* Use of partial walls - less than floor-to-ceiling height;
* Placement of windows - locate them so they produce diffused light, not glaring light;
* Use of building materials such as clouded glass instead of brick, concrete, or drywall, to create privacy and still feel open;
* Wooden floors - so banging can be felt from other rooms;
* Select colors on floors as not to confuse a Deaf person's wide vision range;
* Use curved corners instead of right-angled walls or sharp turns;
* Create an open Kitchen to be visually accessible to adjacent rooms;
* Position light switches outside bathroom and bedrooms;
* Implement circular areas to see each other comfortably;
* Create wide, non-white sidewalks outdoors to accommodate people walking and signing to each other, and avoid glare of sunlight.