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SEcTION: 12 HORIZONTAL CIRCULATION ELEMENTS SEcTION: 12 HORIZONTAL CIRCULATION ELEMENTS

 A minimum width of 1.5 meter shall be free of 12.3.1.5 Internal Corridors:
obstruction on either sides of each Kiosk.
The minimum clear width of internal corridors between
 The maximum length of continued kiosks shall be rooms in residential apartments (flats) and offices shall
6.0 meters. be 1.2 meters. (fIgure-36)

≤ 1.8 m

Kiosk-1
≤ 6.0m

Kiosk-2 Apartment
≥1.2 m

≥ 1.5m ≥1.2
m
Adjacent Adjacent
Construction ≥3.0m Kiosk-3 ≥3.0m Construction
Corridor Width Corridor Width

Figure-35 Kiosk Provision within Corridors Public ≥1.8 m
Corridor
c) Hotels and Office Buildings:
 1.8 meter with rooms on both sides. Apartment
 1.5 meter with rooms on one side.

12.3.1.3 Educational Types:
Figure-36 Internal Corridor Minimum Width
Schools, Institutes and Universities:
 3 meters with classes on both sides.
12.3.1.6 Elevator Lobby:
 2.4 meters with classes on one side.
The minimum clear un-obstructed width of an elevator
12.3.1.4 Public Buildings, other than the ones mentioned above: lobby shall be 2.4 meters but should not be less than the
corridor width leading to the area. (figure -37)
These will vary according to their function and should not
be less than 2.4 meters width.

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