Accessibility means what makes the building accessible to others? For example most building require an act for disabled people or wheelchair users to roam freely around, this means they require elevators, ramps and wide corridors and doors along with disabled toilets. Accessibility meaning - (of a place) able to be reached or entered.
The Core, Eden ProjectThe Core is the latest addition to the Eden Project and opened in September 2005. It provides the Eden Project with an education facility fit for everyone! The building was built to be very sustainable and consists of over 70 solar panels! However it wasn't just built to be sustainable, it was also built to be inclusive, inside the building there are multiple flat floor surfaces which allow any user to walk freely without the stairs. There are also multiple toilets for disabled and baby changing rooms in the reception area and most doors are fitted for wheelchair users to pass through. This building was designed by the same person who designed the Eden Project, Nicholas Grimshaw.
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Almas Tower, Dubai
The Almas Tower is a 68 story skyscraper located in Dubai and was one of the tallest buildings in the world until the construction of the Burj Khalifa. The reason this building is on my list is because there are 35 lifts/elevators in the building meaning anyone can get to any floor without any hustle. What makes this building more special is the way everyone can transport around the building meaning if it is elevators or wide spread corridors and doors. Yet again the company Atkins designed this building, over the years they have grown a strong reputation for designing amazing facades in Dubai, alongside with the Inclusiveness of them.
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St Ambrose Barlow, Swinton
St Ambrose Barlow is a Catholic High School located in Swinton, it has one of the highest successes in students achieving a grade C and above. What makes this building accessible is the lifts which can carry any person to a certain level and also the amount of disabled toilets located around the school premises, the corridors are also wide which allows wheelchair users to roam freely around. There are also buttons which alarm staff if a person is in need of help around the staired areas. The architect company Laing o'rourke achieve to create Accessible buildings
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