The center was meticulously planned to demonstrate how access, independence and employment for spinal cord-injured and other disabled people can be achieved with the appropriate design. The building design features state-of-the-art technology and is environmentally sustainable.
Design Matters (KBB), kitchen designer Adam Thomas, who is spinal cord-injured and uses a wheelchair, recommended using Corian® to create the kitchen's work surfaces because of its versatile design and functional properties. For the kitchen to be fully accessible to both wheelchair and non-wheelchair users, all work surfaces were designed to be fully height adjustable at the touch of a button.
Corian® was also a natural choice for Adam because of its hygienic properties and practical benefits. "The surface is sleek and functionally seamless, which is ideal as many disabled people need to slide pots and pans around, rather than lift them," he said.
SIA Executive Director Paul Smith said: "We were impressed with the product's practical and aesthetic qualities. We were thrilled at the generosity of DuPont Surfaces in the UK, who donated the material and installation. SIA House offers the opportunity for disabled people to be independent and we are hoping that some of the concepts we've used will be imitated in the commercial world". |
