Architecture has proven to create perfect environments for certain social aspects, a range of things in relation to the design of a building can be taken in to consideration to fit the requirements and needs of a person or group.
Hazelwood School for the sensory impaired in Glasgow was designed and built completely with the children and young people in mind. Due to their impairments and inabilities a range of elements were taken into consideration to make the environment as perfect for them as possible. These elements included the use of materials used in the build, according to the architects they selected a great deal of the materials based on texture and their niceness to touch. Their theory for the children at the school with no or little sight was that in time they would potentially be able to recognise the textures and almost use them as an aid to get around the building as well as just enjoying the feel of them. All the classrooms in the school were also designed to be north facing to increase the ambient light as direct sunlight proved to be an issue for some of the children at Hazelwood.
The Designed World (Design that makes sense) - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00l17v1
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