Our everyday spaces are governed by invisible standards for their users, defined in regulations and based on an assumed average human body size. For most people, this makes it easy to move through their environment without difficulty or restriction.
For people whose bodies deviate from this norm, the situation is very different. Tables and chairs are too high or too low, one bumps into objects everywhere, cannot reach an ATM panel, and clothing sizes are often unsuitable—it simply doesn’t fit. In other words, for people whose height or proportions differ significantly from the standard, ‘communicating’ with everyday spaces and objects involves considerable complications.
BAC is a multifunctional piece of furniture designed to accommodate people of widely varying sizes. Its unusual adaptability is based on combining different scales derived from its three basic modules.
Its development took place through direct collaboration with Nicki: confident, of short stature, and engaged. How can her wish be fulfilled to use a space so that her body size no longer matters, allowing her, for example, to sit comfortably on an entirely ‘normal’ chair that still fits her needs?
This ‘normal’ chair (BAC) consists of three modules that are the same height and stackable. New situations can be created playfully and adapted to the user’s requirements. The seat height can be set at 20 cm, 40 cm, or 60 cm. Beyond functioning as a ‘normal’ chair, it can also be combined to form a step stool, a table-and-chair combination, a shelf, or a stool, helping to overcome everyday barriers. BAC does not limit its users but expands their possibilities.
