of life, and stay in their homes throughout their lifetime. With 450 full-color, step-by-step photographs, Knack Universal Design is the essential primer for those new to the subject. From the basics to insider practical tips on the latest trends and products, readers will learn what it takes to create a home that makes life easier.

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Informazioni sugli autori

Barbara Krueger was one of the first individuals to earn a Seniors Housing Marketing Designation (SHMS) from the National Council on Seniors Housing (NCOSH) under National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), has been a recognized expert in seniors housing marketing for 25+ years. She founded the award-winning Web site SeniorResource.com. She is a requested speaker on marketing, seniors and seniors-on-line topics.

Nika Stewart is an award-winning designer, national speaker, design business coach, and leader in the home fashion industry. Her designs have appeared in national magazines, and she is the publisher of the weekly e-zine To Your Success.

Visit her at NikaStewart.com.

Barbara Krueger was one of the first individuals to earn a Seniors Housing Marketing Designation (SHMS) from the National Council on Seniors Housing (NCOSH) under National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), has been a recognized expert in seniors housing marketing for 25+ years. She founded the award-winning Web site SeniorResource.com. She is a requested speaker on marketing, seniors and seniors-on-line topics.

 

Nika Stewart is an award-winning designer, national speaker, design business coach, and leader in the home fashion industry. Her designs have appeared in national magazines, and she is the publisher of the weekly e-zine To Your Success. Visit her at NikaStewart.com.

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It happens to almost all of us sooner or later: Home, Sweet Home turns sour as life becomes an obstacle course. But it doesn't have to. Interior spaces, especially homes, can be made easily accessible to everyone, regardless of mobility or ability. Enter Knack Universal Design. With 450 full-color, step-by-step photos, this is the essential primer to a vital new approach to design and building. From easier-to-live-with appliances to fixtures, flooring, lighting, electrical considerations, color choices, traffic flow, and structural adaptations, this incomparable guide shows hundreds of ways to make your own surroundings barrier-free, and to help others do the same.

 

450 full-color photos covering:
Entries & Doorways * Flooring
Kitchen Counters & Sinks
Hand Helpers * Bathrooms
Living & Dining Rooms
Bedrooms * Storage
Halls & Stairs * Landscaping

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Knackk Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1599216132
• ISBN 13: 9781599216133
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 244
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile