HOUSE DESIGN FOR ELDERLY AND MOBILITY DISABLE BASED ON UNIVERSAL DESIGN CONCEPT

Abstract

          The purpose of this research article were to design and assess the quality in house design based on universal design concept by interviewing about a satisfaction on universal design for the elderly and people with mobility disabilities. The sample group used in this research was 15 people (received by a purposive sampling) who live in Surin Municipality, Surin province. Research instruments used in this study were a quality assessment form and a satisfaction interviewing form. Then, the research team have designed house for the elderly and people with mobility disabilities based on the concept of universal design and built - up the 3 dimensions architectural model. After that, the house plan and architectural 3 - D model have been sent to architecture specialists for quality assessment. Finally, the sample group included, the elderly, people with mobility disabilities, relatives, and caregivers, were interviewed about a satisfaction on a universal house design and all of data were analyzed by descriptive statistical method such as; percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The study found that: 1) According to the universal design of house, house design can be used equally, size and space of house are designed appropriately and can be able to adjust when there is a fault utilization. The house design is easy to understand and requires little effort. 2) Due to a quality assessment made by specialists, the study showed that the overall quality of house design is at the highest level ( = 4.93, S.D. = 0.25). 3) In term of a satisfaction of the designed accommodation, the study revealed that the overall satisfaction on the designed accommodation is at the highest level ( = 4.59, S.D. = 0.49).