LEVEL 0, THE GROUND FLOOR |
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From the north side of Morrison Street, you go under a canopy then either through one of two revolving doors or the access door to your left (west) of these. There’s a push button to your right (east) of the access door. Note that this access door opens automatically from the inside.
You go onto tactile flooring then onto carpet. The Strathblane Hall is in front of you, whilst the Concierge Desk is to your left (west). The area to your right of the entrance is often blocked by a portable barrier. This area is staffed during events.
The Concierge Desk is a semi-circular desk, which juts north into the Strathblane Hall. There’s a display case of EICC souvenirs for sale behind the desk.
As you follow the desk round (west then south), you come onto Marble flooring. The escalators are to your left. The one to Level 1 is north of that to Level -1. The direction of these escalators varies according to demand. There’s a glass wall in front (south) of this area, followed by display cabinets.
This is the area between the Main Entrance (south) and the two ends of the Level 0 Passage (north). The Strathblane hall itself contained a range of portable furniture at the time of our survey.
In the middle of this area are four large pillars, the space between which is quite often used as the Delegate Registration Area.
Beyond the recess to the escalators, the left-hand wall curves to your right as you approach the west end of the passage.
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first single push door into Level 0 VIP Lift Foyer pillar second single push door to Level 0 VIP Lift Foyer cloak room on left (southwest) |
The Cloak Room has three serving hatches, though only the first one is normally open. The wall gradually curves right, past windows, before continuing north into the Level 0 Passage.
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west end of Level 0 Passage Business and Media Centre blank double door blank door Delegates Registration Area to right blank door wall juts out blank double door blank wall east end of Level 0 Passage |
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blank wall wall retreats blank wall north single push door to South Fire Exit pillar south single push door to South Fire Exit blank door wall curves right Coffee Pod, you face southeast to the counter TV on wall, showing news blank door wall curves right pillar map of building signage and orientation guides recess to Main Stairs |
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blank wall with planter |
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blank wall |
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stairs down stairs up |
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planter pillar glass wall with planter east revolving entrance door pillar, about four metres from the doors west revolving entrance door pillar, about two metres to your right automatic access exit door (push button to east from outside) wall juts out Concierge Desk |
You leave the Strathblane Hall going north.
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blank door through pull double doors first entrance to Kilsyth Room stretch of blank wall through push double doors stretch of blank wall second entrance to Kilsyth Room stretch of blank wall first entrance to Moorfoot Room through push double doors, now going west, into the Lomond Foyer beyond the Lomond Foyer through pull double doors second doors to Moorfoot Room stretch of blank wall first entrance to Tinto Room stretch of blank wall through pull double doors stretch of blank wall second entrance to Tinto Room through push double doors recess with seating, coffee tables etc. counter four phone booths, middle two have phones paper rack blank door display of clocks showing various time zones |
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blank wall through pull double doors information screens, just beyond first entrance to Kilsyth Room first single push door to East Fire Exit and staff stairs pillar second single push door to East Fire Exit and staff stairs through pull double doors entrance to Sutra Room stretch of blank wall pillar, just beyond second doors to Kilsyth Room blank door, just beyond first entrance to Moorfoot Room through push double doors, going west, into the Lomond Foyer Beyond the Lomond Foyer through pull double doors blank door, beyond second entrance to Moorfoot Room pillar stretch of blank wall information screens, just beyond first entrance to Tinto Room through push double doors blank door first single push door to North Fire Exit pillar second single push door to North Fire Exit two blank doors window, beyond second entrance to Tinto Room through push double doors, going south into Strathblane Hall windows display cabinet cloak room counter |
The Level 0 Passage broadens to the north into an area with a glazed wall overlooking Conference Square. This is looking towrds the Sheraton Hotel.
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double doors from Level 0 Passage, normally open blank wall |
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windows onto Conference Square, planters in front fire exit, doors with crash bars windows fire exit, doors with crash bars windows, planters in front |
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double blank door water cooler double doors from Level 0 Passage, normally open |
There is a pillar in the middle of this foyer.
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double blank door from Moorfoot Room, normally covered blank wall fire point leaflet rack, orientation guides map of building blank wall |
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