43 Kalu Street, Griffin QLD 4503
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43 Kalu Street, Griffin QLD 4503
High Physical Support SDA with Space, Privacy and Practical Design
3 Participants | Onsite Overnight Assistance | Final-As-Built Certified
43 Kalu Street, Griffin is a purpose-built High Physical Support SDA home designed for 3 participants, with a dedicated Onsite Overnight Assistance room and a layout that balances accessibility, privacy, and everyday liveability.
This is not a retrofitted home or a compromised design. It is a single-storey residence created for participants who need a home that supports real daily life, with the space to move comfortably, the features to support complex needs, and the layout to make both independence and support work properly.
The documentation provided confirms Final-As-Built High Physical Support certification, with design requirements including step-free access, wide circulation spaces, future ceiling hoist provision, emergency power support, intercom capability, and high-speed internet and Wi-Fi coverage throughout the home.
The Heart of the Home
Open, Bright and Built to Be Used
The central living zone is generous, open, and easy to navigate. The home includes a large open-plan living and dining area connected to an oversized kitchen, creating a shared space that feels practical and homely rather than tight or clinical.
Natural light, broad open areas, and direct connection to the covered outdoor patio help the home feel calm and functional from the moment you walk in. The photos show a clean, modern interior palette with strong natural light, open floor space, and easy movement throughout.
Three Participant Bedrooms
Private, Spacious and Support-Ready
This home is designed for 3 participant bedrooms, with each room feeling genuinely usable rather than squeezed in. Each participant bedroom is supported by its own bathroom arrangement, with room for a queen bed, clear circulation around the bed, robe space, and practical power point placement.
The participant bedrooms also include:
- Provision for future ceiling hoist installation
- Reverse-cycle air-conditioning
- Accessible controls
- Wide doorway circulation
- Good natural light and usable outlook
The photos reinforce that these rooms are not just compliant on paper. They are large, bright, and practical, with enough space to support equipment, movement, and day-to-day routines without feeling crowded.
Bathrooms
Accessible, Well Sized and Properly Designed
The home includes three participant ensuites or bathroom zones plus a separate bathroom arrangement servicing the OOA or staff area.
Key bathroom features include:
- An AS1428.1-compliant WC
- A hobless corner shower
- An accessible hand wash basin
- Slip-resistant sanitary flooring
- Wall reinforcement for future grabrail and support installation
The bathrooms shown in the photos present exactly the kind of layout you want in HPS: open floor area, easy access, clean circulation, and practical fittings.
Kitchen
HPS Features Without Losing the Feel of a Real Home
The kitchen is one of the standout parts of this property. It is large, open, and directly connected to the main living area, with extensive cabinetry, generous bench space, an in-built oven, cooktop, dishwasher, and strong circulation.
Important HPS kitchen features include:
- At least 1550mm clearance in front of fixed benches and appliances
- Task lighting above workspaces
- Wall oven positioned beside an accessible benchtop
- A height-adjustable benchtop
- Wheelchair-accessible pantry
- Drawer-style dishwasher
- Slip-resistant kitchen flooring
This is the kind of kitchen that supports real use, not just visual compliance.
Onsite Overnight Assistance
Support Close By, Without Taking Over the Home
The dedicated OOA room is positioned separately from the three participant bedrooms, giving staff their own defined space while helping preserve privacy for the people living in the home.
That matters in practice. Good OOA design means support is close when needed, but the home still feels like the participant’s home first.
The home includes a dedicated Onsite Overnight Assistance room that is not shared with another dwelling.
Outdoor Area
Covered, Fenced and Easy to Access
The home includes a covered patio opening from the main living area, plus a fenced yard, giving participants accessible outdoor space that feels private and usable.
Step-free thresholds to external doors leading to private open space are a key part of making the outdoor area genuinely practical for daily use.
The patio is sheltered, low maintenance, and connected directly to the home in a way that makes it part of everyday life, not an afterthought.
Arrival, Access and Circulation
Easy to Move Through from Front Boundary to Internal Living Areas
The accessibility bones of the home are strong, including:
- Safe, continuous step-free access
- Covered external entry
- Level landing at the entrance
- Wide clear door openings
- Minimum 1200mm internal corridors and passageways
The floor plan also shows a double garage plus additional off-street parking, which adds another layer of practicality for support staff, visitors, and accessible vehicle use.
What Makes This Home High Physical Support
Certified Features That Matter Day to Day
This home includes the key features expected of a Final-As-Built High Physical Support dwelling, including:
- Future ceiling hoist provision to participant bedrooms with 250kg capacity
- Emergency power for minimum 2-hour outage support to bedroom GPOs and automated entry and egress doors
- Video intercom or communication system
- High-speed internet with Wi-Fi coverage throughout
- Smoke alarms to bedrooms and living spaces
- Reverse-cycle air-conditioning to bedrooms and living areas with accessible controls
That is where this property becomes more than just a nice-looking house. The underlying design has been set up to support higher physical needs, future adaptability, and smoother daily living.
Why This Home Works
What stands out here is that the home feels genuinely liveable.
It gives participants:
- 3 true participant bedrooms
- Strong bathroom provision
- A generous shared living zone
- A large HPS kitchen
- A separate OOA room
- Covered outdoor space
- The right certified HPS backbone behind it all
