LEVEL 3, THE AUDITORIA |
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This is the Auditorium Level. The main auditorium is the Pentland which occupies the middle of this space. Two smaller auditoria, The Sidlaw to the west and Fintry to the east, can be either used separately or joined to the Pentland Auditorium. To do this, the seating areas of the smaller auditoria are rotated through 180 degrees. This provides a total of 1200 seats, 600 for the Pentland and 300 each for the Sidlaw and Fintry.
The Pentland Foyer lies south of the Pentland Auditorium. The Foyer is reached via escalators or the Main Stairs, there are six steps up from the north side of the Foyer to the level of the Pentland Auditorium.
As at lower levels, a passage runs around the outside of this space. The passage is blocked by staff areas at the north side, so we'll consider this main passage in two sections - The Level 3 West and East passages.
The Level 3 Link Passage runs between the south segments of the West and East passages, curving from northeast through southeast. This passage lies between the doors to the Pentland Auditorium (north) and doors from the Pentland Foyer (south). Note that, although there's level access into the front of the Sidlaw and Fintry auditoria from this passage, you go up five steps to reach the Pentland. There is level access to the Pentland Auditorium from the middle segment of either the East or West sections of the main passage.
The West and East passages are divided into three segments. The south segments, which can be reached via push double doors from the Pentland Foyer, are at the ends of the Link Passage. The middle segments provide stairs access to the small auditoria and level access to the Pentland, whilst the north segments provide stairs access to the Pentland Auditorium.
The Main (VIP) Lift is reached via the south segment of the West Passage.
You reach Level 3 via the Main Stairs facing West, the escalator facing East or the Main (VIP) Lift. This is an irregular shaped space, being much wider on its south side than it is on the north. The escalator and stairs are on the south side. There are doors to the Link and Main passages at each side, whilst steps lead up north towards the Link Passage and Pentland Auditorium on the north side of the Foyer.
There are five sets of steps separated by double hand rails. There's a single rail up the outside of these steps. You go up six steps, going north then through double pull doors into the Link Passage. The equivalent pull doors to the Pentland Auditorium are in front of you.
Note that, at the time of our survey, there were some bistro style tables in the Foyer.
From the top of the stairs turn right (90 degrees, north), release the hand rail, there is a pillar to your right, go past the pillar then turn right (90 degrees, east).
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planter waste recycling bins water Cooler pillar wall retreats, blank wall with fire extinguishers wall retreats to Servery, wood panel doors wall juts out blank wall double push doors into Level 3 East Passage South segment |
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double push doors into Level 3 East Passage South segment wood panelling wall juts out wood panelling planter, low sofa to the left planter wood panel juts out wood panel retreats double push doors to Link Passage, opposite doors to Fintry Auditorium wood panel juts out, pillar just to your left wall retreats, planter wood panel juts out leading to bottom of steps hand rail up six steps, going north wood panelling, wall juts out |
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right hand set of double pull doors to Link Passage and Pentland Auditorium wall juts out then retreats left hand set of double pull doors to Link Passage and Pentland Auditorium wall juts out |
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wood panelling leading to top of steps hand rail down six steps, going south wood panelling planter wall retreats, pillar wall juts out again then retreats double push doors leading northwest into Link Passage, opposite doors to Sidlaw Auditorium wood panelling wall juts out wood panelling wall juts out, planter recess with low sofa, planter wooden wall double push doors into Level 3 West Passage South segment |
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blank wall retreats fire Extinguishers blank wall waste recycling bins pillar glass barrier with hand rail pillar glass barrier with hand rail gap to escalator |
Turn right (180 degrees, west) you are now facing the top of the escalator.
From the Pentland Foyer, you go through push double doors into the south segment.
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first single push door to Level 3 VIP Lift Foyer pillar second single push door to Level 3 VIP Lift Foyer through pull double doors, across slight lip in floor, into middle segment blank wall retreats and juts out again pillar wall curves right with pillar and window pillar and another window blank wall door to unisex, accessible toilet through double push doors, into North segment first single push door towards North Fire Exit pillar second single push door towards North Fire Exit blank wall blank door across end |
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through double push doors into south segment wall retreats ledge with leaflets four wooden booths, pay phone in near one double pull doors into Level 3 Link Passage blank wall wall retreats blank wall curves left through double pull doors, slight lip in floor, into middle segment wall curves right blank wall wall retreats blank wall information monitor blank wall with vertical finned radiator in recess, caution this may be hot to touch blank wall with vertical finned radiator in recess, caution this may be hot to touch blank wall wall retreats blank wall information monitor blank wall wall juts out blank wall single pull door - door 3 to Sidlaw Auditorium blank wall information monitor blank wall single pull door - door 5 to Pentland Auditorium, wall juts out blank wall with vertical finned radiator in recess, caution this may be hot to touch blank wall through double push doors, into North segment wall retreats twice single pull door - door 7 to Pentland Auditorium blank door across end |
From the Pentland Foyer, you go through push double doors with horizontal bars on the inside, going east into the south segment.
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blank wall wall juts out recess to wooden counter blank wall double pull doors, vertical handles into Level 3 Link Passage blank wall curves right wall juts out through double pull doors, with horizontal handles, into middle segment blank wall recess blank wall information monitor blank wall wall juts out blank wall with vertical finned radiator in recess, caution this may be hot to touch Blank wall with another vertical finned radiator in recess, caution this may be hot to touch blank wall recess to blank door blank wall information monitor wall juts out blank wall with vertical finned radiator in recess, caution this may be hot to touch blank wall with vertical finned radiator in recess, caution this may be hot to touch blank wall recess to single pull door with vertical handle - Door 4, to Fintry Auditorium blank wall information monitor blank wall single pull door with vertical handle - Door 6, to Pentland Auditorium, jutting out blank wall with vertical finned radiator in recess, caution this may be hot to touch through push double doors, horizontal bars on inside, into north segment blank wall retreats wall curves to single pull door, with vertical handle - Door 8 to Pentland Auditorium blank door across end |
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blank wall first door to South Fire Exit pillar second door to South Fire Exit through pull double doors with horizontal bars, into middle segment blank wall wall retreats to glass brick wall blank wall wall juts out blank wall wall retreats blank wall wall retreats to glass brick wall blank wall wall juts out blank wall wall retreats blank wall fire extinguishers wall retreats to glass brick wall blank wall wall juts out blank wall wall retreats blank wall glass brick wall wall juts out double push doors, with horizontal bars inside, into north segment wall juts out then retreats first single push door to East Fire Exit pillar second single push door to East Fire Exit blank door across end |
This curves from northwest to southwest between the south segments of the East and West passages. Doors on the south side, from the Pentland Foyer, are opposite the south doors to the auditoria.
From the East Passage, you go through pull doors, with horizontal handles, going northwest.
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double pull doors, horizontal handles, to Fintry Auditorium up five steps, hand rail each side, going west through double pull doors, vertical handles blank wall sofa east pull double doors into Pentland Auditorium wall juts out second, west set of pull double doors into Pentland Auditorium sofa blank wall through push double doors down five steps, going west with hand rail each side pull double doors into Sidlaw Auditorium blank wall through push double doors into West Passage |
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push double doors into Pentland Foyer up five steps, hand rail each side, going west through double pull doors, vertical handles blank door double push doors into Pentland Foyer, opposite east doors into Pentland Auditorium double push doors into Pentland Foyer, opposite west doors into Pentland Auditorium wall juts out blank door through push double doors down five steps, going west with hand rail to each side push double doors, opposite entrance to Sidlaw Auditorium through push double doors into West Passage |
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