How do we make a positive impact in the built environment?
Cognitive & Sensory Wellbeing
Sensory Stimulation, Neurodiversity, and the New Inclusivity
“Neurodiversity is the idea that people experience and interact with the world around them in many different ways; there is no “right” way of thinking, learning and behaving, and the differences are not viewed as deficits.” Harvard Health Publish
Inclusiveness is for everyone, it does not identify a specific skill, it does not seek solutions that flatten needs in a vision of “common necessity”, on the contrary it values the beauty, the variety and the uniqueness of people.
A sensory-inclusive?space provides accommodations that have little to no impact on anyone else but make a big difference for people prone to sensory overload.
How can hardware help accommodate neurodivergents in the built environment??
pba is collaborating with the University of Venice - Psychology of Architecture Department - to deepen our understanding of sensory stimulation in the built environment and how this can impact individuals occupying the space, specifically neurodiverse individuals. All aspects of the space, such as color, lighting, materiality, texture, elements in the field of view and sensory stimuli need to be designed with purpose and intent.
Visual Stimoli
Color?has a significant impact on individuals in the built environment. Color has the power to?energize,?restore,?stimulate,?calm,?and even?encourage creativity?(Browning, 2014). In times of crisis and instability, such as a pandemic, there is an increased need for the?comfort?and?visual nourishment. Natural tones, as deeply analyzed by Biophilia evoke a connection with nature and order and can convey qualities of?comfort,?calmness, and?grounding.
Tactile stimuli
The ‘feel’ of the grip is an important element to ensure a secure grip, warmth and comfort to the user. Nylon is a soft material with a temperature similar to that of the environment, pleasant and not hard and cold to the touch.
pba believes hardware can help create more inclusive and sustainable spaces
Social Sustainability
Our goal is to offer designers a complete range of door hardware, levers and pulls, giving them the option to choose color and texture to design the most inclusive space for all users: TOCCO Collection offers an infinite range of colors and two different handle grips - smooth and textured - to meet the tactile preference of all users.
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Environmental Sustainability
The TOCCO Collection grip is made from ECONYL?, 100% regenerated nylon from waste such as fishing nets, old carpets destined for landfills, plastic components and fabric scraps from mills. As well as being a solution on waste, ECONYL? regenerated nylon is also better when it comes to climate change. It reduces the global warming impact of nylon by up to 90% compared with the material from oil. The future is circular: from waste, ECONYL? is infinitely recyclable.
Economic Sustainability
TOCCO?dimensions?and?fixing?are?compatible?with most?door preparations, offering small adjustment at a reasonable cost to benefit the inclusivity of the space without wasting existing doors. TOCCO?grips?are also interchangeable, allowing modification both for design and occupancy need.?Inclusive choices must also be economically sustainable; the person and then the environment are at the center.
pba is committed to manufacture sustainable and recyclable hardware. The TOCCO Collection is designed to be fully disassembled to guarantee recyclability and it contributes to credits under LEED, it is?REACH compliant and carries?a Red List Free Declare Label.?
Committed to environmental preservation and inclusiveness, because sustainability can’t disregard the centrality of the individual, pba is investing in energy saving projects and is promoting sustainable and inclusive practices within the design industry: the TOCCO Collection is the most recent evidence of pba’s commitment to the company’s founding values.