Making a House a Home

Making a house a home is a platform for co-creative research exploring barriers to accommodation for autistic people experiencing/at risk of homelessness. Through the process of co-created research, autistic adults who are precariously housed or homeless started to imagine how to make accessible, safe and enjoyable spaces

Henrietta Street provides a home for autistic people who have experienced homelessness or housing insecurity. A Georgian terraced house, on a busy city centre street houses up to eight residents at a time. Residents have private rooms, and access to a communal kitchen, sitting room, and garden. Two full time staff provide individualised support five days a week .

Five residents took part in workshops, run over two days. They shared their experiences of communal living, identifying barriers to safe, accessible, and enjoyable accommodation. We also thought about how spaces could be re-designed to meet different needs and preferences. Through audio, artwork, interview transcripts and photographs, this co-created site explores the key themes which emerged during workshops.

Project Aims:

Designing accessible, safe and enjoyable spaces for autistic adults who are precariously housed or homeless 

Co-creative research exploring barriers to accommodation for autistic people experiencing/at risk of homelessness

Contributors are:

Beth Stone     Morgan Tipping    

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With thanks to staff at Henrietta Street and other residents… 

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