A significant design challenge was to provide wheelchair access to the site whilst also meeting the requirement of the flood risk assessment that the ground floor level be 1 metre above street level.

The works will take place over four school terms with completion due in early 2010.

There is provision in the design for a further phase of works to build a third storey on top of the building at a future date.

Access Statement to accompany a Planning Application for a residential and mixed-use development on a 0.75 hectare site in Wapping, East London. The £60m scheme involves five new blocks located on a common basement and linked by a series of landscaped courtyards and external spaces; 356 residential units are located alongside retail accommodation, commercial space and a crèche, with car parking at basement level. The residential element included a proportion of apartments to be built to Lifetime Homes standard and to be wheelchair accessible.

Preparation of an Access Statement to satisfy a Planning Condition.

Nine self-contained apartments with basement car parking are located behind an existing façade. The ground floor is half a level above pavement level and the implications for wheelchair access were considered.

Preparation of an Access Statement to accompany a Planning Application.

The existing property is a Grade II listed building and the proposals involve alterations to create 25 residential apartments over 5 storeys.

Access statement to accompany a Planning Application.

Proposals for the existing office accommodations to be converted to return the buildings to their original residential use comprising fifteen apartments over six storeys.

The dwellings are designed to meet Lifetime Homes standards where possible within the constraints of the existing fabric of the buildings.

Access statement to accompany a Planning Application.

A Grade 1 listed terrace overlooking Regents Park and in a Conservation Area.

The proposals involved the conversion of existing office accommodation to return to previous residential use with a mix of single family homes and apartments.

The dwellings were designed to meet Lifetime Homes standard where possible within the constraints of the existing listed structure and fabric of the buildings.

Access Audit of a youth club in Battersea, South West London. The report examined the accessibility of the building, reviewed compliance with relevant legislation and gives guidance on how the existing constraints might be overcome. The building accommodates youth club activities over five storeys and is also used for rehearsal space for theatre groups.

Access Statement to accompany a Planning Application.

The Headquarters building is Grade II listed and the proposals involve creation of a new (7000 sq m) gallery arranged over four storeys, with a bookshop, cafe and offices.

Preparation of an Access Statement to accompany a Planning Application.

The existing property is a Grade 11 listed theatre built in 1897 and is situated within Trafalgar Square Conservation Area.

The proposals involve the addition of two new storeys of offices at third and fourth floor levels over the existing auditorium space and infilling of the north alleyway with a new staircore and lift serving the new offices from ground to third and fourth floor levels.

Alterations within the theatre include the relocation of the wheelchair accessible wc in the foyer, the provision of a new royal circle bar, redecoration of the entrance foyer, new audience wc accommodation and alterations to the dress circle bar.

Preparation of Access Audit to meet requirements of recent Ofsted Report.

A co-educational independent day school housed in two historic buildings in a conservation area.

The audit examined the accessibility of the buildings, reviewed compliance with relevant legislation and gave guidance on how the existing constraints imposed by the buildings might be overcome.

Access Statement to accompany a Planning Application.

The proposals involve the provision of additional flexible gallery space above Sotheby’s existing galleries across the roofscape hidden behind the taller, enclosing buildings housing other Sotheby’s accommodation in the surrounding area.

Access Audit to demonstrate how the client can address the obligations of reasonableness introduced by the Disability Discrimination Act.

The report identifies both physical features and issues of management and use and suggests how access can be improved.

Access Statement to accompany a Planning Application.

The existing property is Grade II listed telephone exchange built in 1924 arranged over five storeys. The proposals involve a change of use to offices (3100 sq m).

Review of an existing building comprising hotel, wine bar, restaurant and pub as part of a pre-purchase report.

The audit and subsequent report highlighted a wide range of issues relating to access including steps to entrances, wheelchair inaccessible WCs and lack of wheelchair access to basement and upper floors. Recommendations to improve access were included in the report.