{"id":5283,"date":"2022-04-15T16:30:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T16:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/?p=5283"},"modified":"2026-03-18T14:45:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:45:13","slug":"expo-2020-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/case-studies\/expo-2020-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Expo 2020 &#8211; Design Consultancy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5283\" class=\"elementor elementor-5283\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-95ac9f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"95ac9f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0f189c\" data-id=\"d0f189c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d04dc31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d04dc31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Key-Photo-Expo-e1650471116620-1024x793.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5284\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Key-Photo-Expo-e1650471116620-1024x793.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Key-Photo-Expo-e1650471116620-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Key-Photo-Expo-e1650471116620-768x595.jpg 768w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Key-Photo-Expo-e1650471116620.jpg 1377w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6eaa8b\" data-id=\"a6eaa8b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c8d416 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c8d416\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Direct Access was appointed the Universal Design Access Consultants for Expo 2020 Dubai, the first-ever world exposition to be held in the Middle East region. Working alongside numerous architectural and construction firms such as Grimshaws and Norman Fosters and Partners, the Direct Access team advised on the design, finish specifications, and ancillary aids required to make the 438-hectare area (1083 acres) site fully accessible to an estimated 25 million visitors over six months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This included not just the public realm, parks, transportation, thematic districts, and pavilions but all the supporting infrastructure including back-of-house services, medical facilities, changing places, the ROVE hotel, sensory and quiet rooms, access to the RTA\u2019s Metro and buses, two Dubai Police stations and a fire station.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"color: #000000; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Designs produced prior to 2017 were designed to the Americans with Disabilities (ADA) standards with 2017 onwards designs following the requirements of the new Dubai Universal Design Code, part of the Emirate of Dubai\u2019s drive to create one of the world\u2019s most accessible cities, as well as BS8300 standards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">From January 2019, Direct Access seconded a team to work within Guest Services to develop accessible programming and curation for the event. 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