I keep meaning to dig through and see if there s any way the pedestrian bridge could be counted as a means of egress.
Monument stairway code 3 floors.
The code establishes a maximum vertical height of 147 inches 12 feet 3 inches between landings or floor levels for a flight of stairs.
Nyc building code 2008 10 means of egress 1009 stairways and handrails 1009 3 stair treads and risers 1009 12 means of egress stairway to roof and roof access in buildings four or more stories or more than 40 feet 12192 mm in height above grade one stairway shall extend to the roof surface through.
Further the tread measurement of every tread in a stairway should be as close as possible to identical.
Hence 4 5 times larger than required.
Upon its completion taipei 101 was the world s.
Stair tread depth is more of an issue for descending rather than ascending stairs.
If the distance between floor levels exceed 147 inches the flight of stairs would require a level landing somewhere in between to break up the flight of stairs.
2 story mostly a3 building 9000 sf first floor 5000 2nd one fire stair one non egress monumental stair and a second floor exit on to a non combustible but open pedestrian bridge not at grade.
Common questions are stairs that are not part of means of egress required to comply with the standards.
As of 18 april 2019 it is still the world s largest and highest use green building.
Sides 6 1 3 5 6 and specify at least 2 but no more than 4 flat steps at escalator entrances and exits 6 1 3 6 5.
These stairs are approximately 45 in width the 2 walls have handrails and then there are 2 center double sided handrails in the middle.
There were 3 sets of double doors opening on to them from a small church and the egress only required two 60 paths of travel.
The greatest tread depth within a flight of stairs cannot be more than 3 8 inch larger than the smallest tread depth.