Disability Access
Assessment for Viewpoint Studios – Sunbury
Ground Floor
To access the building there are two tiled steps up to the front door which is painted red and opens to a width of 93cm. The pavement outside is 153cm wide, so a ramp for wheelchair access is not possible.
The ground floor consists of an entrance lobby with a staircase to the left–hand side, a ‘ground floor’ studio with demonstration kitchen, 2 unisex toilets and a store/photocopier room.
Ground floor studio:
- Client room: on the LHS of the entrance with the door opening to a width of 80cm.
- The respondent room is along the corridor, which is 73cm wide at its narrowest. There is one step down and then another one up into the kitchen, which is used as the greeting area to the studio, which has sliding doors so it can be separated out from the kitchen area. There is a door through to the back, which opens to 79cm wide, which is where the toilets are.
- 2 unisex toilets: With doors opening to a width of 63cm and 55cm.
- Store/photocopier room – only staff go into this room.
First floor studio:
A flight of 10 stairs (74cm wide) up to 1st floor landing with steps to 3 to the LHS and 5 steps to the RHS. The 1st floor consists of a ‘middle floor’ studio, kitchen, office and one unisex toilet.
Middle floor studio:
- Client room: Turning right at landing, walk up 5 steps to main landing with client room door on RHS. Door opening is 74cm.
- 1 unisex toilet: Turning left at landing, walk up 3 steps to small landing with toilet on RHS. Door opening is 70cm.
- Respondent area: There is 1 step up into the respondent greeting room with a door that opens to 68cm width. There are 2 half–doors opening into the respondent room, which open to 74cm width.
- Kitchen: There is a step down into the kitchen with an opening of 70cm.
- Office: There is a step up into the office, which has a door that opens to 70cm width
2nd floor studio:
Flight of 9 stairs up to landing with 4 steps to LHS and 5 to the RHS.
The 2nd floor consists of a ‘top floor’ studio with demonstration kitchen and one unisex toilet.
Top floor studio:
Client room: Turning right at the landing, walk up 5 steps to landing with client room door opening to 77cm wide.
Respondent area: Turning left at the landing, walk up 4 steps to the door to the greeting area, which opens to 64cm wide. This leads into the kitchen greeting area, with sliding doors into the main respondent room. At the back of the kitchen area there is a door that opens to 69cm wide and which leads into the toilet.
1 unisex toilet: This has a door that opens to 65cm wide.
Regrettably Viewpoint Studios at Sunbury–on–Thames, due to the age, width and layout of the building, does not have wheelchair access in the building. Nor can Viewpoint Studios offer a lift service to reach higher floors.