Introduction
Each principle has between six to twenty-three elements to consider when designing a DeafSpace building or area.
The list of contents is from: DeafSpace Design Guidelines (unpublished working draft), compiled by Hansel Bauman and other contributors. Included with permission of the author.
1 Space and Proximity Elements (pp. 30-41)
1.1 Degrees of Enclosure
1.1.1. Private space (balance of enclosure and openness)
1.1.2 Within a public space (semi-private space within)
1.2. Formal Gathering Spaces
1.2.1 Group & Seating Arrangements
1.2.2. Presentation Spaces
1.2.3. Classrooms ("horseshoe" seating arrangement)
1.2.4 Meeting Rooms
1.2.5 Lecture Halls & Auditoriums
1.3 Collective Space - Promoting Connection
1.3.1 Program Distribution
1.3.2. Nodes
1.3.3 Eddies (places to stop out of the flow of traffic)
1.3.4 Connecting Interior Spaces
1.3.5. Visual Connection Between Floors
1.3.6. Linking Exterior & Interior Spaces
1.3.7 Flexible Casual Seating Arrangements
1.3.8 Fixed Casual Seating Arrangements
1.3.9 Conversation Pedestals & Shelves
2 Sensory Reach Elements (pp. 42-61)
2.1 Visual Cues and Legibility
2.1.1 View Corridors
2.1.2 Visible Destinations in Sequence
2.1.3 Location of Building Entrances
2.1.4 Building Legibility
2.1.5 Visible Destinations Within Building
2.1.6 Transparency in Movement Spaces
2.2 Transparency & Privacy
2.2.1 Quality of Transparency
2.2.2 Doors & Transparency
2.2.3 Transoms
2.2.4 Sidelites
2.3 Spatial Awareness - Transparency
2.3.1 Glazed Entrances
2.3.2 Windows at the End of Corridors
2.3.3 Room Enclosures
2.3.4 Glass Elevators
2.3.5 Stair Enclosures
2.3.6 Bay Windows
2.3.7 Revealing Stair Enclosures
2.4 Sensory Reach - Reflection
2.4.1 Qualities of Reflection
2.4.2 Reflection: Movement
2.4.3 Reflection: Space
2.5 Sensory Reach - Vibration
2.5.1 Vibration Within Rooms
2.5.2 Vibration Zones
2.5.3 Reduce Unwanted Neighboring Vibration
2.5.4 Equipment Vibration & Isolation
2.6 Sensory Reach - Cultural
2.6.1 Making Work Visible
2.6.2 Seeing Colleagues at Work
2.6.3 Connecting with Cultural Expressions
2.7 Sensory Reach - Communication Systems
2.7.1 Visual Annunciation Systems
2.7.2 Visual Doorbell
2.7.3 Strobes
2.7.4 Shaking Devices
3 Mobility and Proximity Elements (pp. 64-73)
3.1 Pathways & Flow
3.1.1 Corridor Dimensions
3.1.2 Conversation Eddies & Pathway Flow
3.1.3 Corridor Ancillary Uses
3.1.4 Door Swings & Corridor Width
3.1.5 Door Closers & Hold-Opens
3.1.6 Soft Intersections
3.1.7 Sidewalk & Pathway Dimensions & Design
3.1.8 Shoulder Zones
3.1.9 Dominance of Pedestrian Pathway
3.1.10 Bollards & Barriers
3.2 Ramps and Stairs
3.2.1 Stair Configuration
3.2.2 Stair Dimensions
3.2.3 Stair Landing
3.2.4 Stairs and Cross Circulation
3.2.5 Ramp Configuration and Dimension
3.3 Thresholds
3.3.1 Sliding Entrances
3.3.2 Airlock and Vestibule Dimensions
3.3.4 Textured Transitions
3.3.5 Eased or Eliminated Curbs
3.4 Rhythm and Datum
3.4.1 Horizontal Datum
3.4.2 Arcades
3.4.3 Building Facades
3.4.4 Landscape
4 Light and Color Elements (pp. 76-83)
4.1 Color and Surface Texture
4.1.1 Color: Modulation of Light
4.1.2 Color Eddies: Shaping Space
4.1.3 Surface Glare: Mobility & Communication
4.1.4 Color: Contrasting Surface & Visual Language
4.1.5 Color: Orientation & Wayfinding
4.2 Solar Control - Daylight & Shade
4.2.1 Avoiding Backlighting
4.2.2 Wash Surfaces with Light
4.2.3 Balance Light Using Multiple Sources
4.2.4 Adjust Control at Individual Windows
4.2.5 Light Shelves
4.2.6 Shaping Space: Light Eddies
4.2.7 Thresholds: Solar
4.2.8 Shaded Paths
4.3 Electric Light - Shaping Space
4.3.1 Shaping Space: Light Layers
4.3.2 Light Dimming: Comfort & Control
4.3.3. Lighting for Presentation Spaces
4.3.4 Night Lighting: Pools of Light
4.3.5 Light: Orientation, Wayfinding & Movement
5 Acoustics and EMI Elements (pp 84-89)
5.1 Acoustics
5.1.1 Sound Reverberation: Shaping Space
5.1.2 Equipment Noise: Communication
5.1.3 Background Noise: Program Adjacencies
5.2 EMI
5.2.1 EMI: Shielding or Isolating Sources
5.2.2 EMI: Reducing Discharge
5.2.3 EMI: Program Adjacencies