Do You Know What's Friendly : Universal Design Awards

Key Features

• Seamless integration with adjacent buildings and medical establishments
• Designated pedestrian crossings from accessible shuttle bus-stop off points to entrance
• Clear directional signage to the public transport nodes and amenities
• Well-planned layout of building facilitates immediate access from car park to retail and medical floors
• Medical suites with glazed windows orientated around an open landscaped courtyard allow natural light

Key Features

• Strong axial design for easy accessibility to public transport and other amenities in the precinct
• Well-connected system of covered walkways integrated with green areas aid navigation
• Childcare facility, playground and fitness stations encapsulated in a traffic-free zone
• Provision of community spaces and play areas with ample seats
• Colour coding of residentail blocks with clear and illuminatedd signage for easy identification

Key Features

• Good inter-connectivity throughout the precinct and its surroundings
• Multi-storey car park with roof garden connects central community space to adjacent blocks
• Playgrounds and seating decks located along accessible sheltered routes
• New lift shafts added and existing lifts upgraded to provide accessiblity to all levels in residential block
• Dwelling units refurbished to aid ageing-in-place

Key Features

• Bigger sized parking lots allow safe alighting of families with prams or wheelchairs
• Children play areas in food courts and Children's Tower lobby with ample seats for caregivers
• Clear accessiblity and directional signage in multi languages are strategically located
• Car parks are colur-zoned, with animated characters as markers aid orientation for children and adults
• Provisionn of wheelchair friendly staff lounge despite level differences