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Part 3: Hard landscaping

8. User groups

Very steep, decorative steps leading down to a garden.

John S Turner via Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 2.0

A garden visitor in a wheelchair.

Reinhold Möller via Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 4.0

When considering the design of a structure you must consider who will be using it. Will it be used mostly by children, adults or the elderly? Does it need to be accessible to people with physical disabilities? The ergonomics will be different for different sizes and shapes of people, and their mobility.

It is important that your feature is ergonomic for the majority of its users.