The Pumphouse Makerspace Albury
Highlights
Overview
Welcome to The Pumphouse Makerspace, where the curious and inquisitive come to collaborate, connect, and create the extraordinary.
Designed to nurture and inspire, The Pumphouse Makerspace is a haven for creative practitioners. The space is a supportive and dynamic environment made specifically for makers and craftspeople.
Housed within an architecturally renovated heritage building, the facility caters to established and emerging artists and makers. They provide access to essential equipment, resources, networks, and information to help creative practitioners flourish.
In addition to providing studio space, we offer a diverse range of workshops led by skilled artisans, designed to expand skills and spark new ideas. The artist-in-residence program welcomes local and visiting creatives, fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange. They also offer memberships, providing ongoing access to the facilities, resources, and a thriving community of like-minded makers.
The vision is to become a nationally recognised facility, renowned for fostering artistic excellence and innovation at the highest level.
Accessibility
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
Ask all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
Have a doorbell or intercom at an accessible height and display a contact number (accessible height is 900mm-1100 mm)
Have a step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
Have grab rails in the bathroom
Have step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
Offer a range of contact methods for receiving complaints
Provide seating in common areas including reception area
Train your staff in disability awareness
Use floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
Use non-slip tiles in the bathroom or slip resistant matting