b'ReseneTriumphFive key principals of Lifetime Design(adapted from www.lifemark.co.nz)Usability: Design should allow for safe, uncomplicated use by users of differing ages and abilities.Adaptability: Design should be able to be cost effectively and simply adapted to meet changing or differing needs.Accessibility: All users can easily access their home from the outside and move freely within all parts of it.Inclusion: A well-designed home should be inclusive forTHE INTELLIGENT CHOICE.all its users, regardless of age, size or mobility, and shouldContemporary, rustic, glamorous, ensure that no group is segregated from the rest. industrial, minimalwhatever your style Lifetime value: Good design for either housing or productstheresan ECODURE flooring to suit.should be financially accessible and should add value toEcodure Bamboo and Oak flooring is the the residence over time, both in terms of user friendlinesssurprisingly affordable, intelligent choice and the cost savings engendered, and thus ultimately tofor residential and commercial floors. Oak the resale value. is the worlds most popular timber floor.LeftThe clean-lined interior includes concrete floorsCompressed bamboo is the most dent and timber detailing. A level-entry from the deck toresistant and sustainable natural flooring the inside makes wheelchair access easy. you can buy. Bamboo Flooring Systems are New Zealands most experienced supplier, groups of users regardless of age or physical ability. Its not just forselling only the highest quality flooring those in wheelchairs. This seal of approval is given only to propertiesavailable.that meet the worldwide Lifemark movements exacting standards of accessibility and adaptability, and is awarded only after a rigorous independent peer review process.What eventuated was a multi award-winning piece of architecture with around 270sq m of floor area and more than 300sq m of decking andraisedwheelchair-accessiblegardensplusinternaltriplecar garaging. It took four years of meticulous planning and construction, but was worth it.SaysPhillip:Ineverypossiblewaythisisahomethatworks wonderfully for me and, of course, for Helen, but it could just as well be a family home where the children were all very young, or for that matter where there are teenagers around. My son has even announced that this is the house he wants to inherit one day. It has the fairly standard specification with three/four bedrooms, two bathrooms, formal and informal living spaces and a streamlined kitchen. Its just that extra attention has been paid to wheelchair accessibility.But practicalities aside, stand-out features for Phillip abound. Chief amongst these are the cleverly angled roof lines which allow the polished concrete floors to act as passive heat sinks in winter while shading the interiors in summer, the extra-wide cavity slider doorways and the elegant detailing that gives no indication that this is a homeSHOwrOOmaNd HEad OffICEdesigned for a client with special needs. We have all day sun and 61 Barrys Point road,wonderful open views, and the design is such that I will be able to liveTakapuna, aucklandhere as long as any able bodied person could hope for. Getting the Lifemark seal of approval from Lifetime Design just confirmed what Iand at the Home Ideas Centre,already knew from living in it.1 The Esplanade, PetonePh 09 489 3602Resene e-mail sales@bambooflooring.co.nzwordsCate Foster Quarter FossilNatural oakwww.bambooflooring.co.nz and www.oak-flooring.co.nz'