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Overview

About View
- Erasmus House is a small to medium building with 3 floors.
- The building does not have a lift.
- The building has 3 staircases.
- The building floors are signed as: Ground, First, and Second.
- There is also an unsigned lower ground floor for access to a shared standard toilet only.
- There is not a toilet with adaptations available.
Parking and Public Transport View
- The building does not have its own car park.
- The building does have a campus car park nearby.
- The nearest campus car park is located outside the Richardson Building.
- The nearest train station is Barnes.
- This station does not have step-free access.
- The nearest step-free train station is Putney.
- The nearest underground station is Southfields.
- This underground station has step-free access.
- The nearest overground station is Kew Gardens.
- This overground station does not have step-free access.
- The nearest step-free overground station is Richmond.
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Related Access Guides View
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Accessible entrance

Approach to accessible entrance

Stepped entrance

Internal entrance

The approach to the building is sloped.
The slope has a slight gradient.
The most accessible entrance surveyed was to the right-hand side of the building.
This entrance gives access to the ground floor.
There is step-free access via a very easy slope at the most accessible entrance.
There is stepped access at the main entrance.
There are also internal entrances on the first and second floors from the Sport and Active Communities building adjacent but these entrances are not included in this guide.

Ground floor corridor

First floor corridor

Steps on second floor

Second floor staff area

Wayfinding signage

Access View
- There is not step-free access between floors.
- There is not step-free level access throughout.
- The following areas have stepped access: the first and second floors.
- Additional areas also accessed by steps include: 6 steps to the left-hand side of the building for access to the staff area on the second floor.
Circulation View
- There are manual doors along circulation routes.
- Access throughout may include uneven surfaces and narrow walkways.
- There is a high colour contrast between the walls and floor along circulation routes.
- There is no (or very little) background noise.
- Wayfinding signage is provided.
- The colour, design and typeface of signage is not consistent throughout.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.

Toilet Facilities View
- Toilets with adaptations are not available.
- Shared step-free standard toilet facilities are located on the ground floor after the accessible entrance.
- Shared standard toilet facilities with stepped access are located on the lower ground floor to the left of the building, and on the landings between the first and second floors to the left and to the right of the building.

This entrance is located to the right-hand side of the building, opposite Bede House, next to Barat House.
The entrance area is clearly signed.
There is not a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at the entrance.
There is step-free access via a very easy slope or ramp at the entrance.
There is a key fob/card reader at a height of 92cm.
There is a single automatic door.
The door opens away from you.
The width of the opening is 94cm.
There is a small lip on the threshold of the opening.
The door has a low colour contrast.
There is a push pad or push button to exit at a height of 105cm.

Right-hand stairs (accessible entrance)

Left-hand stairs

Additional left-hand stairs