Assignment 3 shifted the focus from site-specific proposals to the design of an ideal disability-forward living environment. Rather than beginning with the constraints of a particular site, students first developed prototypes that explored the essential components of inclusive housing—living spaces, bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, shared spaces, circulation, and transitions between public and private life. Drawing upon lessons from their precedent studies, embodied accessibility exercises, stakeholder workshops, My Story narratives, and the Inclusive Design Standards, students tested how architecture can support dignity, independence, sensory comfort, social connection, and everyday routines.

Through plans, sections, diagrams, and physical or digital models, students explored multiple configurations of these architectural "kits of parts," evaluating how different spatial relationships could better support residents with diverse abilities. The resulting prototypes establish a foundation that can later be adapted to both urban and suburban contexts while remaining focused on the lived experience of the people who will call these places home.