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Hudson Beare Building

The University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, Colin Maclaurin Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3DW

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Overview

Getting Inside

  • The approach to the building via the Faraday Building main entrance is step-free via a slight ramp from the Colin Maclaurin Road Car Park.
  • The Hudson Beare Building has two entrances and a link entrance from the Sanderson Building.
    The Hudson Beare Building main entrance provides step-free level access (accessible entrance).
  • The entrances are not individually signed.
    Each entrance is signed with the building name.
  • The main entrance gives direct access to the Ground Floor, with step-free level access to the majority of the building.
    There is stepped access only to the Basement from the Ground Floor.
  • The rear entrance has stepped access with manual doors.
    The link entrance from the Sanderson Building is step-free with a slight ramp and manual doors.
  • There is additional access to the main entrance from the Faraday Building secondary entrance to the Faraday entrance lobby, which is step-free with a slight ramp and manual door.

Getting Around

  • There is step-free access throughout the Ground Floor of the building.
  • There is stepped access only to the Basement from the Ground Floor.
    There is internal access to the Basement via a staircase at the rear of the building and café.
  • Floor surfaces along all circulation routes are hard and smooth, with some having a shiny and/or patterned finish.
  • There are no resting areas in circulation or lobby areas.
    There is seating in the café with a mixture of seating.
  • There are no wayfinding signage or floor plans to assist people in finding their way around.
  • There are manual doors in some corridors to access the toilet facilities and lecture theatre.

Emergency Egress for Building

  • General Building Information View
    • Please note the fire evacuation strategy from the upper floors of this building relies on the ability to self-transfer into an evacuation chair.

Toilet and Changing Facilities

  • Toilet Facilities View
    • There is 1 toilet with adaptations.
    • The toilet with adaptations is located at the rear of the café on the Ground Floor.
    • The toilet with adaptations has a right hand transfer space.
    • Ambulant toilet facilities are located in the male and female standard toilet facilities .
    • The male and female toilet facilities are located at the rear of the café on the Ground Floor.
  • Washroom and Shower Facilities View
    • There is a heavy single manual door 75cm+ wide to access the toilet facilities.
      It has a high colour contrast.

Rooms and Services in the Building

Entrance (Faraday Main Entrance)

  • This entrance is located off the Colin Maclaurin Road car park.
  • The entrance area is clearly signed.
  • There is not a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at the entrance.
  • There is step-free access via ramp at the entrance.
  • The ramp has a slight gradient.
  • The ramp is between 75cm and 150cm wide with handrails on both sides.
  • The ramp bypasses the steps.
  • There are 4 steps with handrails on both sides.
  • The handrails are easy to grip.
  • The handrail covers the flight of stairs throughout its length.
  • The handrails extend horizontally beyond the first and last step.
  • The steps are unmarked.
  • The steps have tactile markings at the top and bottom.
  • The height of the step is between 15cm and 18cm.
  • The height of the highest step is 15cm.
  • The depth of the steps is not between 30cm and 45cm.
  • There is a key pad at a height of 94cm.
  • The key pad is for out of hours working only.
  • There is a single automatic door at this entrance.
  • The door opens away from you.
  • The width of the opening is 83cm.
  • There is a small lip on the threshold of the opening.
  • The door has a high visual contrast.
  • There is a push pad or push button to exit at a height of 89cm.
  • This entrance provides accessible access to the Faraday Building, the Fleeming Jenkin Building (via the Faraday Building) and the Hudson Beare Building.

Entrance (Hudson Beare Main Entrance)

  • This entrance is located to the left as you enter via the Faraday main entrance.
  • The entrance area is clearly signed.
  • There is step-free level access at the entrance.
  • There is a single automatic door at this entrance.
  • The door opens towards you.
  • The width of the opening is 86cm.
  • The door has a high visual contrast.
  • The entrance has an unlocked. manual opening extension leaf.
    The total clear width when this and the door are open is 135cm.

Stairs

  • The stairs surveyed are located to the rear of the building, at the back of the café .
  • The Basement and Ground floor can be accessed by these stairs.
  • There are 17 steps between floors.
  • The steps are unmarked and have handrails on both sides.
  • The handrails are not easy to grip.
  • The handrails cover the flight of stairs throughout its length.
  • The handrails do not extend horizontally beyond the first and last step.
  • The height of the step is between 15cm and 18cm.
  • The height of the highest step is 17cm.
  • The depth of the steps is not between 30cm and 45cm.
  • The stairs give access to the Basement and Engineering Maker Space.
    Access is restricted outside of the Maker Space opening times.

Toilet with Adaptations (Ground Floor - Eng Inn Café - Right Hand Transfer)

  • Location and Access View
    • The toilet surveyed is located at the rear of the building, to the rear of the café.
    • The distance from the Hudson Beare main entrance is 35m.
    • The most accessible route to the toilet has manual doors, step-free level access and automatic doors.
    • There is step-free level access into the facility.
    • There is a heavy manual door 75cm+ wide that opens away from you to enter the toilet facilities area.
    • There is pictorial signage on or near the door.
    • The door opens outwards and has a high visual contrast.
    • The width of the door opening is 92cm.
    • The door has a locking handle.
    • Internally the door has a high visual contrast.
    • There is a grab rail on the internal door with a high visual contrast.
  • Dimensions and Features View
    • The dimensions of the cubicle are 169cm (width) x 225cm (depth) and there is room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm).
    • There is a lateral transfer space to the right as you face the toilet, however it is obstructed.
    • The lateral transfer space is 101cm (from the side of the toilet pan).
    • There is a spatula flush on the transfer side.
    • There is a horizontal grab rail on the non-transfer side.
    • The horizontal grab rail has a high visual contrast.
    • There is a vertical grab rail on the transfer side.
    • The vertical grab rail has a high visual contrast.
    • There is a dropdown rail on the transfer side.
    • The dropdown rail has a high visual contrast.
    • The toilet seat is 48cm from the floor.
    • The toilet seat has a high visual contrast.
    • There is a wall mounted toilet roll holder which can be reached when seated on the toilet.
    • The toilet roll holder has a low colour contrast.
    • The toilet roll holder is 97cm from the floor.
    • The wash basin and taps can be reached when seated on the toilet.
    • The wash basin is 72cm from the floor.
    • The wash basin has a lever mixer tap.
    • The vertical grab rails are on both sides of the wash basin.
    • The wash basin grab rails have a high visual contrast.
    • There is a wall mounted soap dispenser which can be reached when seated on the toilet.
    • The soap dispenser has a low visual contrast.
    • The soap dispenser is 95cm from the floor.
    • There is a wall mounted towel dispenser which can be reached when seated on the toilet.
    • The towel dispenser has a low visual contrast.
    • The towel dispenser is 95cm from the floor.
    • There is a wall mounted hand dryer.
    • The hand dryer has a high visual contrast.
    • The hand dryer is 77cm from the floor.
    • There is a pull cord emergency alarm within 10cm from the floor.
    • There is a full length mirror.
    • There is no shelf.
    • The cubicle has a waste bin and a sanitary bin.
    • There are multiple coat hooks.
    • The coat hooks are 100cm and 140cm from the floor.
    • The walls and floor have a high visual contrast.