Access Guide
Overview
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About
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- Simon Laurie House is a small building with 4 floors.
- There is 1 main staircase within the building.
- The floors are signed Ground, Mezzanine, First and Second.
- There is an internal link door between Simon Laurie House and St John's Land on the second floor of Simon Laurie House .
- There is not a toilet with adaptations available.
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Parking and Public Transport
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- The venue does not have its own car park.
- There is on-street Blue Badge Bay parking and on-street standard parking.
- The nearest parking is located NCP Edinburgh Holyrood Road.
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- The nearest train station is Waverley.
- The nearest bus station is Edinburgh Bus Station.
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Getting Inside
- The approach to the building is via two sets of steps. A total of 7 steps and a slight slope before the entrance.
- There is a double, manual, key card activated door at this entrance.
- The entrance area is signed with the building name.
Getting Around
- There is step-free access to the ground floor.
- Floor surfaces along all circulation routes are had and smooth.
- There are no resting areas in the circulation or lobby areas.
- Wall mounted wayfinding signage is provided throughout the building.
- There are manual doors along the circulation route throughout the building.
There is manual door access to St John's Land on the second floor. There is a steep ramp beyond the entrance to St John's Land.
Emergency Egress for Building
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General Building Information
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- Please note the fire evacuation strategy from the upper floors of this building relies on the ability to self-transfer in to an evacuation chair.
Toilet and Changing Facilities
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Toilet Facilities
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- The male and female step-free toilet facilities are located on the ground floor, ahead from the main entrance.
Rooms and Services in the Building
Parking
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Drop-off Point
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- There is not a designated drop-off point available.
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On-street Parking
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- On-street designated Blue Badge parking is available .
- The on-street designated Blue Badge parking bays are located on St John Street.
- The Blue Badge bays are signposted and have markings which are faded.
Entrance (Main)
- This entrance is located to the front of the building.
- The entrance area is clearly signed.
- There is a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at the entrance.
- There is sloped and stepped access at the entrance.
- The slope has a slight gradient.
- There are 7 steps with handrails on both sides.
- The handrails are not easy to grip.
- The handrails do not cover the flight of stairs throughout its length.
- The steps are unmarked.
- The steps have tactile markings at the bottom.
- The height of the steps is between 15cm and 18cm.
- The height of the highest step is 16cm.
- The depth of the steps is between 30cm and 45cm.
- There is a key fob/card reader at a height of 121cm.
- There is an intercom at a height of 148cm.
- There are double manual doors at this entrance, however one door is locked.
- The doors open away from you.
- The width of the opening is 71cm.
- The doors have a high visual contrast.
Entrance (Link access to St John's Land)
- This entrance is located on the second floor of Simon Laurie House.
- The entrance area is clearly signed.
- There is step-free level access at the entrance.
- There is a single manual door at this entrance.
- The door opens away from you.
- The width of the opening is 76cm.
- The door .
- There is step-free access via ramp as you enter.
- The ramp has a steep gradient with resting areas.
- The ramp is between 75cm and 150cm wide with no handrails.
Stairs
- The stairs surveyed are located to the right of the main entrance.
- Ground, Mezzanine, First and Second can be accessed by these stairs.
- There are 20+ steps between floors.
- The steps are clearly marked and have handrails on both sides.
- The handrails are not easy to grip.
- The handrails cover the flight of stairs throughout its length.
- The height of the steps is between 15cm and 18cm.
- The height of the highest step is 16cm.
- The depth of the steps is not between 30cm and 45cm.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.