Accessibility and Fire Safety: Necessary Additions, But With Compromises

New circulation paths in an old building. An accessible ramp is constructed with a lightweight metal structure next to the original steps, kept at a distance from the building and removable. New escape stairs and elevators are concentrated in a newly added independent volume at the rear, connected to each floor by skybridges. The original main entrance and steps are fully preserved. Avoid: demolishing original steps to create a ramp, placing an elevator in the center of a historical space, attaching escape stairs to the main facade, casting new facilities and the old building into a single concrete mass.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一棟老建築的新增動線。無障礙坡道用輕量的金屬結構架在原有台階旁,與建築保持距離且可拆;新的逃生梯與電梯集中在後方新增的獨立量體裡,以連通橋接入各層。原有的主入口與台階完整保留。避免:拆除原有台階改做坡道、把電梯塞進歷史空間的中央、逃生梯貼在主立面上、用混凝土把新增設施與老建築澆築成一體。