Seminar: WITHOUT BARRIERS

As a city with a World Heritage Site, Kassel will gain in importance in international tourism in the future. An accessible hotel represents a sensible and necessary addition to the existing range of lodging options.

As part of the “SCHRANKENLOS” design seminar, the fundamentals of accessible design—with a focus on accessible tourism—will be taught over two intensive days. The subsequent design assignment involves developing a concept for an accessible hotel. The goal is a barrier-free, high-quality 60-bed hotel. The fictional location is situated between the theater and the regional administrative office.

Special attention is paid to horizontal and vertical circulation, wayfinding and orientation systems, as well as specific spatial requirements

such as movement, safety, visibility, haptics, materiality, acoustics, and alarm systems, escape routes, and rescue routes.

The design seminar is primarily aimed at master’s students in the DR Design Research program.

Gudrun Jostes (B.S. in Engineering)

This course is offered every semester. The focus of the assignments is modified each time.