Our Clients range in age from 8 weeks to 80 years old. One of the reasons that we love working in the private residential sector so much is our Client base. Each Client's family situation is unique to them, this gives us a creative brief to work towards across every single project. We get to know our Clients, understand family dynamics and this always enriches the design process.
So with a family focused business and being parents to two young daughters myself, designing for children is a fulfilling element of every project that we work on. Little people see the world differently to adults, teenagers need different spaces to adult spaces….. So a clear understanding of how spaces can support children and young adults is really important within a domestic setting.
Cognitive development explores how children think, explore and figure things out. It is the development of knowledge, skills, problem solving and helps them understand the world around them.
- Living spaces for children should be designed to support their cognitive, social and physical development.
- Physical activity plays a vital role in allowing children to test many different and important developmental skills.
There has been a great deal of research carried out on the spatial impact on children's cognitive development which provides a fascinating read.
http://architecturalnetworks.research.mcgill.ca/assets/child
ren-s-space-min.pdfSome amazing Ted Talks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5jwEyDaR-0https://www.ted.com/talks/mara_mintzer_how_kids_can_
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