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Considering disability as a particular kind of experience, we report on the focused ethnography of architect Marta Bordas Eddy\u2019s design practice. We analyze how her design practice and outcomes connect with her embodied experience of being a wheelchair user and the role of architecture therein. We interviewed Marta, her sister\/co-worker and her life partner\/co-habitant, gathered design documents, and analyzed the house she designed for and by herself. Our study highlights how Marta\u2019s experience of being disabled, combined with her background, informs how she assesses design and establishes distinct architectural qualities. Being a disabled person and a designer enables Marta to detect problems in an intuitive body-based manner and think of solutions at the same time. The analysis of Marta\u2019s house moreover raises awareness of architecture\u2019s role in (disabled) people\u2019s lives insofar it can support or impair human capabilities. 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