Bs 8300-1 Pdf

[Osman Briseno]

Longregarded as the most authoritative guidance available to architects, the new standard now comes in two parts with the addition of guidance on exterior environments: approaches to buildings, spaces within the curtilage of a building or groups of buildings, street design and landscaped areas. As a result, Part 1 (BS 8300-1:2018), offers the first comprehensive guidance for new public spaces.

Recommendations in both parts of BS 8300 are accompanied by scene-setting commentary that places them in context for readers not familiar with the barriers experienced by disabled people. In some instances, recommendations are specific; in others, they include dimensional ranges intended to provide designers with some flexibility to tailor design solutions.

There are numerous amendments to guidance since the last edition, with many revised diagrams and tables. Access consultant Jane Simpson, also on the Regulation & Standards Group, has worked through the just-published updates and has picked out a list of some of the points worthy of note and review by architects:

Simpson points out that many architects are not familiar with accessible design approaches to landscaping and public space that go beyond Building Regulations Part M, which like the outgoing standard concentrates only on the approach to buildings.

David Petherick, Chair of BSI B/559 Committee, and Geoff Cook, Honorary Fellow of the School of Construction Management & Engineering at the University of Reading, will be presenting the new BS 8300 on 22 February 2018 at the RICS in the first of a series of Construction Industry Council (CIC) Inclusive Environment Briefings to be held this year.

The CIC briefing will also cover the new edition of the Wheelchair Housing Design Guide published this week by RIBA Publishing. This fully-updated, activity-based Third Edition discusses design considerations, requirements and recommendations for various activities carried out within the home.

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