Home Expansion Case Study

The socioeconomic significance of malls is seen through visual culture, where the mall has become a place to meet up with friends and family, on any day of the week – weekends being the busiest. Hence “the mall has become a centre of life, where the most memorable moments, holidays and birthdays are spent, dinners are held all under one roof” (Stokrocki 80). In Toronto the two largest malls I explored were the Toronto Eaton’s Centre and Yorkdale Mall – both of which included over 200 stores, eateries, rainforest cafés, and a movie theatre. However what was evident about these two malls apart from the rest included anti social behaviours despite families being grouped together. Although people were together, the sense of togetherness was plastic just like the manikins of store displays. It appeared as though families were shopping just as an excuse to go out as a “family” even though children, teens and adults would disperse into the stores of their choice and meet up at the end for a takeout meal, contacting each other through their phones. In addition to this observation included the fact that families shopping with other families or family friends were more of an exploitation of social and economic class. People being able to spend at stores like Michael Kors, Coach, Tory Burch, Abercrombie & Fitch, Lululemon, Kate Spade and many more, without worrying about going over budget meant being affluent. What really needs to be questioned is the idea that if these people spend at

We are housed in the City-owned Deco Building in San Antonio’s historic Deco District. The building is 100% ADA compliant and accommodates people with a variety of disabilities. There are designated parking spaces, entry ramps, and automatic door openers. The entryways into all spaces are over 3’ wide, and restrooms are

The work of Judd (1997) explores how an environment is designed to enhance well-being. E.g. does the design of the building compensate for disability, maximise independence, enhance self-esteem, demonstrate care for staff, reinforce personal identity and welcome relatives and the local community?

Medical services and social venues, as well as public transportation are located within walking distance to Alameda, a charming? island town. There are artist lofts, condominiums and warehouses in this mix-use neighborhood. The design concept of this building was to provide residents opportunities to create a cohesive?community together using the co-housing model of living. Co-housing, which was developed in Denmark, is a concept in which individuals living together, whether in separate or joined units, participate in tasks for keeping the community going. I MOVED SOME THINGS AROUND ACCORDING TO DESIGN CATEGORIES Communal rooms for socializing, dining, cooking, exercise and meetings are located on the first floor. Each residential floor has a separate room for individual or group use. Inclusive design solutions are found throughout the building. Latch handles for doors, kitchen and bathrooms are present in all rooms. Non-slip flooring such as marmoleum, low pile carpeting is used for interiors. Textured concrete and rubberized strips are on walkways and stair steps. Lights and fans can be controlled remotely to aid visual and dexterity issues. Wide entrances to all rooms accommodate wheelchair access. Large shower

Before an individual moves into the property they should be given plenty of opportunity to visit the property, this enables them to get to know the other individuals who reside at the property and also gives them a chance to meet the staff team. The individual should first come for a daytime visit with their social worker/CPN and also if they wish a family member or another individual they may choose, after the initial visit the individual should then be invited to the property for a communal meal, then for an overnight stay and finally a 2 night stay.

Opening in 1966, Oaknoll began with the aspiration of providing a home and living environment with guaranteed for care for all residents. Since that time, there have been many changes to its physical appearance, but Oaknoll’s mission to serve its resident is the same (Napoli). Though the floor plan can be confusing, the feeling of the place is warm and inviting. The opening lobby has high ceilings, a fireplace, and inviting furniture perfect for a quick visit. Oaknoll’s wide hallways accommodate the wheelchairs and walkers some residents use to get around and the light-colored walls and well-placed windows give a feeling of openness. Furthermore, there are several family rooms with tables and couches for a meal or get-together. If a family wishes to visit longer, Oaknoll has three guest rooms available so they can be close by (“Oaknoll”). One of the most unique traits of Oaknoll’s decor is the artwork displayed as all art found in the public spaces and hallways is either donated or created by residents, adding a personal touch to the facility. Also, community is a major theme throughout the building. With a large dining and activity room, a small theater, a game room, and public cafés, there are many places residents can gather. The new additions to Oaknoll provided community value as well as estate

The floors in the entryway are all hardwood floors, so carpeting that is too high is not an issue either. The door handle to the building is 37 ¾ inches high, so it can be reached even from a lower level. The door in the main entrance is easily opened, but I did notice one way that could make entering the building a little difficult for someone who is in a wheelchair or cannot move very quickly. In order to unlock the main door, an electronic key fob needs to be scanned on a scanner. The scanner is inconveniently located too far away for a person to remain in the same place to scan their key fob and open the door at the same time. Since the scanner only unlocks the door momentarily, the door would most likely lock itself by the time someone who had issues with mobility was able to reach the door handle and open the door. This could be fixed by increasing the amount of time the door remains unlocked after scanning the key fob or by moving the key fob scanner closer to the door handle. I also noticed that if someone is trying to enter the leasing office, the door is incredibly difficult to open even for people who do not have any accessibility issues. The leasing office door needs to be replaced with a

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As an occupational therapy practitioner, it is important to understand how to modify homes to fit an individual with a disability. In this paper, I will share what I believe are the best modifications to my own 2-story home for an individual in a wheelchair including the entrance and half-bath, kitchen, stairs,

Once we have succeeded in our mission to promote shopping locally even more, “for rent/sale” signs and vacant buildings will be a scarcity. In their places will be store fronts with friendly faces there to greet you at the door and help you find just what you were looking for, whether it be for yourself or someone you love. Main Street will be buzzing with activity. Shoppers will be carrying around their purchases in colorful bags, enjoying a conversation with their close friends and family, and experiencing just what Pratt was missing; the feeling of community. And with all of the fun and exciting events, they will remember the joys of shopping rather than the hassle it can cause.

In other words, sidewalks promote interaction between pedestrians who would otherwise consider each other to be strangers. The value in this interaction is what Jacobs refers to as public respect and trust. Public respect and trust only improve the unconscious safety dynamics also promoted by the use of sidewalks.2 Oakley Station’s development makes no such effort to encourage these public interactions and contacts. Instead, the sidewalks, serve only the uses of appearance and the occasional bus stop. Instead, pedestrians are limited by the isolation associated with automobiles and only have the real opportunity to interact with one another when acting as consumers in the big-box chains. Realistically, however, how often is it that consumers willing interact with one another when the only purpose of traveling to Oakley Station is to

Since your lease already started from 7/19, you can move your stuffs of course. Please let your CC know when you need it so he can pick it up for you before the weekend. The dimensions we do not have for each room rather than the whole unit's sqft. You are more than welcome to measure it when you move your stuffs.

If you're running out of space in your home but your financial resources aren't sufficient enough to leave your home and move into another one, you just may have a valid option for a small investment that will solve your problem effectively. A home extension can increase the size of your home, creating more useable space that can solve your crisis as far as living or utilitarian space is concerned.

On July 27 2015 worker met with Tori Pettit, caseworker at Tri-County, Sandy Hanks, and Glenda Lee, employees at Mental Health State Office, for the purpose of gathering a game plan on Ms. Tonya Smith. The original plan to have in home services is not available due to her home location in Pumpkin Center. The only other alternative is to place her in residential. However, no residential homes are available in Walker Co. Therefore, Ms. Pettit must look for out of county for placement.

The objective of this paper is to analyze the homebuilding industry fundamentals, externalities, and its cyclical history by evaluating macro environmental threats and opportunities; defining the products and markets; delineating capabilities and competitors within the homebuilding industry; describing the five-forces of competition; and identifying key success factors for this industry. This analysis will use two of the top four U.S. homebuilders, Lennar and PulteGroup to help better understand the industry. Although these two firms have opposite approaches to standard features, land and inventory strategy, and operational focus, both have shown the ability to weather the deepest and darkest housing crisis our country has ever seen and