We provide UK Architectural Services to clients around England. We are award winning architects based in Nottingham and have been in business since 1997. We specialise in commercial architecture, student accommodation, residential architecture and adaptations and refurbishments of buildings for people with disabilities.
Boden Associates are disabled adaptation architects and have worked up a scheme for the conversion of a large bungalow for the charity Scope which has many disabled adaptations and environmental controls built into it so that five young adults with CP can live together.
The project is based in Hitchin and achieved planning approval just before Christmas and tenders for the works are now out for this complex extension and refurbishment project.
The works include new accessible bathrooms, wider doors and ramps, level access throughout, a new accessible kitchen and provision for hoists throughout.
For further information on the disabled adaptations and refurbishment projects that we carry out all over the county please visit our main disabled adaptations architects section in the website
After two and half years of working on this Nottintgham allotment centre project for Hungerhill Developments Ltd a planning application has now been submitted
The building will function mostly as an administrative office for the management team who oversee the running of the allotment site.
The creation of the allotment centre is an essential part of the restoration project for the St Ann’s allotment site, as agreed and financially supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund. The aims and aspiration for the centre have remained unchanged as a focal point for the site:
- In support of site management and maintenance
- As a meeting point and resource for allotment holders, for the wider community interested in any aspect of the site, offering information, displays, workshops and a base for a wide range of activities connected with:
- community gardens and projects
- history and remaining historical features
- wildlife areas
- open days and special activities
It is to be a facility which is environmentally sound and in tune with the character of the whole allotment site.
Boden Associates are architects in beeston and work from Barton House. We have helped Bartons plc transform ‘The Gallery’ on Chilwell high road into a multipurpose performance and exhibition space. Bartons heritage day was a huge success which was then followed by the event of the year supporting the charity ‘The Flying Seagulls’. The space is now ready for the ‘Carnival of Monsters’ arts festival which will run for a month and then we’re into Oxjam. Come and see ‘Middle 6′ at The Commercial Inn on the 22nd October, we’re playing at 12.00 and kick off Oxjam with a retro dads (and one mom) rock combo outfit.
Boden Associates are architects who specialise in accessible adaption design and oversee the refurbishment of properties that need accessible adaptations.
These include adaptations for wheelchair access, ramp access, accessible showers and bathrooms as well as any other internal modifications required.
We carry out measured surveys of existing properties and prepare feasibility plans to explore the various layout options that could work as well as consider the need for additional extensions .
We prepare all planning and building control drawings and submit all applications as well as tender the works and oversee the contract administration of the project to completion.
The design phase of our work includes planning for a person with a disability, carrying out a building acessibility audit and ensuring compliance with BS8300 guidance for bathroom, living accommodation and kitchen layout design.
We can design accessible wet rooms, and accessible kitchens as well as swim therapy and hydrotherapy pools and specify the right equipment you wil need.
We know how to incorporate environmental controls in a project and integrate specialist equipment and hoists into the home in a way that is not institutional.
Our recent case studies for private individuals and the charity SCOPE can be found on the following projects link
Accessible ramps
Ramps should be no more than 1 in 12 for distances of less than 5m, for longer ramps they need to be designed to 1 in 15 up to ten metres and 1 in 20 for a longer approach. The width of an accessible ramp should be 1200mm and handrails to both sides
Accessible Doors
For wheel-chair users the minimum distance between the door stop and the face of the door when in the open position is 800mm for an entrance door, 775mm for an internal door when approached at 90 degrees and 750mm straight on. To achieve these clear dimensions door leafs are often 926mm and 826mm using standard metric doors. Door handles should be at 1m above floor level. Front entrance doors are often automated so they open on approach, another approach is to have ‘easy open doors’ which are power assisted and entrance doors should have low level 15mm acceible thresholds on them. Doors on corridors should also have vision panels
Accessible Bathrooms
Accessible bathrooms need to be a minium of 2.5m x 2.7m but where assistnace is required these become 3.5m x 2.7m. Refer to our Cropwell Butler project
Working with Bartons plc we oversaw the design and on site project management to create this unique new performance space; raising from the ashes the burnt out wreck of a building to deliver this industrial rugged architectural interior . The first charity ball for the Flying Seagulls at bartons was a roaring success and paves the way for many more large scale events. The season leads to the carnival of monsters which last for a month which then ends with Oxjam
A new exciting student accommodation developement project in the heart of Leicester University. We are currently in the design phase working up plans for the refurbishment the old warehouse and exploring the potential for additional floors to create 49 bedspaces either as cluster flats or one bedroom studios.
Watch this space….
Multi-use games areas – or MUGAs – are one of the most popular additions to municipal parks, playgrounds and open spaces due to their incredible versatility and they offer a very cost effective answer to a wide variety of sporting needs.
Compliant with BS EN 15312, the safety requirements and test methods for free-access multi-sports equipment, and PAS 30:1998, the standards governing outdoor recreational multi-sports equipment, they provide a concentrated and enclosed area for ball sports that in turn allows smaller children to play uninterrupted in the playground.