Evaluation of Universal Accessible Housing (UAH) Design Using Virtual Reality: A Focus on Circulation Areas

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Udgivet i:Applied Sciences vol. 15, no. 11 (2025), p. 5936
Hovedforfatter: Guerrero Matías
Andre forfattere: Muñoz La Rivera Felipe, Vega-Córdova, Vanessa, Proboste-Martínez Mathías, Álvarez-Aguado Izaskun, Spencer, Herbert
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520 3 |a Independent living is a central goal for people with disabilities, and the accessibility of the home environment plays a key role in achieving it. In particular, circulation areas within the household are essential to ensure autonomous and safe mobility. Although regulations guide the design of accessible housing, they do not always account for the specific needs of users. This study proposes a method for evaluating the design of universally accessible housing (UAH) through virtual reality simulations, with an emphasis on circulation areas. The Design Science Research Methodology (DSRM) was used to structure the study, guiding the development of an immersive virtual environment that integrates a housing model designed according to physical accessibility standards established by Chilean regulations. The simulation recreated everyday situations related to independent living, assessing indicators such as collisions with environmental elements, the time required to perform specific tasks, and the difficulty of maneuvering a wheelchair. The results show that the use of virtual reality enables the early identification of accessibility barriers from the end-user perspective, allowing design adjustments before construction and contributing to more inclusive and user-centered planning. 
653 |a Design 
653 |a People with disabilities 
653 |a Building information modeling 
653 |a Virtual reality 
700 1 |a Muñoz La Rivera Felipe  |u School of Civil Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile 
700 1 |a Vega-Córdova, Vanessa  |u Millennium Institute for Care Research (MICARE), Santiago de Chile 8370146, Chile 
700 1 |a Proboste-Martínez Mathías  |u School of Civil Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 08034 Barcelona, Spain 
700 1 |a Álvarez-Aguado Izaskun  |u Millennium Institute for Care Research (MICARE), Santiago de Chile 8370146, Chile 
700 1 |a Spencer, Herbert  |u School of Architecture and Design, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile 
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