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Iain McKinnon Access Consultants have been providing a comprehensive service to our clients since January 2009.

We have extensive experience on a number of varied projects from large new build developments to access audits of ancient monuments.

Our experience covers a wide variety of building sectors including; historic, sports and leisure, transport, health, residential, public, master-planning, museums and galleries, theatres, offices, retail and education.

Recent projects include:

• A new archive and office facility being developed by Stephen Marshall Architects, London
• Development of new Accessible Design Standards for sportscotland
• Review of emergency evacuation for disabled occupants at the new Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility
• Proposed refurbishment of 21-23 Main Street, Coatbridge for the purposes of planning
• Accessibility of tiling treatments during the refurbishment of James Watt College, Greenock
• Design competition for a new, innovative pool lift to help disabled people get in and out of swimming pools with dignity

Recent presentations include:

• Guest speaker to 3rd year architecture students at the University of Strathclyde on ‘the DDA and inclusive design’
• Presentation on ‘the DDA and inclusive design – an access consultant’s perspective’ for the Centre for the Built Environment CBE, Glasgow
• CPD session with Gareth Hoskins Architects, Glasgow

Previous experience:

Iain McKinnon previously worked with Buro Happold’s Inclusive Design team and has consulted on the following projects:

• Historic Scotland access audits
• National Trust for Scotland access audits
• The Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Ayr
• Massar Children's Discovery Centre, Damascus, Syria
• 2012 Olympic Park Masterplan
• Glasgow National Indoor Sports Arena and Velodrome
• National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
• Dundee City Council Civic Offices
• Wexford County Council Civic Offices, Ireland
• Bermondsey Square mixed use development, London


Please get in touch to discuss your needs and how we can work together.