Abstract
Rapid ageing in Japan raised questions whether the washbasin height was still valid. Preliminary observation revealed that existing height was lower than acceptable. Experiment was conducted to examine the preferred height of both spout and bowl during face wash. Senior subjects were asked to wash their face without any imposed conditions, and preferred height was determined. Spout height ranged between 810 mm and 960 mm, with an average of 890 mm, much higher than existing spout. Observation of posture identified two types, i.e., some moved up and down their hands, while others moved their face. Preferred height of the bowl ranged between 675 mm and 875 mm, with an average of 771 mm. It was also higher than commercially available standard designs.
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Nakamura, T., Goto, Y., Yoshida, I., Tanaka, S., Nakajima, Y., Kose, S.: Design of washbasin for use by the elderly, Part 1. Basic analysis of posture during use. Summaries of Technical Papers of Annual Meeting of AIJ 1993 - Architectural Design, pp. 925–926 (1993a). (in Japanese)
Yoshida, I., Goto, Y., Nakamura, T., Tanaka, S., Nakajima, Y., Kose, S.: Design of washbasin for use by the elderly, Part 2. Analysis of preferred height of water faucet. Summaries of Technical Papers of Annual Meeting of AIJ 1993 - Architectural Design, pp. 927–928 (1993b). (in Japanese)
Tanaka, S., Goto, Y., Nakamura, T., Yoshida, I., Nakajima, Y., Kose, S.: Design of washbasin for use by the elderly, Part 3. Basic analysis of preferred height of washbasin. Summaries of Technical Papers of Annual Meeting of AIJ 1993 - Architectural Design, pp. 929–930 (1993c). (in Japanese)
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The research was conducted as part of a cooperative project between the Building Research Institute of the Ministry of Construction and Sekisui House, Ltd. The findings were orally presented as a set of progress reports at the Annual Meeting of the Architectural Institute of Japan in 1993 (Nakamura et al. 1993a,b,c).
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Goto, Y., Kose, S., Tanaka, S., Nakajima, Y., Nakamura, T. (2018). Analysis of Design of Washbasin for Use by the Elderly. In: Di Bucchianico, G., Kercher, P. (eds) Advances in Design for Inclusion. AHFE 2017. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 587. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60597-5_18
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