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The two stairways result in double-loaded hallways which also negatively impact unit sizes and make it impossible to have windows on more than one wall in most
by ajmurmann 3y ago
The two stairways result in double-loaded hallways which also negatively impact unit sizes and make it impossible to have windows on more than one wall in most rooms. It's a total disaster
- true_religion 3y agoThe fire escape can count as a separate staircase too and it can go over windows.
- Spivak 3y agoIt's crazy to me that people are arguing against two stair houses when I have a ladder in my single family home in case of a fire that blocks the stairs. Fire in the only stairwell or a collapse, guess you just die or hope the fire department saves you before you suffocate.
- ido 3y agoIf only there was an article addressing exactly your concern!
- Spivak 3y agoThe article doesn't address this at all. There's only a passing mention of external fire escapes but no argument at all about alternative means of escaping a building in the absence of a the primary one becoming unavailable.
- ajmurmann 3y agoThe article claims that you don't need one because of the safety that comes from modern fireproofing in construction.