INTERNAL ELEMENTS (WITHIN THE RESIDENTIAL DWELLING) wide (due to door (953mm clear opening) internal doors (e.g. design flexibility Element 4 size) wider doors and corridors to all rooms (where accessible) Corridors min 1510 wide Internal of travel allow greater access and EXCEEDED (corridors within the Corridors min 1450mm. manoeuvrability for larger (due to door dwelling) Internal sized wheelchairs) size) Doors min 900mm clear doors are Minimal spatial impact 1020 leaf opening width 1020 leaf resulting from doors, EXCEEDED (min clear opening) to all Corridors min 1200mm given wider corridors the WC pan, a intended level of the intent Increased design flexibility access provisions Element (e.g. capacity to pan height of the of 5 Toilets: toilet location and type to 460-480mm guidelines YES A ruling was issued and approved AFFL individual need) To be positioned suit for attached toilet design (flexible nib between 450-460mm Reduced cost through As per element; disabled which doesn’t meet the wall), from the nearest wall, providing standard WC if EXCEEDED compliant WC installed location or the 600mm 600mm clear forward of disabled WC is not Inbuilt flexibility clearance to the front of the pan, and a the cistern to the front of needed exceeds the 480 however; it meets height of 460-
INTERNAL ELEMENTS (WITHIN THE RESIDENTIAL DWELLING) Element 4 Internal of travel (corridors within the dwelling) Doors min 900mm clear opening width Corridors min 1200mm wide EXCEEDED (due to door size) EXCEEDED (due to door size) Internal doors are 1020 leaf (953mm clear opening) to all rooms (where accessible) Corridors min 1450mm. 1020 leaf (min clear opening) to all internal doors Corridors min 1510 wide design flexibility (e.g. wider doors and corridors allow greater access and manoeuvrability for larger sized wheelchairs) Minimal spatial impact resulting from doors, given wider corridors Element 5 Toilets: To be positioned between 450-460mm from the nearest wall, 600mm clear forward of the cistern to the front of the WC pan, a pan height of 460-480mm AFFL EXCEEDED Inbuilt flexibility exceeds the intended level of access provisions YES A ruling was issued and approved for attached toilet design (flexible nib wall), which doesn’t meet the location or the 600mm clearance to the front of the pan, and a height of 460- 480 however; it meets the intent of the guidelines As per element; disabled compliant WC installed Increased design flexibility (e.g. capacity to toilet location and type to suit individual need) Reduced cost through providing standard WC if disabled WC is not needed
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