2820 – Wedgwood, Barlaston Redevelopment

 2820 – Wedgwood, Barlaston Redevelopment
Access Statement
Georgian House
24 Bird Street
Lichfield
Staffordshire
WS13 6PT
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Brownhill Hayward Brown Ltd
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Contents
1.0 Introduction and scope
2.0 Design Report
3.0 Description of development and arrangements for users to have equal
and convenient access
4.0 Light reflectance values of materials
5.0 Vehicular and transport links
6.0 Commitment to maintaining an access statement
7.0 Sources of advice and consultation
8.0 Additional material information
2 Issue 01
- March 2015
1.0 Introduction and scope
This report is intended as an overview of the proposed access strategy for
all areas of the Wedgwood Project within BHB Architects scope.
This report is to set down strategies defined during the design and
construction process to indicate methods for accessing the building by all.
This has been done in compliance with approved Document M and
BS8300. Reference has also been made to Designing for Accessibility
2012 edition Riba Publishing.
This report has been prepared in accordance to ‘Approved Document M ’
so as to comply with the Building Regulations for contrasting finishes.
Compliance Requirements for Disabled People
1. Part 3 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 came into force in
October 2004. Among other requirements this placed the onus on
building owners to comply with certain criteria so far as selection
of colours and finishes is concerned.
2. The current legislation in regard to access by disabled people is
Approved Document M of the Building Regulations 2004 and
British Standard 8300:2001 (Incorporating Amendment No 1). It
should be noted that BS 8300 was written before Part M,
Amendment No. 1 brings the two documents into line.
3. ‘ Colour Contrast & Perception ‘ a research project by Peter Parker
and his colleagues at Reading University (1997) was set up to
understand the major issues related to the use of buildings by
visually impaired people.
Issue History
3 This document confirms the basis for the requirements of BS8300
and Part M.
4. BS 8300 requires a visual contrast in the following situations :Ceiling to wall, wall to floor, leading edge of door, sanitary ware to
adjacent walls, door furniture to door surface, door to wall
(architrave same colour as wall or same as door), stairs to wall,
handrail to wall, stair nosings, etc.
There is also the requirement that highly reflective surfaces are
kept to a minimum.
9. In Amendment No. 1 to the British Standard, Annex G, Table G.1
indicates Zones of good, acceptable and poor visual contrast..
10. The GAI research also noted an acceptable contrast between flat
objects such as push plates on a door when the contrast is in the
order 10 – 20 points. More important is the intensity and direction
of illumination of the door. The research tests were carried out
under illumination of 200lux, variations from this will therefore
need to be considered carefully.
5. Section 3.8 of Part M requires that “ the presence of doors,
whether open or closed, should be apparent to visually impaired
people through the careful choice of colour and material for the
door and its surroundings “
6. Section 3.10.e of Part M requires that “all door opening furniture
contrasts visually with the surface of the door ; the door frames
contrast visually with the surrounding wall ; the surface of the
leading edge of the door that is not self closing, or is likely to be
held open, contrasts visually with the other door surfaces and it’s
surroundings “
7. Section 3.12 of Part M requires that “there should be a visual
contrast between the wall and the ceiling, and between the wall
and the floor…”
8. When first published BS 8300 recommended that the visual
contrast between adjacent surfaces should be in the order of 30
points. However, recent research sponsored by The Guild of
Architectural Ironmongers, carried out by Reading University, and
referred to above suggests that a 20 point difference can be
acceptable such as wall to ceiling and door handles against the
door.
4 2.0 Design Report
2.3 The Proposals
2.1 Site location
Planning permission was granted by Stoke City Council for the proposed
works to the existing factory in September 2013. The proposed works
include:
The site is located on Wedgwood Drive, Barlaston near Stoke on Trent.
2.2 Scheme History
WWRD UK Ltd., owned since 2009 by KPS Capital Partners, is a group of
companies including Wedgwood, Waterford and Royal Doulton brands.
WWRD operates from a site at Barlaston, Staffordshire which includes the
EMEA head office, visitor centre and a manufacturing facility for tableware
and prestige giftware. The site, formerly part of the Barlaston Hall Estate,
covers 281 acres comprising an industrial area (approximately 42 acres),
woodland, lakes, pastureland, a sports field and pavilion, all located within
an area of Green Belt.
Now operated by WWRD Group, Barlaston remains the home of
Wedgwood, who relocated to the Barlaston site in 1938 from Etruria. The
achievements on the Barlaston site stand as a testament to the social
awareness, vision and innovation of the Wedgwood family and the
ceramics they produced.
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Demolition of approx. 50% of the existing factory
Refurbishment of the remaining factory and out buildings
Construction of three small extensions, tea room, Museum gallery
extension and Museum link corridor.
The primary objectives of such a redevelopment being to safeguard the
future of Wedgwood on the Barlaston site by delivering optimised
operational facilities comprising:
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State of the art ceramic manufacturing - efficient and sustainable;
Fit-for-purpose office environment plus mock-shops, showroom
etc;
Significantly upgraded “Wedgwood Experience” with an extended
offering that will attract 100,000+ visitors per annum.
Barlaston Today
Since the initial manufacturing and office premises were opened at
Barlaston in the late 1930s, the building footprint has grown more than
fourfold. At the height of production Wedgwood employed two thousand
people on the site.
Today Wedgwood employs approximately six hundred people. Operations
on the Barlaston site occupy less than a third of the 76,000m2 of
constructed floor space, with the industrial area itself (42 acres) being only
a small part of the overall estate owned by WWRD. As a result, many of
the buildings are now empty and in poor and deteriorating condition.
5 6 2.4 Proposed building layouts
Primary operational facilities required by WWRD include circa 8,000m² of
open plan office facilities including employee facilities, meeting rooms,
show rooms, mock shops and storage space. Circa 12,000m² of
manufacturing facilities with all support facilities and circa 12,000m² visitor
experience including product shops, retail, restaurant, museum, factory
tour and master craftsman experience;
The newbuild elements total 1,646.2sqm and are defined as:
1- Tea room extension – 835sqm
2- Visitors entrance Atrium - 216.2sqm
3- Museum Gallery extension – 532.7sqm
Key Plan
4- Museum atrium link – 62.3sqm
The internal layout of the building can be divided into the following smaller
components; (as shown in the key plan and Fig1)
Visitors Entrance E
Building A- Existing Main factory Building 3 storey factory and corporate
offices.
B
D
Building B – Tea room extension and Visitors attraction atrium entrance.
F
C
Building C – Museum Extension gallery
A
Building D – Museum Extension glazed link
Building E – Food and Beverage building – small area of restaurant and
remaining areas are factory outlet and future third party retail.
Staff Entrance Building F – Existing Museum.
Office Main Entrance Fig 1
7 3.0 Description of development and arrangements for users to have
equal and convenient access
Level access is provided to all of the main Entrances and all new areas,
including the Staff Entrance, Visitor’s Entrance Atrium and Office entrance
atrium. Disabled parking is located in the two car parking areas North and
South car parks, with the spaces closest to the buildings allocated as
disabled. The number of spaces provided for staff and office visitors are 10
spaces (in the south car park) and there are 8 spaces provided for visitors
to the Visitor’s attraction (in the North car park).
Vertical circulation is available through utilising existing factory lifts, which
have been upgraded to comply with Part M. The lifts are located adjacent
to the Staff entrance, providing access to for the offices and factory and
the Visitors entrance providing access to all floors included in the visitors
tour. Basement areas have not been upgraded as part of the works
undertaken however there is existing ramped access provided on the
south elevation and there is access via a service lift from the deliveries
entrance on the West elevation.
3.1 Reception desks.
There are two reception desks provided within the proposals, in each
Atrium. The desks have been designed to comply with Part M and have
lower levels and wheelchair access provided to both sides.
Both reception desks will also be provided with an induction loop.
Office Atrium Reception desk
Directional signage to the building will be provided by Wedgwood to
comply with regulations.
Visitors Atrium Reception desk
8 3.2 WC Provision
4.0
All new WC’s will have a disabled WC provided and accessible WC’s in
compliance with Building regulations. Travel distances vary to disabled
WC’s due to the layout of the existing building.
The internal finishes have been designed to comply with Part M for Light
reflectance values, where ever possible.
Where access to a disabled WC is required by staff WWRD will ensure
that the seating layouts will accommodate any staff to be seated near
appropriate facilities.
The main Factory re-uses existing sanitary facilities at second floor,
therefore it is not possible to install a disabled WC, where there is no lift
access provided. A new disabled WC has been installed adjacent to the
staff entrance and offices to provide facilities for the factory floor.
Light reflectance values
Approved document M states in Definitions;
Contrast Visually, When used to indicate the visual perception of one
element of the building or fitting within the building, against another means
that the difference in light reflectance value between the two surfaces is
greater than 30points. Where illuminance on surfaces is greater than
200lux, a difference in light reflectance value should be a minimum of
20points. Where door opening furniture projects beyond the face of the
door or otherwise creates enhanced differentiation and shade, a minimum
a difference in light reflectance value of 15 points is considered adequate.
Doors and Walls
The following finishes are proposed;
Table 1: The specification of finishes to Doors and Walls: Location Finish / Description LRV Difference Door Dulux colour 50YR62/008 62 Skirting Dulux 50YR38/017
38 24 Ironmongery Stainless steel 44.81 17.19 Wall Dulux Pure Brilliant White 99 61 9 Table 2: The specification of finishes to Walls and floors: Refer to BHB drawings 2820‐621, 2820‐622, 2820‐623
Location Finish / Description LRV Difference to wall finish Wall Dulux Pure Brilliant White 99 Skirting Dulux 50YR38/017
38 61 Floor Finish 1 Offices Floor Finish 2 Offices Floor Finish 3 Offices Carpet 13.98 Desso Essence tile (A863) light grey (9506)
85.02 Carpet 4.41 Desso Essence Tile (A863) dark grey (9501)
94.59 Carpet 3.34 Desso Essence Tile (A863) aubergine (3821)
95.66 Office Staff WC’s, Show Room, Staff Break Out Space, Art studios (G90, G91), Post Room, Spray Booth, Factory and Gym Showers (with non‐slip finish in shower cubicles), tea stations Vinyl 26 Flooring Forbo Eternal Concrete beton 13022
73 Circulation, Staff canteen & Staff WC's 2 factory offices Vinyl 10 Flooring Eternal Wood smoked oak 11882
89 Office Atrium, Visitor Atrium, Tea Bar, Museum shop, Visitor WC’s, Link Corridor Magnesium 26 oxychloride screed Q Floor Permafloor (15mm thick screed) in RAL 7030 (Stone Grey)
73 G35 Gym. Dalzone 7.1 Rollform Rubber Flooring in Goudron. 91.9 10 Ground floor factory and storage areas, and stairwell F19. Epoxy 43 Resin Floor Coating – Conren Dustguard in Goosewing Grey
56 Cubicles ‐ Office Cubicle Partitions – Excelsior in 2820‐601, 2820‐602, 2820‐603, 2820‐604, 2820‐605, 2820‐ 607, 2820‐608, 2820‐614, 2820‐615, 2820‐616, 2820‐617, 2820‐ 618, 2820‐ 619, 2820‐626, 2820‐627, 2820‐628, 2820‐629.
Smoke Tamarak Wall Tiles LRV White glazed tiles 100x200 87 41 46 43.4 43.6 Refer to BHB drawings for sanitary layouts; Finish / Description 64.2 WCs Table 3: The specification of finishes to Sanitary ware: Location 22.8 Cubicles ‐ Difference to wall finish Visitor F&B WCs experience and with grey grout Cubicle Partitions – Excelsior in Jade (doors) and Stone Grey (pilasters) 11 Cubicle Partitions 55.7 31.3 Factory WCs Male Office, Visitor and F&B WCs Vanity Underpanels and frames – Excelsior in Pearl White Sanitary fittings Excelsior in Lemon Green Cubicle Partitions 28.8 58.2 Factory WCs Female 86.0 Gloss White Armitage shanks 87 range Factory Shower, Armitage Shanks Ltd, Doc M Gym showers, pack visitor, F&B, first floor Office accessible and second floor Office accessible WC’s Handrails to contrast with white tiled walls to be Grey LRV = 51 Contrast =36 Excelsior in Caribe F&B WCs ‐
Vanity Underpanels and frames – Excelsior in Stone Grey 43.4 43.6 12 Factory Shower, Armitage Gym showers Shanks Doc M Contour 21 Shower Room Pack Handrails to Ramps and Steps.
contrast with All stairs are to have a contrasting gradus nosing,
white The main staircase to the office atrium has been designed to have timber
treads with a contrasting gradus nosing.
tiled walls to be Grey Location Finish / Description Treads American LRV = 51 Contrast =36 G61 Office WC. Armitage Shanks Ltd, Doc M Handrails to Contour 21 Wall Hung Pack LH contrast with white LRV Black 16 Diff Walnut Nosing Gradus nosing canvas 53.27 37.27 tiled walls to be S/S s/s LRV= 44 contrast=42 Handrails and balustrades will also contrast and are brass fixed to glass
balustrades, at the heights to comply with Part M requirements.
13 There are three ramps within the building which have been reviewed by
Building control and have been designed to comply with the regulations,
with widths, landings, handrails and contrasting finishes.
There is a large visitors viewing platform from the second floor to the first
floor, as part of the visitors tour around the kiln, this includes two stepped
areas, an alternative means of accessing the first floor factory tour is
provided by elevator for wheelchair access.
Externally to the Visitors Courtyard there are combinations of Ramps and
steps to overcome level differences. These have been reviewed by
building control and all comments raised by their access consultant have
been implemented.
14 4.0 Transportation & Highways (please see full transport report by PTB
Transport Planning)
A scope for the TA report was prepared and the methodology regarding trip
rates, traffic distribution and assignment, impact analysis and design year
analysis agreed with both highway authorities in September 2012.
It has also been agreed with both highway authorities that, in traffic terms,
the historic use of the Wedgwood site and the permitted development of the
site both exceed the current development proposals.
Access
Highways
There are currently three access points to the Wedgwood site from
Wedgwood Drive, all of which are priority junctions; these locations will be
retained for the proposed development, with the western access serving the
new factory, the central access serving the new Visitor Centre (and some
residential development), and the eastern access serving the majority of the
residential development.
Existing footpaths within the site will be retained and supplemented by new
footpaths and footways alongside the access roads to the Visitor Centre and
residential areas, connecting to the existing provision along Wedgwood
Drive and across the wider area, including NCN Route 5.
Walking
Existing footway provision in the vicinity of the site is good, with a footway
running along the northern edge of Wedgwood Drive of some 2m width
between Lakewood Drive and the railway line, and a single footway running
along the eastern edge of Old Road.
There are also public footpath routes crossing the area around the
Wedgwood factory, including route no. 9, providing traffic-free access to
Barlaston, Newstead and other local villages such as Hartwell and Tittensor.
Queen Mary’s Drive is also used as a pedestrian route, despite the lack of
footway provision, as traffic flows and speeds are fairly low.
As indicated above, there is also a direct traffic-free pedestrian link to
Barlaston, Trentham and Stoke on Trent alongside the Trent & Mersey
Canal, with access from the canal bridge on Wedgwood Drive.
The proposed development will be connected to the existing footways on
Wedgwood Drive; in addition footways are proposed throughout the
development alongside all carriageways.
The existing public footpath routes crossing the northernmost parcel of
residential land within the WWRD development site will be retained and
enhanced as part of both the residential development itself, and the visitors’
centre redevelopment proposals, with woodland walks being part of the
overall Wedgwood experience.
A walking isochrones map is provided in the Transport Assessment and
shows that most of Barlaston village is accessible on foot within the
recommended maximum walking distance of 2km.
Bus
Buses that serve the site can be accessed from Wedgwood Lane and
Barlaston Old Road; the closest bus stops in these locations are
approximately 800m from the centre of the site.
15 Wedgwood Lane provides access to service 350/351 via a simple flagpole
stop.
Wedgwood Drive with Barlaston Old Road and Blurton Road operate with
minimal queueing and delay.
Bus services within reach of the proposed development are adequate;
providing around 47 buses per day Monday to Friday and 41 buses per day
on Saturdays. There are no Sunday services in the vicinity of the site.
Further afield, the ghost-island priority junction of Barlaston Old Road with
the A5035 Longton/Trentham Road is heavily congested during the morning
and evening peak periods; with queueing along Barlaston Old Road in the
morning peak and along the Longton Road right-turn during the PM peak,
in particular.
Both of the detailed bus services provide good access to Stoke on Trent,
Stone and Stafford; furthermore, they provide excellent links to Hanley Bus
Station and to both Stoke on Trent and Stafford railway stations.
The 350/351 service also provides direct service provision to Alleynes High
School in Stone during school term time.
The signalised junction of Barlaston Road with Trentham Road and Church
Road operates on a variable cycle time and also has some capacity issues
during both peak periods.
Development Assessment
Cycling
NCN 5 is located towards the west of the site and can be accessed off
Wedgwood Drive via a ramped access point with a step at the top.
It is a traffic-free route running alongside the Trent & Mersey Canal and
provides a direct connection to Stoke on Trent to the north and Barlaston to
the south.
Rail
Historically the Wedgwood site has been served by Wedgwood Railway
Station on the Manchester to Stafford branch line of the West Coast
Mainline rout; however, this and the neighbouring Barlaston Railway Station
have been closed.
Highway Network
Generally, the local highway network surrounding the site operates within
capacity during the highway network morning and evening peak periods; all
of the Wedgwood access junctions, the canal bridge, and the junctions of
A detailed assessment of the highway network during the morning and
evening peak periods indicates that there is sufficient spare capacity across
most of the network to accommodate the traffic flows associated with the
development proposals.
The only junction requiring an improvement to accommodate the
development traffic is the Barlaston Old Road/A5035 Longton Road
priority junction; it is proposed that this junction is upgraded to a fully
signalised junction, incorporating carriageway widening on the A5035,
providing a significant capacity benefit to all traffic passing through the
junction (both existing and proposed).
Travel Plans
Travel Plan reports have been prepared for both the WWRD redevelopment
site and the residential development, detailing how both employees and
residents will be encouraged to reduce their travel by private car; a range of
measures and initiatives are proposed that will include a cycle scheme, lift
16 share scheme, sign up to ACT Travelwise, provision of shower and
changing facilities, and covered/secure cycle parking provision.
Highway Safety
A detailed assessment of personal injury accidents across the local highway
network has been completed and demonstrates that, whilst all accidents are
regrettable, the volume and causations factors do not give cause for
concern; therefore, no safety-related remedial measures are required as a
result of the development proposals.
Conclusion/Design Considerations
The site benefits from its proximity to good walking, cycling and bus routes.
Although there are inevitably relatively high percentage traffic increases at
and around the site access points, it is noted that the previous use of the
site would have exceeded forecast traffic flows for the proposed
redevelopment site.
5.0 Commitment to maintaining an access statement
WWRD will maintain the access statement for the future.
6.0 Sources of advice and consultation
BHB have consulted with Building advisory Services, Stoke, and their
access consultant.
Reference advice has been taken from the building regulations, British
standards and Riba publications designing for accessibility 2012 edition.
7.0 Additional material information
For maintenance access please see BHB document Cleaning and
Maintenance strategy.
Refer to the following BHB drawings;
The overall traffic impact of the development proposal is considered slight
in environmental terms. Where traffic mitigation measures have been
proposed for capacity purposes (A5035/Barlston Old Road) these have
included measures to assist the crossing of pedestrians and cyclists; they
will also provide an exceptional benefit to all traffic using the junction in
future years, particularly along Barlaston Old Road.
The development is supported by a travel plan for both the industrial and
residential elements of the site that will assist in minimising traffic impact.
GA’s 2820-126, 2820-127, 2820-128, 2820-336
Finishes plans; 2820-621, 2820-622, 2820-623
Reception desks; 2820-613, 2820-340
Sanitaryware layouts; 2820‐601, 2820‐602, 2820‐603, 2820‐604, 2820‐
605, 2820‐ 607, 2820‐608, 2820‐614, 2820‐615, 2820‐616, 2820‐617, 2820‐ 618, 2820‐ 619, 2820‐626, 2820‐627, 2820‐628, 2820‐629.
Overall, it is predicted that the proposed development will have a residual
impact that is slight in the vicinity of the development and negligible
elsewhere.
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