Case Studies

Purpose-Built Changing Facilities to Meet Specialised Needs

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Date

2018

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Client

Cheltenham Borough Council

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Main Contractor

Future Rooms

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Architect

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Structural Engineer

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The Brief

Two years after we replaced the refreshment kiosk in Pittville Park with an attractive new kiosk with secure storage space, our client at Cheltenham Borough Council approached us regarding a Changing Places toilet facility.

The new Changing Places toilet facility needed to be carefully designed specifically to meet the needs of people with complex disabilities who often need extra equipment and space to allow them to use the toilets safely and comfortably. 

The Changing Places facility can be found in Pittville Park, near the play area, and is accessed using a RADAR key

The Project

We designed the Changing Places toilet facility as a bespoke room to meet the needs of the people with profound and complex disabilities, and to be fully equipped in accordance with BS8300:2009.

We designed a 4m x 5m premier bespoke room, with a side room measuring 1m x 2.5m to accommodate services and cleaning equipment.

To complement the natural, leafy surroundings of the park and garden and the nearby refreshment kiosk, we designed the Changing Places toilet facility to be vertically clad in cedar with an anthracite flashing and posts and cedar vertical slatted end panels.

The build comprised insulated walls and ceilings and an EPDM rubber roof on a reinforced concrete foundation. Anti-vandal doors were fitted, with a RADAR lock on the main door.

In addition to the manufacture of the room, our team installed the room on site, which included fitting electric underfloor heating with a thermostat and timer control panel, a water heater for the shower and basin, ventilation and internal LED down lights.

It took two weeks for our team to install the new room, ready for the sanitaryware and internal fixtures and fittings to be fitted by the Council’s suppliers.

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The Outcome

The Changing Facility toilet facility offers people with profound and complex disabilities, who often need extra equipment and space to allow them to use the toilets safely and comfortably, the opportunity to enjoy the park and its beautiful surroundings. 

This important facility complements its natural environment, while providing a purpose-built facility that meets the needs of those who use it.

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Really, really pleased with it

Really pleased with it all and enjoy sitting and taking in the view, glass of wine in hand of course! We did new decking immediately outside of it, in order to open the bi fold doors fully as an extension to the room.  All in all, really, really pleased with it.

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It’s such a good design!

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It’s perfect and we love it!

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Great customer service and I’ll definitely be using you guys again.

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