Neufert Case Study

People with disabilities need a functional efficient designed space to be able to move around in. To turn 180° in a wheelchair you need 1500 – 1700 mm space. Neufert’s images below sets the minimum requirements sizes and circulation spaces of landings, rooms, garages etc. (Neufert, 1970: 301)
Entrances should not have thresholds or steps and revolving doors should not be used when designing. All doors must be atleast 900 mm wide and bathroom doors must open outwards for ease of use. All the levels and the facilities of a building must be accessible to individuals using a wheelchair therefore by ramp or a lift. Neufert’s images below sets the minimum requirements sizes and circulation spaces of landings, rooms, garages etc. (Neufert, 1970: 301)
WC cubicles must be lockable and a sink must be provided. The flooring should be non-slip, easy to clean and water resistant. Bathrooms should have one basin per five WC’s and should have means for drying hands. When soap dispensers are fitted, one should be fitted for every two basins. One mirror is sufficient between two to three basins. The minimum room heights of WC cubicles are 2.2m. (Neufert, 1970: 399) Below are diagrams to indicate the design of bathrooms:
3.2.5 Washing facilities
Bathrooms should have hot and cold water or mixed water supply. Each bathroom must have one drainage point for basins. (Neufert, 1970: 400) Diagrams indicate below what the required dimensions are:
3.2.6 Restaurant space requirements
For any individual to eat comfortable, one requires a table area of no less than 600mm wide by 400mm deep. Round tables or tables that have six or eight sides must have a diameter of 900 -1200mm for four people and will be able to take one or more people. (Neufert, 1970: 455)
The minimum spaces for walkways or between table areas and a wall are show in diagram 1. Round tables however require more floor area than square tables. (Neufert, 1970: 455) Neufert’s diagrams are shown
I will clean, process and analyse the data by finding the variables that are the same or are related to each other in order to answer a question that I have asked. I will then present this data in diagrams in order for the reader to clearly understand what I have accomplished through the data and what the information I have gained from the data is. This process will derive from my theory, Design to Improve life, in the perceive and prototype phase.
I created an on-line questionnaire to which 20 people responded, interviewed 3 people and completed an exercise with 6 individuals from my target market that was influenced by the precedent study done on the Konan Ward culture centre in Niigata. Within this exercise I brought in participants from my target market in order to conceptualize the final design