2024 HCA Design Guidelines

B3 Joinery

B4 Bedrooms

B3.01 Joinery

B4.01

Bedroom Section Summary Bedrooms are to be functional, private spaces with natural ventilation, light, and sufficient storage .

Section Summary All dwellings are to meet practical daily use requirements of residents. Joinery is to be functional and the lifecycle and durability of the design and materials considered. Joinery Considerations Checklist: • All doors and drawers in wet areas are to be constructed from water resistant material. • All doors are to be hinged with Blum or Hafele quality stainless soft close steel hinges. • All drawers are to slide on Blum or Hafele quality soft close drawer slides with roller wheels. • All carcasses must be constructed from water resistant board faced with white melamine. • Push catches are to be avoided where possible. • Ensure finishes are durable and hard wearing. Ongoing maintenance and the ability to patch and repair finishes without replacing entire units is to be considered in the material and detailing. • All stains, coatings and finishes must be specified by the architect. • Joinery hardware should comply with AS1428 generally. D Pulls are preferred. Shark nose inte-grated finger pulls are acceptable.

SDA Bedroom Considerations Checklist: • Refer to NDIS SDA Design Standard .

B4.02

Bedroom joinery Section Summary

Bedroom joinery needs to be functional, robust, cost-effective, and easily replaced. Storage provision is important and should consider the needs of the proposed cohort. Bedroom Joinery Considerations Checklist: • Wardrobes to have full length shelf and hanging rail 1800mm AFFL. • Wardrobes should be a minimum of 1200mm wide unless agreed with Housing Choices. • Wardrobes should be built up to the ceiling. • Wardrobes to have mirrored or prefinished sliding doors. SDA Bedroom Joinery Considerations Checklist: • Refer to NDIS SDA Design Standard . • Robe joinery shall be designed to be flexible to allow customisation specific to the resident’s needs. • Wardrobe is to have sliding door panels. • Wardrobe sliding door track to be rebated and of robust construction. • Wardrobe has the capacity to fully stack or stow-away door panels to one or both sides. • Wardrobe hanging rail must allow for height adjustment. • Wardrobe storage below 900mm AFFL incorporates a bank of drawers, as opposed to open shelving.

Note: refer to individual sections below for specific joinery requirements to each area.

SDA Joinery Considerations Checklist: • Refer to NDIS SDA Design Standard . • Kitchen and bathroom joinery design to be flexible wherever possible, to accommodate customisations specific to the resident. • The design and detailing of joinery should enable it to be modified in a cost-effective manner to meet the future needs of residents with a disability.

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